App State’s Honors College is a small college within our larger university located at the center of campus. Our community supports approximately 550 students from all majors. The hallmarks of App State’s Honors College include:
- Small, discussion-based, interdisciplinary courses;
- Personalized and holistic mentoring and advising;
- The Honors College residential learning community;
- Study abroad or other international education opportunities;
- A closely mentored research or creative project (Honors thesis).
Our Mission
In the Honors college at Appalachian State University students, faculty, and staff from across campus explore, discover, create, innovate, learn and grow together. We support students’ individual holistic development and engagement beyond themselves, across disciplinary boundaries, and in collaboration with others.
Our Values and Vision
The Appalachian State Honors college values and embraces difference. We make it our shared responsibility to build a community and a world where everyone feels safe, heard, welcomed, and supported. We empower students to collaborate across differences, lead with humility, and collectively and creatively address complex challenges.
Weekly Message
April 23, 2025
Dear Honors students,
As the semester winds down, I hope you’re finding moments to pause, recharge, and take care of yourselves—rest is just as important as your hard work. In this week’s Memo, we’re excited to introduce Avery Martin, one of our new Honors College student office assistants. When Avery speaks with prospective students, she often shares how she chose her Honors first-year seminar “Education in Poetry”—not because she loved poetry, but because she didn’t, and wanted to challenge herself. That experience ended up sparking a newfound appreciation for the subject, and it’s a perfect example of how stepping outside your comfort zone can lead to unexpected growth. I hope your own seminar courses are offering you the same kind of inspiration, and that you’re finding joy in learning, connecting, and discovering new interests.
Best wishes,
Vicky
Strengthening connections
The Ask a Mountaineer Honors College Circle offers expert guidance and insights for App State Honors alumni and students. To get professional support, feedback, and advice from Mountaineer alumni near and far, simply submit your question and receive a response in your email inbox.
Meet the Associate Vice Provost
Welcome to our Honors College webpages. Please explore to learn more about how our college nurtures community through collaborative classrooms, integrated advising and mentoring, and an embrace of experiential learning. In the Honors community, students, faculty, and staff learn from and grow with each other. App State’s Honors College and departmental Honors Programs across campus connect great students to great opportunities. You can learn about many of those connections here and, when you are ready, I invite you to get to know us better by chatting with our current students during an on-campus Honors College tour or scheduling a conversation with me.