Our Mission
Established in 1962, the Calhoun Honors College strives to enrich the educational experience of highly motivated, academically talented students by providing opportunities for study and research that are usually unavailable to undergraduates. The purpose of Honors is not to reward past achievement, but to foster continued intellectual growth, to cultivate a lifelong love of leaning and to prepare each student for life as a leader and agent of change.
General Honors Program
In general, Honors students spend the first two years at Clemson enrolled in the General Honors Program. The main purpose of General Honors is to broaden the student's intellectual perspectives. To this end, students are encouraged to take honors courses in as many different areas of study as possible. For more details about specific requirements for the General Honors Program please see the Student Handbook.
Departmental Honors Program
The purpose of Departmental Honors is to provide upper-level Honors students a unique opportunity to do advanced, in-depth study and research within their major academic disciplines. Specific requirements are set by the student's department; however, it is expected that all students, regardless of major, will complete a thesis, portfolio of creative works or major research project under the guidance of a faculty member or committee of faculty. For more details about specifice requirements for the Departmental Honors Program please see the Student Handbook.