Program Overview
The Humanities Engagement Scholars (HES) program enables undergraduate students to participate in the humanities across campus and in different communities. The program is open to undergraduate students from all majors as well as undecided, exploratory, and transfer students. Students may join at any point in their undergraduate careers, so long as they have at least two semesters remaining.
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Guidelines
In order to be designated a Humanities Engagement Scholar at graduation, undergraduates must complete and document the following requirements:
- 12 credits in the humanities, i.e., four humanities courses completed with a B or better in at least three humanities units (Quest 1 does not count toward the designation.)
- Attendance at humanities events (a minimum of two per semester and six by graduation)
- Active participation in the planning, preparation, and/or execution of humanities events at UF, in Gainesville, and beyond (a minimum of one per academic year and two by graduation).
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Application
Are you an undergraduate at UF?
Are you interested in the humanities, i.e., do you like to talk about the human condition and our place in the world and in the cosmos?If so, explain in 150-200 words or less why you are interested in becoming a Humanities Engagement Scholar. Please make sure that you address the following three points: What are the humanities? Why do they matter in the world and to you? What is your personal interest in engaging with the humanities?