Department website: https://www.una.edu/honors/

The Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College provides well-prepared students at UNA an exceptional undergraduate experience that includes academic, co-curricular, extracurricular, scholarship, research, travel, residential, and other opportunities.  Admission is selective. All UNA undergraduate students are eligible to apply regardless of major or degree program. Students seeking a nursing degree may be eligible for the first-time freshman Early Admission (EAdm) Option. For more information contact, the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions.  Prospective students may apply year-round. There are no additional credit hours beyond the hours required for a regular degree in the major.  Honors courses typically replace required courses in the University curriculum and in individual majors.  To remain in the Cole Honors College, all students must maintain a 3.25 GPA, adhere to university policies, and make satisfactory progress toward completion of Honors requirements.  Students who complete Cole Honors College requirements will receive a transcript and diploma designation along with recognition at Commencement.  

A Message from the Dean

Dr. Vince Brewton

Thank you for your interest in the Cole Honors College at UNA. The Honors College is a distinguished degree option at the University of North Alabama and is open to all majors. Admission to the Honors College is separate from general University admission and is selective. Any interested student is encouraged to apply. The academic success of our students, their well-being and post-graduate thriving, are our highest priorities.

Acceptance to the Honors College comes with considerable benefits including additional scholarships and an honors housing option. Students admitted as first-time, first-year freshmen are required to take the Honors Forum (HON 101) course, which meets the University’s FYE requirement. Students accepted into the Honors College are expected to maintain a 3.25 GPA on all coursework counted toward the UNA degree and to make progress each semester toward accumulating 18 honors of Honors hours of coursework.

Students in the Honors College have access to the amenities of the Honors House at Coby Hall as well as support for experiential learning and study abroad. Graduates from the Honors College receive special recognition at Commencement and Honors College designations on their transcripts and diplomas.

Our mission in the Honors College is to recruit exceptional students to the University, provide them with an extraordinary undergraduate experience, and enable postgraduate experience in first destination jobs and graduate programs.

We encourage you to visit our website for more information and apply online through the MyUNA Profile.

Best wishes and Roar Lions!

Vince Brewton, Ph.D., Dean of the College

Cole Honors College Requirements

To receive diploma and transcript recognition from the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College, students must complete 18 Honors hours. All incoming first-time, first-year freshmen Honors students are required to complete the Honors Forum (HON 101), which satisfies the University FYE requirement. Honors College students may complete the remainder of the hours through Honors designated general education courses, non-Honors university courses by course contract, and up to nine graduate hours taken as part of a UNA Accelerated Master’s Program. Course contracts for Honors credit can be initiated for any university course with faculty approval.

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in undergraduate research, travel and study abroad, community service, and other forms of civic engagement while in the Honors College.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HON 101H	Honors Forum	1
Honors Designated Courses / Honors Course Contracts		17
Total Hours		18