South Carolina Honors CollegeAt a Glance
The South Carolina Honors College experience is first rate. Choose from more than 600 challenging courses taught by top faculty or define a unique major that’s tailored to your interests. When the stellar academics join with the college’s highly collaborative culture, it’s easy to see why the Honors College has been the nation’s top honors program since 2012.
The Honors College is a place where high achieving students enjoy an engaging college experience that connects them with research, study abroad, service learning and internships. Plus, Honors College advisors and unparalleled staff support help students take their education to new heights.
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Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award winner: Ozgur Ince
Ozgur Ince, finance professor in the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, is always looking for new ways to make finance relatable for his students. Ince is a 2024 Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award winner.
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Honors College students Emma and Madeleine McBride earn Cyber Service Academy national fellowship
Two sisters at the University of South Carolina's Honors College are making waves in cybersecurity after both earning prestigious Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy fellowships. Emma and Madeleine McBride, despite taking different paths to computing, are now working to address critical cybersecurity challenges. While Emma focuses on artificial intelligence and biometric systems, Madeleine specializes in digital forensics. Together, they're not only advancing cyber defense through their DoD-sponsored work and internships but also leading USC's Women in Computing club to encourage more diverse representation in the field.
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Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award winner: Kelly Goldberg
Kelly Goldberg, a clinical assistant professor of anthropology teaching in the South Carolina Honors College, is the winner of the university’s Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award.
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Anna Hoppmann leads pediatric cancer research effort
Anna Hoppmann is a pediatric oncologist with Prisma Health and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia where she graduated nine years ago. She also chairs the S.C. Childhood Cancer Taskforce, which recently released a 25-year trend report on childhood cancer incidence, survival and mortality in South Carolina.
One-of-a-Kind Lessons
Students share community-building experiences that include the freshman Flotilla, a graduation Revocation, the Semester at the Coast for sciences environmental or health students and the Waverly After-School Program, which provides after school and academic enrichment for underserved students in the Columbia community.
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