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 24, 2024
Dear Honors students,
As we head into this last week of classes and get close to the end of the academic year, we are all busy and celebrating. In the midst of all that, I want to call your attention to a wonderful opportunity—an opening for a new editor-in-training for the Honors Wednesday Memo! Don’t miss this chance to support the Honors College and your own professional development. While we are looking for someone to begin training with Kistler in Fall ’24 so that they are prepared to take over the production of the Memo in Spring ’25, we are not looking for someone to replace Kistler. No one could do that. We are looking for someone who will bring their unique energy and vision to the Memo each week, just as Kistler has done for the past two years. Kistler, you are amazing and I am so very grateful for your partnership.
Best wishes,
Vicky
Click here for the full version of the latest Honors Wednesday Memo.
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.