The mission of the Honor s component is to provide an Honor s Program with an enriched academic curriculum and learning environment for highly motivated and especially well-qualified students. It offers a series of special courses within the common curriculum for freshmen and sophomores and an Honor s seminar. The courses are designed to foster a spirit of inquiry and intellectual independence, to encourage the integration of material from various areas of knowledge, and to develop the abilities necessary for independent study and research.
Students complete the program by doing Honors work in their major fields of study.
An important part of the Honors Program at Paine College is the opportunity to work with knowledge through discussion, close interaction with faculty, and independent study. In addition, students who complete the Honors Program are particularly well prepared for the pursuit of careers or programs of graduate study.