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

November 6, 2024

Dear Honors students,

I know you have so many activities and ideas weighing on you right now. You have just registered for classes. You are busy with your studies, research, and leadership activities. You are facing the effects of Hurricane Helene. You are just beginning to process election results. You have support as you navigate. The Counseling Center(link is external) is open for walk-in sessions and has created self-help resources(link is external). The Office of Community-Engaged Leadership invites you to their November 12 campus dialogue, Moving Forward Together: Bridging Divides Post-Election(link is external) (registration requested). Being in community right now will fill you up at a time when it is easy to feel that you are running low. 

Best,

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 Interim Dean

 

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