For high-achieving students
Transfer student honor society
The Honors College offers an even more enriching academic experience. This program attracts students in the top 5 to 10 percent of their graduating high school class. It develops independent and creative thinking, promotes open and provocative discussion, and nurtures a cultured and caring exchange of ideas. The Honors College also prepares students for leadership roles in their career as well as for graduate or professional school.
For transfer students, Appalachian has a chapter of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society for those with at least a 3.5 grade point average after their first semester or who are in the top 20 percent of their incoming class. Tau Sigma provides a welcoming environment, as well as opportunities to get involved with Appalachian and assume leadership positions.
honors.appstate.edu
“The Honors program is what prompted me to apply to Appalachian. The opportunity for intimate and dynamic classes, the development of personal relationships with advisors and professors, the chance to study abroad and the push to enrich my education with a senior thesis really made Appalachian stand out from other schools.� – Meghan Kusper, Class of 2013, a biology major who was selected to conduct undergraduate research at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis
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