Experience Honors

You will experience exciting opportunities when you join the Honors College.

• Enhanced curriculum
  Select from honors core classes and honors versions of campus classes. Participate in special projects such as "This I Believe" essays broadcast on KACU-FM, our Abilene-area NPR station, and on iTunesU.
• Intellectual challenges
  Explore your field of study in a close-knit community of stellar students and exceptional faculty. Join in Deep-Dish Philosophy Nights, Honors Small-Group Chapel and Honor Students Association social events.
• Service to others
  Get honors credit for serving your community and your world.
• Research opportunities
  Work alongside ACU faculty on national and international projects such as nuclear physics research funded by the Department of Energy.
• Internships
  Expand your academic knowledge with real-life experience in your field of study.
• Global experiences
  Travel across the globe to enhance your knowledge and broaden your world view. Study America offers faculty-led trips to U.S. locations, while Study Abroad takes learning to Europe and Latin America.
• Scholarships
  Every honors student qualifies for university academic scholarships. Other scholarships are available for research, Study America, Study Abroad and individual field studies.
• Special Recognition
  Graduate with an Honors College distinction, a formal acknowledgement of participation.
• Graduate school opportunities
  Honors College advisers will help prepare you for the rigors of graduate school, as well as provide resources and information on major scholarships and fellowships.