Challenging Minds to Change the World
Honors students enjoy membership in a smaller community of learning while having access to the immense resources of a major research university. Membership in the Honors College includes exclusive courses, opportunities for individualized curricular planning, a dedicated academic advising team, smaller class sizes, access to graduate-level courses, priority registration and a wide range of experiential learning options—from research and pre-professional internships to community-based projects and distinctive study-and-travel courses. Honors students also enjoy access to Honors-only study areas, lounges and special events.
Our high-achieving students from across the university come together to engage with critical issues, debate ideas, and dive into research and creative endeavor. Learn more about our curriculum, advisors and research opportunities.
Our intellectual community extends well beyond the classroom with a robust array of cocurricular opportunities including study-and-travel, career exploration, peer mentoring and our standout Week of Service.
Discover how the Honors College at Auburn University can elevate your academic journey and immerse you in an inspiring community of driven, curious and passionate students!
Learn more about the Honors College through a one-on-one meeting with our recruitment team! Our Honors Ambassadors will share more about their Honors experience, while covering everything Honors including our flexible curriculum designations, membership benefits, student involvement opportunities, application process and more.
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Latest Stories
Vivian Gates, a junior majoring in law and justice with a minor in German with the College of Liberal Arts, has been selected to represent Alabama at the Henry Clay Center’s College Student Congress, a highly competitive, two-week leadership and public policy program that selects only one student per state.
Cater Hall is home to the Auburn University Honors College, but it is the students and staff inside who bring the historic space to life. As visitors walk through the doors of Cater, their first encounter is usually with two types of student workers: associates, who staff the front desk, and ambassadors, who speak with prospective students about their Honors College experience.
Members of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) visited Auburn University this past March to celebrate current and former Astronaut Scholars and promote the foundation’s nationally competitive scholarship program.
Earlier this semester, the Honors College hosted a Professional Networking Event, offering students an opportunity to practice professional communication skills and connect with local professionals across a range of fields.
Eirik Mulder’s work at the intersection of aerospace engineering and computer science has earned him one of the nation’s top undergraduate research honors.
This fall, honors colleges and programs at ten SEC universities -- more than half of the conference -- are joining forces to offer a first-of-its-kind academic experience exploring the business, legal and media dimensions of modern college athletics.
To make it easier for students to engage more deeply in scholarly work and take the next step in their academic development, the Honors College has expanded its research grant program to offer two types of funding: Research Support and Conference Travel Grants. This program ensures financial support so students can take meaningful ideas, implement them, and share them across campus and the world.
Stinson Breads has become a community hub for area residents who yearn for the European bread and pastry culture that is usually absent in the deep South.
ACCT 2110, “Principles of Financial Accounting,” is a staple of many Auburn students’ education, being a requirement for all business majors while offering a valuable introductory course for students from many other fields. It is therefore not surprising that the Honors version of this course, ACCT 2117, is a highly sought-after class in the curriculum.
ACT with Honors, the newest student-led program in the Honors College, brings students together to build a strong culture of service and community engagement. This cocurricular program builds upon and extends the college’s signature Week of Service, which since 2014 has take place every August for up to 100 incoming students.
