Honors Program

HONORS PROGRAM
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Our Honors Program offers a tight-knit learning community from the moment you arrive on campus 鈥� complete with students who share your ambition and faculty committed to your success. The Program includes a rigorous curriculum that reflects the highest accomplishments in research, creativity, and thought at the College.

Engagement with the local community, participation in the rich cultural life of the Research Triangle, and unique travel-and-learn weekends are hallmarks of the Meredith Honors experience. Additionally, Honors students are awarded an annual scholarship of $1,000 and have the opportunity to apply for study abroad scholarships.听

Incoming first-year, transfer, and current students are all welcome to apply.听

鈥淭he support of the Honors community has given me the confidence to ask more questions and go beyond the classroom in my learning endeavors. I have developed leadership, communication, and self-reflection skills that will serve me well in my future career.鈥澛�

– Taylor Houyoux, 鈥�25

What are the Benefits of the Honors Program?

Take unique colloquium courses. Recent colloquia courses include Mathematics and Democracy; Queer Literature; Gender and Image; Futbol is Life; Here, There and Everywhere: A Celebration of the Music, Culture and Era of the Beatles; Gender Bias in STEM.听
Receive academic advising from the director of the Honors Program and your academic advisor. This additional direction guides you through your Honors coursework, senior thesis, and the application process for awards, fellowships, jobs, and graduate study.
Become a strong candidate for fellowships such as Fulbright, Schwarzman Scholars, and others. Honors students receive advice from the program鈥檚 director and other campus experts.听
- Two Honors students who have received the Fulbright Award are Belle Williams, 鈥�19, and Natalya Brown, 鈥�21.听
Be part of a community of students and faculty all dedicated to stretching themselves intellectually. This community extends beyond graduation, providing you with a network of successful Honors graduates.听

Travel with fellow students every year on the Fall Honors Trip. Recent locations include Charleston, S.C., Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, N.C.听
Receive an annual scholarship of $1,000 and have the opportunity to apply for study abroad scholarships. Since 2015, more than $35,000 has been awarded to Honors students for study abroad scholarships.听
As an Honors student, your achievements will be acknowledged on your transcript, giving you an edge when applying to graduate and professional programs.听
Gain valuable skills employers seek such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and oral and written communication skills.听聽
Challenge yourself intellectually. You鈥檒l complete a rigorous curriculum culminating in an honors thesis that demonstrates your mastery of a body of knowledge. Learn more about the聽honors thesis.