The Honors Scholars Program

In the Honors Scholars Program, a select group of Carroll students embark on a journey through intellectual history. Beginning in the fall of their first year, a single class of students takes five seminars, one each semester, in which they work through a series of texts, starting with authors from the Greek and Roman eras, moving through the Christian, Renaissance, and Enlightenment ages, and culminating with an examination of Modern thought. This is a Great Books program in which students engage directly with the words of authors from Aristotle to Augustine, from Aquinas to Arendt. It culminates with a cohort journey, led by a faculty member in the Honors program, to visit great cities that were once home to these scholars, such as Athens and Vienna.
Each seminar offers an alternative way to fulfill one of Carroll's Core curriculum requirements. The only additional class is a capstone seminar in the sixth semester that concludes the program. Students also study a second language through the intermediate level, a requirement that one fulfills in a few different ways, including studying abroad. Each cohort stays together over the six semesters, allowing the students to form scholarly communities and lasting friendships.
