While many honors students receive the privilege of registering for classes early next week, the Campus Honors Program offers students several additional opportunities to expand their academic careers.

The Campus Honors Building on Oregon Street provides the resources for these students to achieve higher levels of scholarship, with the help of the Chancellor's and James Scholars programs.

The Campus Honors Program (CHP) selects 125 incoming freshmen each year to be a part of the Chancellor's Scholar program. Students in this program come from all seven colleges and many locations around the state, nation and world. An additional 10 students are selected by self-nomination during their freshman year to participate as "off-cycle" members of the program.

Richard Burkhardt, acting director of CHP, said he thinks that students in CHP from different backgrounds could learn a lot from each other. Chancellor's Scholars are required to take one course through CHP each semester for the first two years. These classes contain only 18 students and are often taught at the Campus Honors Building.

"I think that through classes in a small seminar situation, we help scale down a large university for these students," Burkhardt said. "We try to focus more on discussion between students rather than simply lecturing. It allows for them to be creative and get to know each other."

Each of the colleges on campus also has its own James Scholar program . Although the requirements vary from college to college, most require students to have a grade point average above 3.25 and advisors ask that students take one honors course or discussion section each semester. Many classes also provide smaller discussion sections for James Scholars.

Students may choose to do additional assignments, such as papers or projects instead of taking an honors class, as long as they have asked their advisor.

Wayne Davis, a professor and advisor of James Scholars in the general engineering curriculum, said he thinks that with the extra effort James Scholars put in, they are achieving more during their college careers.

"It goes on your transcripts, but really there's a lot more to being a James Scholar," Davis said. "Students do have to do a lot of extra work, but in return they get to do a lot more with their professors and can find jobs doing research around campus more easily."

Allison Ruta, a senior in applied life studies, has been a member of the James Scholar program since she was invited to participate her freshman year. Ruta said she feels the program has been worth the extra projects and papers she has done over the past three years.

"Registering early is a big incentive, but I really liked the opportunity to get to know some of the professors better," Ruta said. "It really helps give students some references for when they go to seek a career after college is over."

Margaret Cupps, the secretary of the Campus Honors Building, said she enjoys seeing honors student learn and socialize while in the lounge and classrooms of the house.

"Sometimes, you'll hear someone playing a cello or see someone looking through a telescope for sunspots for astronomy class," Cupps said. "It's fun to see all the different things they do."