The George Center For Honors Studies
Scholarship. Excellence. Honor.
Look to the Honors Studies curriculum to help create meaning in your life and community. Stretch your mind and understanding of cultural environments to make an ethical, intellectual, and spiritual sense of the world. Discover and define your path. Find your calling. Learn to make choices that make a difference.
The George Center for Honors Studies offers an alternative general education curriculum to ambitious high school students. The program aims to enrich the academic experience of high-ability undergraduate students, offering numerous educational and intellectual opportunities and challenges. Honors students can pursue a broad liberal education and create an individualized program of study.
Admission
Greensboro College waives the usual overload charge for enrolling in more than 18 credit hours per semester.
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
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
The Honors Program will contact finalists for an interview on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Only first year students are eligible for consideration. The scholarship has a residential component.
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. If you have missed the First-Year Honors Sequence, we will ask that you demonstrate writing proficiency.
Students who enter the program during their sophomore year must successfully complete 20 hours of honors work consisting of the Second-Year Honors Sequence (HON 2010 and 2020), HON 3010, HON 3030, and HON 4800.
Student Honors Organization
Make a difference and play along the way. The George Center for Honors Studies is more than an academic regimen. The Student Honors Committee plans a variety of extracurricular activities; in the past, these activities have included attending theatre, publishing a website, blogging, community service (nearby and country-wide), white water rafting, and traveling to Washington, D.C., among other special interests. You can join the fun and make your honors experience what you want it to be.
Center Faculty & Staff
Wayne Johns
Director of George Center for Honors Studies, Professor of English, Co-Chair of the Department of English, Communication and Media Studies
Phone: (336) 272-7102 x5415
