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Honors Program
At Coker University, Honors students are encouraged to pursue their interests. It’s not all about getting the highest grade in class. Our Honors students are involved in campus leadership, assist professors with nationally-recognized research projects, and serve local and global communities. The Honors program cultivates leadership development, personal growth, and reflective citizenship through a combination of coursework, co-curricular experiences, and independent exploration.
All Honors students develop their own paths and tell their own stories. How can you grow?
Programs and Benefits
Honors Thesis
Each Honors student engages with a faculty member in a discovery‐based research project or on an original creative work involving inquiry, investigation, and creative expression. Students have the opportunity to expand a project originally developed within their major program or to choose a project unrelated to their major course of study. Multidisciplinary projects are encouraged. Honors Students then create written accounts of their scholarly activity. Students who complete an honors project earn the privilege of presenting that project to the campus community in a venue, such as the annual Celebration of Academics, approved by the Honors Project Review Committee.
Honors Courses
Honors students complete at least 24 semester hours of honors-designated courses, which are qualitatively and quantitatively more challenging than non-honors courses.
Honors Seminar Courses
Co-taught by our faculty, these specialized courses incorporate a multidisciplinary discovery of issues relevant to a central theme. Past topics have ranged from “Who Says It’s Wrong,” an exploration of ethics and value systems, to a seminar on environmental policy and politics. Individual course topics vary by year, but in each case students benefit from activities and ideas that broaden their cultural backgrounds.
Foreign Language Skills
Honors Students earn nine credit hours in a single non-native language, rather than the usual six. This added attention to language skills allows participants in the Honors Program to engage as students of the world in more extensive ways.
Study Abroad
Honors students meet the Coker University study away requirement by studying abroad at a variety of institutions. Upon returning to Coker, Honors Students share their experiences with the campus community in ways that reflect their expanded knowledge of the world.
Coker University 101H
Introduction to Leadership and Life at Coker University: In this course, students engage in challenging dialogue and hold one another accountable for learning and input. Students leave this course better prepared for the challenges of leadership in corporate, institutional and public life and better able to analyze their responsibilities and commitments as leaders working for the common good and for purposeful change.
Honors Student Council
The Honors Student Council provides a forum for student feedback into the Honors Program and, under the guidance of the Director of the Honors Program, organizes community service and leadership activities for Honors Students.
Mentorship Program
To build leadership skills, continuing Honors Students serve as mentors to entering Honors Students. Beginning in the second year, each Honors Student is assigned a mentee. The mentor introduces the new Honors Student to the program and helps the mentee become involved in the College as a whole.
Other Benefits
- An Honors Program scholarship for $1,000
- Enhanced academic experience
- Individual leadership training
- Priority course registration
- Up to $2500 to apply toward a study abroad experience
- Attractive resume addition for both job and graduate school applications
Program Requirements
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Camryn Quick
Being in the Honors Program here has been an extremely rewarding experience. I have gotten the opportunity to challenge myself academically and reach new heights with my formal writing. I have met so many wonderful…