Honors College

Discover the best in yourself in the challenging and supportive environment of the BGSU Honors College. As an Honors student, you will be surrounded by bright and curious peers who thrive on intellectual engagement. You will work with professors who are active in their fields, offer research opportunities and academic support. Professors see the best in you, and expect the best from you.

Honors students participate in groundbreaking research, are leaders on campus and travel abroad to deepen their understanding of the world around them. The Honors College intentionally focuses on building a community where everyone can belong.

Explore the Honors Experience

Why join the BGSU Honors College?

The Honors College is a place where you can grow, challenge yourself and feed your curiosity. Here are some of the reasons Honors students say they joined Honor:

Small class sizes that foster interaction with faculty and peers
Proven record of success – Our Honors students have landed jobs at competitive national companies and been admitted to some of the most rigorous graduate and professional programs in the country.
Individualized academic support to design your college experience and reach your goals.
Customize your experience to follow your passions - Complete an Honors Project to jumpstart your career.
Generous scholarships – 100% of incoming Honors students receive scholarships.

This is just the short list. Read more to learn about many other ways you can benefit from the Honors College.

Why BGSU Honors?

Apply to the Honors College

We encourage students in any academic program to apply to the Honors College. There are different application processes for each type of applicant.

I’m a first-year student
I’m a transfer student
I’m a current BGSU student

Honors scholarships

$6.8M+

Scholarships recieved by Honors students last year

Generous scholarships allow Honors students to focus on what really matters – their academics and personal growth.

Honors scholarships

1,000+

Number of BGSU Honors students

55%

of Honors students participate in research each year

500

Members of the Honors Learning Community

"I am so grateful for BGSU and this learning community. I have received support and opportunities that have elevated my college experience and shaped my future." – Elyse Adrian ’25, political science major and Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship recipient, got a firsthand look at foreign policy as a State Department intern at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Read more about Adrian.

News

BGSU is only Ohio university to receive federal funds to train student poll workers for November's election Committed to engaging students in the democratic process, BGSU received a grant from the Help America Vote College Program to recruit and train college students to work at the polls in the upcoming presidential election and beyond.
BGSU Honors College student gains firsthand look at foreign policy through State Department internship Senior Elyse Adrian is grateful for the support and opportunities BGSU provided that led to an internship with the federal government.
BGSU Honors College graduate to teach English abroad as U.S. Fulbright Scholar Bailey Price ‘24 looks forward to helping non-native speakers improve their English language fluency as a Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic.
Thompson Working Families scholar spotlight: Steve Iwanek’s journey from BGSU to broadcast booth Recent BGSU alumnus Steve Iwanek '24 leaves the University virtually debt-free through involvement with the Thompson Working Families Scholarship program.
BGSU senior recognized statewide for authoring children’s book to combat negative perceptions of older adults Janice Buehrer wrote and illustrated a children’s book that combats negative connotations of aging after gerontology field research.