Dr. Iraj M. Kalkhoran
Dean of Undergraduate Academics
Welcome to Polytechnic Institute of NYU's Honors College where academic excellence, cutting-edge research, scholarly activities and global experience combine to form a unique educational experience. The Honors College offers academically superior undergraduate students a total learning environment which goes beyond traditional classroom learning. It provides students an enriched educational experience in an academically challenging surrounding fostering critical thinking and creativity. The Honors College at Polytechnic Institute of NYU presents students a depth and breadth of education that is comprehensive, rigorous, and highly individualized.
The Honors College is a vibrant community for students with exceptional academic talents. Students can enroll in Honors courses taught by outstanding faculty, engage in undergraduate research and benefit from presentations by renowned faculty, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs. The Honors College provides a supportive atmosphere, a sense of belonging, and a community in which intellectual challenge is valued and celebrated.
Rigorous intellectual development through active learning and close interaction with faculty combine with the interdisciplinary focus and a global awareness to prepare students to become leaders in engineering, science, technology and entrepreneurship. We welcome your interest in this exciting and innovative journey.
The Honors College serves as a magnet for attracting academically superior Undergraduates to the University. It accepts students of exceptional talent and promise from a variety of backgrounds. It offers outstanding Honors students the opportunity to earn a BS and possibly an MS degree in possibly as few as four years, including summers. Honors College students work one-on-one with faculty mentors, who, among other things, stress interdisciplinary research where appropriate, originality of thought, and active learning. Honors College students form a talented cadre of high-achievers who will become engineers, scientists, managers, and other professionals positioned for leadership roles in our emerging knowledge-based economy. They will also form a highly enthusiastic and supportive part of the University's alumni population and enhance the overall reputation of the University for delivering excellence in education.
The Honors College is built on a strong heritage. Approximately three decades ago NYU-Poly had an Honors College which graduated a number of very distinguished alumni. Some of these Honors College graduates are now on the NYU-Poly faculty; others have joined the faculties of other universities across the country; still others have become leaders in corporations, government, research and development and the public sector. Many of these alumni are also successful entrepreneurs. Hence, the new Honors College is anchored, albeit in a Twenty-First Century mode, on a unique and robust foundation.