Honors Program ⋆ TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY

The Honors Program gives students the opportunity to reach beyond a degree and achieve something more while pursuing their undergraduate education.

Our Honors Program focuses on promoting cross-discipline dialogue between students that will lead to unique Honors experiences designed to benefit students’ goals.

A Great Fit

Some of the reasons why Tusculum University’s Honors Program is such a great fit for intellectually curious, hardworking and ambitious students include:

Priority registration, meaning you get first pick of classes that are critical to achieving your academic goals
Priority housing – you will have the opportunity to choose your room early in some of the best housing options on campus
Recognition of Honors on your transcript upon graduation
You will get to participate in thought provoking Honors Seminar Courses taught across disciplines every semester
Ability to self-select Honors courses within your major and work closely with faculty to develop the Honors components of these courses
Choice of writing an Honors thesis, producing an Honors portfolio or participate in an Honors internship course in concert with and under the guidance of your personal Honors mentoring team

Creating Opportunities

Our Honors Program is designed to create an opportunity for academically motivated students to:

Be challenged intellectually
Sharpen critical thinking skills
Develop time management skills
Hone networking skills and increase confidence
Gain cultural enrichment

This program will give you a competitive advantage as you begin your graduate studies or career. Space is limited, so contact the Honors Program director, to secure your spot now.

Acceptance into the Honors Program is a recognition of a student’s academic achievement and potential for further success. Most honors credit hours are embedded within general education and major courses.

Admission:

The Tusculum University honors program provides challenging and engaging educational experiences to talented students committed to academic excellence.

Entering Freshmen– 27 ACT and 3.0 GPA

Scholarships:

Entering Freshmen- 27 ACT/ 1260 SAT and 3.0 GPA

$1,000 Honor’s Scholarship stacked onto your academic scholarship per academic year.*

$1,000 Honor’s Housing Stipend for students who live on campus the entire academic year.*

NOTE – The Honors Scholarship, in combination with any private, federal, state, or institutional scholarships and/or grants, may range up to, but cannot exceed the total institutional charges of tuition, room, and board. Your honors scholarship will be reduced or canceled if the sum of your grants and scholarships exceed your individual direct cost. The honors scholarship will subtract all other institutional aid first and the difference will be awarded in either the presidential scholarship or trustee scholarship.

Benefits:

Earn honors minor
Priority registration and housing
Specialized curriculum designed for honors students
Cultural events

Visits to historic sites
Attend academic symposiums and conferences
Lifelong friendships
Opportunities to be published as an undergraduate
And much more!

PROF. JORDAN BAKER

Professor Jordan Baker

Honors Program Director

Assistant Professor of Biology

jbaker@tusculum.edu
423-636-7300 ext. 5422