Live Where Your Honors Experience Happens
The Mahurin Honors College Living Learning Community (LLC) gives you the opportunity to live alongside other Honors students while building connections that extend far beyond the classroom.
College is about more than the classes you take. Where you live—and who you live with—can become an important part of your experience. The Honors LLC brings together students who are curious, motivated, and ready to make the most of their time at WKU. It is a place to find friends, study partners, collaborators, and a community of people who share your interest in learning and getting involved.
Why Join the Honors LLC?
- Build friendships with other Honors students from the moment you arrive on campus.
- Live in a community of students who value curiosity, achievement, and involvement.
- Connect with Honors faculty and staff through programs and community activities.
- Participate in academic, social, and cultural experiences designed for Honors students.
- Find study partners and collaborators who can challenge and support you throughout your first year.
- Make a large university feel smaller by beginning your WKU experience with a built-in community.
Whether you're studying with friends, preparing for an exam with classmates, attending an Honors event together, or simply getting to know the people around you, the LLC creates opportunities for connection and learning to become part of everyday life.
The Honors LLC at Minton Hall
The Mahurin Honors College Living Learning Community is based in Minton Hall, where Honors students live together as part of a larger community designed to help them connect and thrive during their first year at WKU.
We strongly encourage admitted Honors students to consider joining the Honors LLC. Living with other Honors students is a great way to build friendships, become involved with the Mahurin Honors College, and begin your college experience with an established community around you.
Is the Honors LLC Required?
No. Membership in the Honors LLC is not required to be a member of the Mahurin Honors College.
Honors students have several options when completing their WKU Housing application. You may apply to join the Honors LLC in Minton Hall, or you may choose to apply for another Living Learning Community on campus. Regardless of where you live, you can remain an active and fully participating member of the Mahurin Honors College.
If you are interested in living in the Honors LLC, select the Mahurin Honors College Living Learning Community when completing your WKU Housing application.
Honors LLC Membership Expectations
During your first year as a member of the Honors LLC, students are expected to:
- Complete HON 251: Citizen and Self in their first fall semester
- Maintain good academic standing in honors, including a 3.2 GPA or higher
- Meet with their Mahurin Honors College advisor at least once each semester
- Participate in at least two academic enrichment programs each semester hosted by the Mahurin Honors College LLC Fellows and/or Housing and Residence Life
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