Georgia Tech Honors Program students enroll in a minimum of 5 Honors Program courses* (HP-designation) during their undergraduate studies at Tech.
First semester: 2 Honors Program core courses
These are the standard introductory courses such as English composition; introduction to biology, chemistry, or physics; calculus, etc., but done the Honors Program way.
That means smaller class sections allow students to work closely with professors committed to undergraduate education at the foundational level. Students may enroll in more than 2, if desired.
Second semester and beyond: 3 Honors Program special topic courses
The intellectual signature of the Honors Program, these are innovative, interdisciplinary, and inquiry-based classes that encourage students to explore beyond the limits of their majors (limited to 20 HP students).
The Honors Program courses are sufficiently exceptional that we do not readily accept substitutions. In very rare and extenuating circumstances, which will be decided on a case-by-case basis, the Honors Program may approve the substitution of another Georgia Tech course for an Honors Program course, if and only if the following information can be provided in advance:
- a detailed course description and/or statement from the professor that explains how the course fits with the goals and approach of the Honors Program.
- an indication that the course involves regular engagement with other students (e.g. not an independent study or individual laboratory project) and that some form of rigorous assessment of student learning/accomplishment is incorporated.
*HP courses are easily embedded in the standard program of study for any Georgia Tech major. We do our best to ensure our courses fulfill general education requirements or serve as electives, so that they do not add to a student’s overall curriculum. The Honors Program is dedicated to working with students in order to allow them to take full advantage of all experiential opportunities at Tech.