What is Honors?
The HTC Honors Program at Coastal Carolina University is a community of students and faculty who share an intellectual curiosity and a motivation to go beyond the normal curriculum. As an Honors student, you will experience smaller courses and high levels of faculty-student interaction that you expect to find at a smaller college combined with the opportunities and resources available at a large university. The Honors courses you take will be interdisciplinary and emphasize collaborative learning. The HTC Scholars Program will provide you with support for honors research and for study abroad. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, you will complete an Honors Thesis/Project/Portfolio, either in your major or in a subject of your choosing. The Honors College will be your home as you grow intellectually, seek challenges, cultivate collaborative opportunities, break boundaries, and expand your possibilities.
Why Honors?
Honors students are eligible for a variety of benefits, including:
- Early registration for courses
- A dedicated Honors 1st year residence hall
- Small seminar Honors-only core curriculum classes
- Interdisciplinary Honors upper level seminars
- HTC Scholars funding for
- Honors projects and research
- Travel to conferences to present
- Study abroad stipends
- Honors social and cultural events
- Dedicated Honors advising
- Athenaeum scholarship (Available to first-time first-year CCU students. A limited number of scholarships are available for continuing students)
Application Information
How to apply
Prospective 1st Year Students:
- If you want to apply to the Honors program, you should indicate that when asked on regular CCU online application. You will then be prompted to fill out the Honors section of the application. This consists of a short essay to be reviewed by the Honors College staff.
- Students who are accepted into the Honors program will be notified by letter after acceptance to University.
- If you have already applied to CCU, but missed applying to the Honors program, please contact the Honors Office (honors@coastal.edu) for instructions on how to submit your Honors essay as a supplement to your CCU application.
- The numbers of students in each entering honors class is limited, and priority consideration will be given to students who apply before May 1.
Transfer Students:
- We welcome transfer students into Honors at Coastal.
- If you want to apply to the Honors program, you should indicate that when applying via CCU's online application for transfer students. You will then be prompted to fill out the Honors section of the application. This consists of a short essay to be reviewed by the Honors College staff.
- Students who are accepted into the Honors program will be notified by letter after acceptance to University.
- We accept transferred honors credit from other Universities. The Director of Honors will review your transcript. Contact the Honors office after you receive your acceptance notification.
- If you have already applied to transfer to CCU, but missed applying to the Honors program, please contact the Honors Office (honors@coastal.edu) for instructions on how to submit your Honors essay as a supplement to your CCU application.
Currently Enrolled Students:
- Each Fall and Spring semesters, the Honors office will issue a call for applications for current students to apply to the Honors program for the following semester.
- The application includes an essay. The instructions for the essay are:
- The essay should be no longer than 300 words.
- Give us a holistic overview of who you are, what Honors can do for you and what contributions you can make to our community.
- Also required for the application is one letter of recommendation from a CCU faculty or staff member, former teacher, or member of the community.
- Currently enrolled students entering Honors are not required to move into honors housing.
Requirements
Honors students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credits of honors coursework, including certain Honors-student-only courses and a Thesis project. A 3.5 GPA is required at graduation. A detailed explanation and a suggested Honors course schedule are available on the Honors Requirements page.
