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Honors College

P.O. Box 8130
Statesboro, GA 30460

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Honors students know their courses will offer challenges and opportunities not found in other classrooms. Professors are re-designing their courses to create seminar-style class meetings and intensive research projects that provoke students to use their critical thinking skills and creativity.

Below are the requirements expected of honors students, whether they enter as traditional first-year students or join the program as a current student or transfer student. (Students who are on the Pre-Fall 2024 Curriculum should click on the gold link in the blue bar for their requirements.)

New Requirements for Students who Joined Fall 2024-onward

The Honors College provides an enhanced educational experience for students. We have redesigned our requirements to provide a more flexible, personalized, and skill developing experience at Georgia Southern.

Students have two paths to graduate from the Honors College: Honors College Scholar or Honors College Scholar with Distinction. Details on the two levels are provided below.

To graduate as an Honors College Scholar:

All honors students following the redesigned requirements, regardless of when they are admitted to the Honors College, must:

  1. Courses: Complete at least 18 hours of honors credits. These credits can be earned through honors courses, honors contracts, or graduate coursework. Students must take at least 3 honors credits per semester until they reach the 18-credit requirement.
  2. Experiential Learning: Complete one Experiential Learning Activity in each of four categories: 1) Community Engagement, 2) Leadership, 3) Service, and 4) Professional Development.
  3. Grade Point Average: Maintain a minimum 3.3 cumulative 精东 grade point average.

To graduate as an Honors College Scholar with Distinction (for students on the New Requirements who joined before fall 2025)

  1. Complete the requirements to graduate as an Honors College Scholar.
  2. In addition, complete one Upper Division Honors pathway:
  • Honors Thesis: Completion of at least 3 credits of research. Includes submission and presentation.
  • Capstone Experience: Completion of an Honors College approved capstone of at least 3 credit hours. Includes submission and presentation.
  • Graduate Coursework: Acceptance into an Accelerated Bachelor鈥檚 to Master鈥檚 Program and completion of at least 6 credit hours of graduate credit OR completion of at least 6 credit hours of graduate credit (6000 level or higher). Includes submission and presentation.

To graduate as an Honors College Scholar with Distinction (for students on the New Requirements who joined fall 2025 and after):

1. Complete the requirements to graduate as an Honors College Scholar.

2. In addition, complete one Upper Division Honors pathway:
* Honors Thesis: Completion of at least 3 credits of research. Includes submission and presentation.

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Pre-Fall 2024 Only

  1. Core Courses: Students entering with 0-14 hours need four honors core courses; students entering with 15-29 hours need three honors core courses; students entering with 30-44 hours need two honors core courses; students entering with 45-59 hours need one honors core course; students entering with 60+ hours are not required to take honors core courses. The number of credits earned will be determined based on the calculation of hours earned prior to matriculation in the Honors College as they appear in a student鈥檚 DegreeWorks audit.
  2. Experiential Learning: One Experiential Learning Activity per academic year. (First-year students have a specific activity that is separate from sophomore, junior, and senior requirements.)
  3. Upper Division Honors (choose one pathway):
    • Honors Thesis: Completion of at least 3 credits of independent research. Includes submission of honors thesis and presentation. 
    • Capstone Experience: Completion of an Honors College-approved capstone of at least three credit hours.  Includes submission of capstone project and presentation. 
    • Graduate Coursework: Acceptance into an Accelerated Bachelor鈥檚 to Master鈥檚 Program and completion of at least 6 credit hours of graduate credit OR completion of at least 6 credit hours of graduate credit (6000 level or higher).  Includes submission of project and presentation. 
  4. Grade Point Average: Must maintain a minimum 3.3 cumulative 精东 grade point average.