Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Nonors

The Embry-Riddle Honors Program is highly selective, offering its student members enriched educational opportunities inside and outside the classroom. Emphasizing Honors course work in General Education and in the majors, as well as hands-on involvement in the local community, the program involves selected faculty who develop innovative courses and establish mentoring relationships with students. The program enrolls top students who are committed to positive, tangible change, while developing their communicative, analytical, research and problem-solving skills, nurturing a love of life-long learning, leadership, and service. Our commitment is to the education and health/welfare of the whole person and, by extension, to the health/welfare of others.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to the enrichment, distinction, and competitive edge associated with the Honors Program, here are some additional opportunities: 

Honors Program students are allowed to register for classes prior to normal pre-registration dates.

During their freshman year, Honors Program students are housed together in a University residence hall. Living in this community of scholars proves to be an enriching opportunity for students to make life-long friendships with individuals who help them succeed in and out of the classroom.

Honors Program students are ensured enrollment in three successive Honors seminar courses. These courses are multidisciplinary, dynamic, intimate, and discussion-oriented.
The Honors Program sponsors a series of lectures and performances presented by people of national and international reputation. Information about the current year's program will be updated on the Honors Series page. Click here for upcoming and past events.
Honors students are encouraged to attend the monthly “Honors Library Series”, sponsored and arranged by the Honors Program, open to the entire University community. These presentations feature University professors sharing their knowledge on subjects of general interest and encouraging discussion in their areas of expertise.
Honors Program students receive Honors notations on the transcript and diploma, as well as recognition at commencement.
The Honors Program focuses on building community among its members by providing social activities such as an ice cream social to kick off the year, a Thanksgiving dinner for students remaining on campus, and the spring semester Eco-Adventures, transporting students to a Florida location known for its natural beauty and environmental interest. The Honors Student Association (HSA) also emphasizes community building and sponsors a number of social events throughout the year including an Honors Formal and a trip to Kennedy Space Center.
The Honors Student Association (HSA) strengthens the Honors students' sense of community and organization through its commitment to social activities and service. The student officers also serve to communicate student ideas, concerns, and suggestions to the Honors Program director. All students in the Honors Program are eligible to become members of the HSA.
The Honors Program is developing a collection of books available only to students in the Honors Program. The "must read, must share" books have been recommended by Honors Program students and involved faculty. Started in 2004, this collection will be added to annually.

Students in the Honors Program have access to the Honors Center and all the resources available within it. Students are able to study in the collaborative learning spaces and computer lab, relax on the chairs and couches, and socialize with their Honors peers.

The Honors Program serves others, including impacting the local community, through a variety of student-led initiatives including: ERAU Honors Community Garden - established in 2019 in partnership with Halifax Urban Ministries' Barracks of Hope (HUM), S.T.E.A.M. tutoring and project opportunities - weekly tutoring and K-12 outreach within the local community, Plastic-free Campus Initiative - , and Pure Water Project - designs, constructs, tests, and installs our own 4-stage solar powered water purification systems in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Honors Program also support community building with a student run book club that reads up to two books per term and an annual peer-reviewed sustainability conference and an annual student showcase. New student initiatives are encouraged and supported - please reach out to Dr. Jeff Brown or Dr. Amy Williams if interested in starting a new initiative.

Honors Series

The Honors Series offers topics of interest to a broad spectrum of students, faculty, staff and members of the larger urban community. 

More about the Honors Series

Latest Research Projects

Every year, the Honors program provides financial support for a limited number of research projects for Honors Program students, directed by Embry-Riddle faculty. 

More about research projects


Contact Us

Daytona Beach Campus
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

"The Honors Program as an Aeronautical Science Major has allowed me to learn so much more about both the aviation industry and myself. The projects and activities I did have greatly sharpened my knowledge and awareness as a pilot, and the lessons and morals I learned have allowed me to understand what it truly means to be successful, as well as what it takes. I am very fortunate to have been a member of this prestigious program over the past three years, for it has taught me insight that will impact my life forever."

Joshua Castaneda
Aeronautical Science

"The Honors Program has made my experience at ERAU so much more than I ever expected it to be. Within the Honors Program, I immediately found a home – a place I could be a leader and a place I could bond with and learn from my peers. Being constantly surrounded by these dedicated and passionate Honors students inspires me every day to be the best student I can be at ERAU."

Delaney Hancock
  Aerospace Engineering

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