Georgia resident Bell Honors Program Scholars who receive state HOPE Scholarships may apply their BHP Scholarships to other costs of attending Georgia Southern University room, meals, books, and fees. The BHP features an innovative and challenging interdisciplinary alternative core curriculum, providing a context in which students of exceptional potential may make full use of their abilities. Emphasis is on the nurture of critical thinking, originality of thought, and a genuine love of learning. The program meets general education requirements, providing Bell Honors Program Scholars with well-prepared entry into any major program available at Georgia Southern University. The Bell Honors Program features small classes with high faculty to student ratios.
Classes employ active learning techniques, emphasizing discussion and independent endeavor.
These characteristics are particularly prominent in the Freshman and Sophomore Seminars, meeting weekly for discussions of problem-oriented readings. The Bell Honors Junior and Senior Colloquia provide continuity of the atmosphere of the seminars while students are involved in their major programs of study. The Bell Honors Program is governed by Honors Council composed of ten faculty members, representing all colleges of the university, and two Bell Honors Program Scholars, elected annually by their peers in the program. This body makes selections to the program. Except in highly unusual circumstances, no applications can be accepted later than March 1.