Disclaimer: What I am writing here is based on my personal opinion, experience, and information on the Internet. It does not represent The University of Texas at Dallas or any organization.
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(Updated: July 6, 2010)
ABOUT COLLEGIUM V
 
Collegium V (a.k.a CV) is the honors and enrichment program at the University of Texas at Dallas. Established in 1997, Collegium V embodies UTD's quest for academic excellence. Small classes, innovative instruction, world class faculty, bright and inquisitive colleagues, and an array of extracurricular events offer Collegium V members special opportunities for professional and personal growth at the university. 
     
 
The Collegium V Program mission is to reflect and enhance the institutional commitment of The University of Texas at Dallas to high quality teaching and research. Collegium V will give concrete programmatic expression to the concept of excellence in undergraduate education.

In the context of this broad mission, the goals of Collegium V are:
  • to respond to the academic needs of our most outstanding and ambitious students.
  • to offer creative, challenging honors instruction that enriches the learning experience for both students and faculty.
  • to foster creative inquiry that perceives connections among disparate disciplines and modes of thinking.
  • to promote and facilitate closer, more productive interaction among students and faculty.
  • to nurture the highest level and quality of intellectual conversation on campus.
  • to enhance the public image of the university as a place where undergraduate scholarship and research are both encouraged and rewarded.
 
DATA ON COLLEGIUM V
 
Profile of CV Students
  • Fall 2010 enrollment in Collegium V: 390.
  • Average CV member SAT score: 1440
  • Most popular majors among honors students: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Government and Politics, and Undeclared
  • Popular minors: Government and Politics, Literary Studies
  • 50 students graduated with Collegium V Honors for the 2009-10 academic year
 
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
 
To complete the Collegium V curriculum, students are expected to take 12 credit hours (approximately one course per semester) of lower level CV courses duringthe freshman and sophomore years, and an additional 12 credit hours during the junior and senior years.  During their senior year, they must complete a senior thesis or senior project.  Students are also expected to participate in a certain number of extra-curricular events every semester and graduate with a 3.5 grade point average.

Among the benefits available to students participating in Collegium V are:
  • 24 hour access to the CV Lounge complex
  • designation of honor's level work on transcript
  • special recognition at graduation
  • a series of social events on and off campus
  • tickets to special artistic and cultural events on and off campus
  • intense personal contact with some of the best faculty on campus
 
HOW TO APPLY
 
Incoming freshman to The University of Texas at Dallas with an SAT score of at least 1350 from critical reading and math scores or ACT composite score of 31 and a high school grade point average of 3.6 are encouraged to apply to Collegium V. Students must be accepted to UTD before their applications will be considered. Reviews of applications will begin on February 1.
 
Applications are available by contacting the program through:
  • email: Collegium V
  • phone: 972-883-4297
  • mail: Collegium V Honors Program, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road, GC 10Richardson, Texas 75080-3021.
 
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Since I prefer to go out and do stuff, I haven't spent much time hanging out in the lounge (where CV students are supposed to socialize) and participating in CV events, so I can only give my insight on CV classes. All CV classes are capped at 20 students and held in the Seminar Room in the Green Center. As its name suggests, the room is designed in a seminar style; an "U" shape table is placed in the center, allowing students to easily see each other's face. This design also facilitates better professor-student communication.
 
Students in every CV class I have taken are definitely well above the university's average in terms of intelligence, academic ability, and special talents. Being surrounded by smart people and having to interact intensively with professors and classmates, you'll always feel the urge to get better. In addition, the classroom setting makes it much easier to make friends than in normal classes. CV students are famous on campus for being able to get into research labs and internships because former CV students have left a good impression on the mentors.
 
In short, although I have not been involved in too many CV activities, I'm really enjoying the program. I did feel intimidated at times, and still feel so occasionally, but the challenges made me grow a lot. CV classes have taught me how to analyze problems critically, how to think outside the box, how to speak up in class, how to deal with pressure, how to network with people, etc... I strongly recommend applying to CV if you meet the program's requirements.
 
Other facts:
  • All McDermott Scholars are also in Collegium V
  • Being in CV, you get access to FREE PRINTING (trust me, this is a HUGE deal)
  • Participating in CV will not hurt your grade. CV students are not graded on a curve; grades are based on the quality of a student's work (but the grading standard is normally higher than other classes)
  • For a list of Frequently Asked Questions about CV, click here.

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