What is the Honors Program?
Each Fall, the Honors Program enrolls approximately 100 new first-year students. The total number of students in the Honors Program has grown to 340 students.
Honors students pursue a challenging and personalized education at CCU. The Honors Program at Coastal Carolina University is designed to encourage intellectual curiosity and ability in highly motivated and academically-gifted students. Our goal is to offer you a well-structured Honors curriculum that incorporates disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives that encourage collaboration among members of the university community to support your personal growth as an Honors student. Our faculty are interested in enriching your academic experience in the classroom with a challenging and creative learning experience.
Honors students enjoy multiple benefits for participating in the Honors Program including high levels of personal attention from faculty, priority registration, and designated housing. Our graduates earn high acceptance rates into prestigious graduate and professional schools.They must meet graduated academic requirements and complete a senior thesis in order to earn the designation of "Honors Program" on their transcript and diploma upon graduation from Coastal Carolina University.
Students who have high educational goals and desire courses designed to excite the imagination and are intellectually challenging will find Coastal Carolina University is the right place. We offer a program that gives you more than just a degree, it gives you an education. So, let’s get started!
