- Augustine, Confessions, c. 397; On Christian Doctrine, c. 426
- Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, c. 524
- Bartolome de Las Casas, Destruction of the Indies, 1542
- Cicero, On Duty, 44 BC; On the Orator, 46 BC
- Dante, The Comedy, 1320
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment, 1956
- Euripides, Medea, c. 700 BC
- Herodotus, The Histories, 440 BC
- Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love, 1395
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, 1994
- Christine de Pisan, Book of the City of Ladies, 1405
- Plato, The Republic, c. 51 BC
- Marilyn Robinson, Gilead, 2004
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, c. 1600; Measure for Measure, 1623
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian Wars, ca. 400 BC
- Mark Twain, King Leopold’s Soliloquy,1905
- Voltaire, Candide: Or Optimism, 1759
With flexible course options and a strong community of scholars, the Honors Program provides a challenging and rewarding experience for students eager to grow in knowledge and faith.
18 Credits Required for New Transfers to Montreat College and current Montreat College Rising Sophomores and Juniors
| First Year | Applicable Courses | Notes |
| Honors Liberal Arts Seminar | HONS 1101 (1) | Gateway Honors Course |
Fellows must take a minimum of 15 hours of any combination of the following courses:
| First, Second, Third, Fourth Year | Applicable Courses | Notes |
| English | ENGL 1131 Honors English Comp (3) | Replaces ENGL 1111 Requirement |
| English | ENGL 1132 Honors English Lit (3) | Replaces ENGL 1112 Requirement |
| History | HIST 2301 Honors World Civ I (3) | Replaces HIST 1301 Requirement |
| History | HIST 2302 Honors World Civ II (3) | Replaces HIST 1302 Requirement |
| Honors Elective | HONS 31100 Honors Text Seminar (3) | Humanities credit* |
| Honors Elective | HONS 420 Honors Topics Seminar (3) | Humanities credit* |
| Fourth Year | Applicable Courses | Notes |
| Senior Year Elective | INDS 4161 Honors Faith and Life Seminar (2) | Seminar on Faith and Life |
*Text and Topic Seminars may be repeated for credit, as the texts and topics change! See below.
The Range of Honors Interdisciplinary Electives Offered as Text or Topic Seminars
- Dante’s Comedy (Literature, Philosophy, History & Theology)
- Jane Austen (Literature and History)
- Christian Cultural Engagement (Philosophy, Film and Literature)
- Origins of the Universe (Philosophy, Astronomy and Physics)
- Scientific Revolutions (History of Science, Physics and Philosophy)
- Environmental Policy & Law (Environmental Studies and Law)
- The Land Class (History, Theology and Literature)
- Existentialism (Philosophy)
- Greek Philosophy and Mythology (Philosophy, History & Literature)
- Christianity and War (History and Theology)
- Reformation Authors (Theology and History)