Several departments host chapters of national honorary societies in their disciplines. These honoraries encourage and acknowledge high achievement by students. Departments hosting honorary or professional societies include:
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)
- Association for Computing Machinery (Computer Science)
- American Chemical Society
- American Meteorological Society
- Gamma Kappa Alpha (National Italian Honor Society)
- Optical Society of America (Physics)
- Phi Alpha Theta (History)
- Pi Kappa Lambda (Music)
- Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
- Psi Chi (Psychology)
- Radiological Health Physics Society
- Sigma Delta Phi (National Spanish Honor Society)
- Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Earth Sciences Honor Society)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English)
- Sigma Xi (Scientific Research)
