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.