Admission Criteria for the Honors Program

To be considered for Honor’s program, a student must: 

• Apply and be accepted into the College
• Complete the Honors Program form

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Presidential Scholarship

The Presidential Scholarship is the college’s top award for merit and is valued at full tuition. Four available for fall 2026.

To be considered:

• Apply and be accepted to the College
• Apply and be accepted into the George Center for Honors Studies
• Earn a weighted cumulative GPA of 4.0 or greater

Potential scholarship recipients will be invited to Honors Day held on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

Generally, only first year students are eligible for consideration. The scholarship has a residential component.

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Honors Program Benefits

• Honors students who complete HON 1110 and HON 1120 will fulfill the two composition course requirements in addition to the Religion course requirement (non-Honors students would need to take three courses to fulfill the same requirements). After completing HON 2110 and HON 2120, students fulfill both history and social science course requirements.
• Honors students who pass HON 1110, HON 1120, HON 2110 and HON 2120 graduate with a minor in Humanities and, upon completion of a senior project, will be recognized as a George Center for Honors Studies Scholar at graduation. Honors students who join after freshman year, and complete the senior project, will be recognized as a George Center for Honors Associate at graduation.
• Honors students can overload their schedules beyond 18 credit hours at no additional cost. Greensboro College waives the usual overload charge for enrolling in more than 18 credit hours per semester.
• Honors students can register for classes one week early.
• Honors students are eligible to live in an Honors-designated Hall in Hill Residence Hall.
• Honors students have access to the Honors house, which is at the heart of the program. The house is generally open and available 9am-9pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-5pm on Fridays.
• Professional development opportunities: Honor students have the opportunity, and funding, to present their work and research at local and national academic conferences.
• Travel and study abroad opportunites. In addition to local travel—such as day trips to the local zoo, science center, theatre, or hiking trails—Honors students will have the opportunity to spend a semester studying at Brunnenburg a 13th century castle in the Italian alps.

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Transfer Students

If you are transferring from another college to Greensboro College with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher, you may participate in the program by contacting the program director or asst program director. If you have missed the First-Year Honors Sequence, we will ask that you demonstrate writing proficiency.

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Center Faculty & Staff