Greeting from the Director

During your time in the Honors Program at FSU, you will be faced with tremendous opportunities—once-in-a-lifetime chances to study abroad; to participate in internships with leading organizations in business, government, and public service; to serve as scholar assistants with leading faculty in your field of study; to participate in student-to-student leadership mentoring; and to do international travel and research.  However, with those opportunities come responsibilities.

Honors requires you to earn at least twelve hours in the first semester at Fayetteville State University; earn at least 75% of the attempted hours; and achieve the cumulative Grade Point Average for your specific classification or program.  At the heart of the Honors experience will be the honors seminar, one for each classification of students (sophomore, junior, and senior seminars), culminating in study-abroad opportunities for qualifies students.  At other times, you will enroll in other classes for honors credit and complete additional assignments in regular classes, based on a contract approved by the Honors staff and faculty member.  This roadmap directs you from your first semester through our Honors ceremony when you graduate with Academic Excellence upon completion of your degree requirements.

A handbook will be placed on the Honors Program Web site to help you chart your coursework and activities semester by semester.  Periodic consultations with the honors staff, your faculty, your honors counselors, your research advisor, and your service learning mentor will also be very significant.  The Honors team members are eager to assist if you have additional questions. 

Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the entire contents of the Honors Student Handbook and review it often.  If you have suggestions on ways the Honors Program can provide you and your fellow scholars with the best honors education in the country, please feel free to E-mail or call us.

Best wishes,

Booker T. Anthony, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English & Director, FSU Honors Program

"Academic Excellence with Integrity"