Honors & Scholarships Health Science Honors
Application Deadline
For New Students: Application deadline:
Dec. 1, 2011
Come Visit
Interested in HSH? Come visit with us, tour our facilities and labs. Meet with students and advisors. To arrange a visit, contact Melissa Taylor Goessling, Recruitment Coordinator at melissataylor@mail.utexas.eduContact
The University of Texas at Austin Health Science Honors Program College of Natural Sciences
Dr. Ruth Buskirk Director, Health Science Honors Program rbuskirk@mail.utexas.edu
Melissa Taylor Goessling Recruitment Coordinator, Office for Honors Research and International Study, melissataylor@mail.utexas.edu
Office for Honors, Research and International Study
OHRIS is located in room 3.04 in Painter Hall (PAI), just northeast of the tower between the Biological Laboratory (BIO) and Welch Hall (WEL) on 24th Street.
Mailing Address: The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences - Office of the Dean 1 University Station G2550 Austin, TX 78712| Health Science Honors |
The CNS Health Science Honors Program (HSH) is UT’s first honors program specifically for students interested in the health professions. HSH is highly selective, admitting about fifty students each year. The Benefits of HSH HSH offers exceptional students with an interest in health professions a unique opportunity to enrich their undergraduate education at UT. HSH students have priority access to:
The program challenges students to find the right professional school and career by exploring health-related sciences and professions through faculty and health-care professional led seminars and workshops. HSH endeavors to make students' experiences at UT everything college should be by creating the atmosphere of a small school while offering the resources and advantages of a large research university. The HSH Community HSH offers a welcoming community. Each student has a faculty mentor and staff academic advisor. By working closely with both faculty and students, HSH students are introduced to many different areas of the health professions. The HSH student organization also has the potential to organize frequent social activities including movie nights, dances, and intramural sports. |
