The Honors Institute

at Erskine

Seek Truth. Love Wisdom.

What is the Honors Institute?

What We Do

The Honors Institute is a unique four-year program designed to challenge your intellect and grow your faith.

Informed by a biblical worldview, you'll look closely at Great Texts, works of art, and artifacts in a socratic classroom setting. Honors classes prioritize discussion as a means of training students in communication skills, critical thinking, and biblical worldview formation.

Biblical Worldview

Everything we do should be shaped by Scripture. That's why we approach each text from a biblical framework.

“Ultimately, these seminar discussions will train students to grapple with urgent and everlasting questions from a variety of historical vantage points while remaining rooted in the biblical witness that Christ is Lord.”

- Dr. Dennis Kinlaw, Associate Professor of English

HONORS HOUSING: live and study together

MENTORING
from Honors faculty

CULTURAL ENRICHMENT: museum visits, concerts, guest lectures

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:
vocational and professional preparedness

SMALLER COHORT CLASSES:
Class sizes capped at 15

PRIORITY REGISTRATION
for classes each term

Why join the Honors Institute?

Because the pursuit of wisdom is worth it!

- Dr. David Reiter

Professor of Philosophy

The Honors Institute offers a unique space for learning in a small cohort of equally engaged learners, and with the possibility of building meaningful, long-lasting relationships with professors who would be acting as intellectual guides.

- Dr. Alessandra Brivio

Assistant Professor of History

America has entered a post-literate, post-truth era, determined to reject the wisdom of the past. The honors curriculum restores that wisdom and offers the student an exodus from a lifetime of banality.

- Dr. Adrian Smith

Associate Professor of Bible and Religion

Students will find a supportive community that encourages team-building and constructive competition rather than destructive rivalries; a program that shepherds the mental, spiritual, and intellectual health of its high-achieving students; a refreshing and peaceful natural environment; a place for kindling intellectual curiosity and lifelong friendships; an innovative and active learning environment; and one-on-one coaching from professors who are thought leaders in their fields.

- Dr. Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah