UNG Honors Program

Learn, Lead, and Serve Through an Enriching and Innovative Academic Community

The UNG Honors program, housed on the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses, provides an environment of support and challenge to foster growth toward a fulfilling professional, civic and personal life. Benefits of being an active member of the Honors Program include:

  • Small class sizes (12-18 students)
  • More rigorous development of critical thinking and independent study skills
  • Access to faculty and peer research mentors
  • Guidance in preparing applications for scholarships and graduate school
  • Opportunities to present at state and regional Honors conferences
  • Honors courses reflected on transcript
  • Study abroad scholarship opportunities
  • Enhanced opportunities for the job market and graduate/professional school
  • Social, cultural and recreational activities with peers
  • On average, higher UNG GPAs upon graduation than eligible students who do not participate

Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference

The 2025 annual conference will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia on February 21-22.

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Honors Program in the News

Cronan gains research opportunity in Canada

Cronan gains research opportunity in Canada

UNG junior Anna Cronan has been selected for the summer 2023 Fulbright-MITACS Globalink Program, where she will conduct cover crop research.

Students put markers on unmarked graves

Students put markers on unmarked graves

Appalachian studies and Honors Program students assisted in putting markers on previously unmarked graves of about 280 African Americans in Dahlonega's Mount Hope Cemetery.
Honors Program produces top-notch students for 25 years

Honors Program hits 25 years

UNG's Honors Program recruits top-notch students who turn into undergraduate researchers, national scholarship winners, and professionals at the top of their field.
Alumna wins prestigious National Science Foundation graduate fellowship

Alumna wins prestigious National Science Foundation graduate fellowship

UNG alumna Jasmine Williamson won the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program award in March. Thanks to the highly competitive and prestigious honor, she will receive up
Six students selected as CLS semifinalists

Six students selected as CLS semifinalists

Six UNG students were selected as Critical Language Scholarship semifinalists. The CLS program funds American undergraduate and graduate students to complete intensive language study abroad in the summer.

Honors Council Memberships

  • Georgia Collegiate Honors Council