Honors College Faculty

Members of the Limestone faculty may be designated as “Honors College Faculty” after undergoing specialized training in an academic year. Such training will consist of a half-day in-person workshop in the fall. Active participation continues through the remainder of the year on Canvas, culminating in a presentation in April. Each cohort is limited to six full-time faculty members per year on a first-come, first-served basis. The training will center on the principle that Honors courses should be qualitatively different from non-honors courses; in other words, they should be more challenging and demanding, not simply by assigning more work but by mining more educational value from the assigned work.

Honors College faculty will be recognized on the Limestone University Honors webpage and are eligible for additional financial compensation after teaching an Honors course. With the Provost's approval, Honors College faculty members may also collaborate in teaching while earning 3.0 credits towards the semester credit load. Honors faculty status remains valid for four academic years after completing training. Retraining is necessary in the fourth year following initial certification to maintain this status.