The Honors College
An immersive, community-based education
At UTC. In Chattanooga. Around the world.
Why join the UTC Honors College?
To be a part of something truly great. To take full advantage of some of the best academic, travel, and extracurricular experiences UTC has to offer. To set yourself up to go where you want to when you graduate.
Brock Scholars
Four-year academic track for incoming first-year students that requires completion of 25 credit hours of specialized honors seminars to earn a Brock Scholars minor.
Innovations in Honors
Two- to three-year academic track for transfer and currently enrolled UTC students that requires completion of 18 credit hours including a civic-based Innovation Lab sequence to earn an Innovations in Honors minor.
Departmental Honors
High-achieving students earn this academic distinction through the Honors College at graduation for completing a two-semester, four-hour thesis and successful oral examination in their respective majors.
Benefits
Out-of-state tuition WAIVED for all Honors College students
Scholarships provided for ALL incoming Honors College students
Over 100 students each year travel to a conference or with a class, both inside and out of the US
"UTC Honors doesn’t just offer you special classes, or new opportunities, or access to some of the most equity-focused, creative professors at the university . . . it provides you with a community. Community remains best formed out of mutual support, love, and learning, and UTC Honors gave me all of that and more."
--LAKE BEST, COMMUNICATIONS
More Information
Honors Seminars
From the Rhetoric of the Black Power Movement to the Rise of Gig City, the Honors College offers an array of seminars.
Learn more about our seminars.
Innovations Labs
Students and instructors work together to define courses and chart a path toward success.
Learn More
The Office of National Scholarships
The Office of National Scholarships: Connecting students and alumni with prestigious awards.
Earn a Scholarship
Donate
Make a difference to enrich the lives of our students and offer unique experiences that promote growth.
Give to the Honors College
Reserve the Reading Room
Learn how to reserve the Guerry Center Reading Room, beautifully renovated in 2019.
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