The W. Garie Taylor Honors Program promotes a community of scholars through the development of challenging curricula, cultural enrichment, and face-to-face interaction with guest speakers who are leaders in the academic, business, scientific, arts, religious, and political arenas. The program fosters community through participation of academic scholarship winners; small class interaction with Honors Program professors; visits to museums or to places of historical, ecological, scientific, economic, or artistic importance; and community service.
Students admitted to the Taylor Honors Program take a minimum of 15 hours of honors courses. These hours can be met in the core and/or in existing upper-level Honors classes. Additionally, a student can arrange with an instructor to have an existing course count for Honors credit through a course contract. A minimum grade of B- in the course is required for honors credit.
Application
- Students applying to the honors program must complete the application form.
- The Honors Program is open to all students with a 25 ACT and a minimum 3.5 GPA in high school. Students who do not meet the above requirements may participate in the Honors Program if they have a cumulative 3.0 GPA after their semester of at least 15 hours at the University of Tennessee Southern.
- Transfer students may enter by: graduating from an honors program at a two-year college; or completing honors classes at another college and having a transcript evaluation upon matriculation to the University of Tennessee Southern.
- Download Application.
Upcoming Events
- Current Events – TBA
W. Garie Taylor Honors Program Big Picture & Lecture Series
The W. Garie Taylor Honors Program sponsors programs to bring speakers to campus and to provide forums for the presentation of academic research and other interests of the campus community. The Big Picture Series is a forum for the presentation of research or strong interests pursued by faculty and students, while the Lecture Series features outside scholars from various disciplines.
Contact us
Have any questions? Contact any of the co-directors and we will be happy to help.
- Dan Scherr – Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice – dscherr@utsouthern.edu
- Jac A. Cole – Professor of Mathematics & Chair of Math & Science Division – jcole57@utsouthern.edu