Tarleton State University Honors College

Develop your mind, increase your knowledge and benefit society through leadership, service and inquiry in The Honors College at Tarleton. Providing an elevated general education, The Honors College prepares undergraduate students for any profession, as well as engaged citizenship and a life-long love of learning through its two honors programs. We welcome all majors into The Honors College. In recent years, the top five majors have been pre-nursing, animal science, biomedical science, kinesiology, and psychology. Combining the advantages of a small liberal arts college with the diversity of a comprehensive state university, The Honors College at Tarleton offers rigorous coursework, with an emphasis on discussion, intellectual engagement, and student research, as well as a rich array of educational, cultural and social experiences outside the classroom. In general, The Honors College classes don’t require a greater quantity of work, but the work is more challenging. The result is a high-quality bachelor’s degree in your field of study plus Honors designation on your college transcripts.