The Augusta University Honors Program provides all motivated and high-potential learners the opportunity to enhance their undergraduate education.
The Honors Program at Augusta University is much more than taking challenging classes—it is an entire program of study that will enhance your education by bringing you together with both the university’s brightest, most ambitious students and outstanding professors who are dedicated to creative and intensive instruction of undergraduates.
Honors Program
Summerville Campus
Students must enroll in and complete at least sixteen hours of Honors core courses before graduation. These courses are taken in place of—not addition to—regular core courses. The Honors Program typically rotates the following course offerings:
| Course | Title | Semester(s) Offered | Hours |
| BIOL 1107H | Principles of Biology I | Every Spring and Fall | 4 |
| BIOL 1108H | Principles of Biology II | Every Spring and Fall | 4 |
| COMS 1100H | Honors Fundamentals of Human Communications | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| ENGL 1101H | Honors Freshman Composition I | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| ENGL 1102H | Honors Freshman Composition II | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| HIST 2112H | United States since 1877 | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| INQR 1000H | Fundamentals of Academic Inquiry | Every Spring and Fall | 1 |
| MATH 2011H | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | Every Spring and Fall | 4 |
| MATH 2210H | Elementary Statistics | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| PHIL 2010H | Introduction to Philosophy | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| POLS 1101H | Introduction to American Government | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| PSYC 1101H | Introduction to Psychology | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
| SOCI 1101H | Introduction to Sociology | Every Spring and Fall | 3 |
We partner with the Political Science department to offer Honors credit for National Model United Nations courses featuring trips to Washington, DC (during the fall semester) and New York City (spring semester). We also offer summer study away opportunities specific to Honors (Los Angeles in 2014 and 2016; Chicago/Memphis/New Orleans in 2015).
Meaning the student and an instructor adjust an existing 3000‐ or 4000‐level course to meet the requirements of a Breaking Boundaries course. Please see the director for more details.
The Honors thesis is a work of original research or scholarly or creative activity in which Honors students work closely with faculty members to investigate topics in greater detail than is possible in regular classes.
The Honors thesis is usually completed in two consecutive semesters and is followed by a capstone course during which students will present their research, assess The Honors Program and their participation in it, and devise and execute a plan to improve The Honors Program.
