Academic Opportunities
At Auburn Honors we take pride in the academic opportunities we offer to our high-achieving, intellectually ambitious students, providing the intensive seminars and individualized mentoring that is more typical of small schools while also offering access to the amazing research resources of a large research-intensive university. In addition to a rich array of courses offered by the Honors College, we work with departments across the university to provide honors sections of core classes, with smaller sizes and more interactive forms of teaching.
Academic Offerings
Our flexible curriculum offers many pathways for students of all majors to work towards one of four types of Honors Distinction, which is visible on transcripts and diplomas and is commemorated by our highly coveted medals. Learn more about our academic offerings here.
The new Honors College Research Venture Lyceum courses offer small-scale research experiences to Honors students across several fields.
For several years Kate Craig, associate professor of History with the College of Liberal Arts, has taught Honors versions of World History I and II through a series of role-playing games she calls 'Reacting to the Past.'
Featuring a staple of the Honors College’s curriculum for the past decade - HONR 3001, 'The Business of Creativity and Innovation,' a seminar taught by Christopher Qualls, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance.
Peter White, associate professor of political science, has a clear origin story for the Honors Seminar: Games of International Relations - the game RISK.
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.
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.
Dr. Djibo Zanzot’s Honors section of Organismal Biology, BIOL 1037, is a reminder that honors education at Auburn University does not proceed in isolation from teaching and learning across the university. Rather, the smaller sizes of Honors classes often provide settings in which faculty can experiment with teaching methods that they can then apply more broadly.
