In contemporary society, over-specialization has forced blinders upon many individuals. In almost every field - medicine, education, business, politics, and economics - the majority of people have difficulty looking beyond the narrow confines of their particular area of interest and expertise to comprehend how the pieces of the puzzle of human existence fit together. As a result, they suffer the debilitating symptoms of dehumanization, social fragmentation and misdirection, and the general loss of purpose in life. By enabling students to perceive a broader picture of how various fields of academic inquiry interrelate, the Interdisciplinary Honors Program enriches them intellectually and spiritually and helps them avoid the pitfalls and consequences of tunnel vision.

The Interdisciplinary Honors Program combines methods of teaching such as the Socratic method, logic and dialectic, tutorials, mentoring, lectures, seminars, and discussion groups in order to produce the highest degree of academic success. The program is designed to be four years in length to encourage a solid development of the student’s knowledge base and critical thinking apparatus.