Appalachian State’s Honors College supports approximately 550 students from diverse majors in their holistic development, encouraging engagement beyond themselves, across disciplinary boundaries, and in collaboration with others. We strive to empower students to collaborate across differences, lead with integrity, and collectively address complex challenges. Participating in the Honors community equips students for advanced academic pursuits, career success, leadership responsibilities, community involvement, and overall personal growth.
Honors at App is …
The Honors College at Appalachian State is defined by a shared commitment to exploration, collaboration, and academic excellence. In the Honors College you will:
- engage in a cooperative, globally-minded, encouraging community where students, faculty and staff discover, create, learn, and grow together.
- build relationships with fellow students, with faculty members, and with staff members.
- receive unconditional support of intellectual, personal, and professional development at the highest possible levels.
- apply a student-centered, integrated approach to your educational, residential, and community experience.
Honors at App offers …
In Honors, students ask big questions, connect ideas across subjects, and explore how to live and lead in a global world. To support that, we offer:
- small, discussion-based, interdisciplinary seminars
- personalized mentoring
- a vibrant residential community
- exciting global learning opportunities
- closely mentored research and creative activities
