Coordinator: Dr. A. Phy-Olsen

The Honors Program is designed to challenge superior students and provide opportunities for creative exploration and intellectual development. The interdisciplinary courses are team-taught by professors from a variety of disciplines, with group interaction and faculty-student projects conducted in small classes. Special provision is made each semester for strong students to individualize their studies. To qualify for acceleration into the Honors Program, a student should rank in the top ten percent of his/her high school class, have a minimum ACT Composite Score of 25, and have a commendable high school record. Total record and background, as well as special achievements, are considered upon application. APSU grants a limited number of Honors Scholarships, see page 56.
Honors students may also apply for residence in the Harvill Honors Residence Hall. The program also welcomes qualified transfer students who are provided personalized programs. To apply for the Honors program contact the Coordinator of the Honors Program, APSU Box 4447, Telephone (931) 221-7714.
         
Fifteen hours of credit earned in HON 1010, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, or 300x may be used to satisfy 15 hours of Liberal Arts core requirements: three hours in Communication, nine hours in Humanities, and three hours in Social Sciences (World History).
        
Students who successfully complete 15 hours of credit in the Honors Program will receive an Honors Great Ideas Program Certificate, and a notation of this achievement on official transcripts.
      
Upper division students who choose to continue in the Four-Year Honors Program, or those transferring into the Honors Program from other schools, will develop enrichment activities designed by their major departments and the Honors Coordinator during their junior and senior years. Any Four-Year Honors plan must be approved by a student's major department and by Honors for two semester hours credit. All Four-Year Honors students will be expected to take a special Honors capstone course, usually during the senior year.
Upon completion of the Four-Year Honors Program, students will graduate as Honors Program Scholars with Special Distinction and will be so recognized on all official university transcripts.  
      
The Honors Program is compatible with departmental majors and with other special programs such as President's Emerging Leaders Program. Highly motivated students who are not part of the regular Honors Program may take individual courses, with the permission of the coordinator. Special arrangements may be made with academic departments to provide Honors credit for advanced courses offered in those departments.