The residential college opened in 1999 and offers undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences under a modified curriculum.

Although students typically have no need to take classes in FAU's other ten academic colleges, they have access to complete additional coursework at the university's flagship campus in Boca Raton.

[12] The Honors Colleges publicly reports student acceptances at several top institutions including Cal Tech, Georgetown, and the University of Chicago.

It is an annual conference-type event that features public talks, poster sessions, research and visual arts presentations.

Past speakers include Florida District Appeals Judge Carole Y. Taylor and Canadian science philosopher Dr. Michael Ruse.