Honors Domestic Study Away
From research at the South Carolina coast to walking the halls of Congress and everything in between, the Honors College has incredible options for our students to study away without even leaving the country.
Honors Beyond the Classroom Through Study Away
Students may fulfill the BTC requirement through the successful completion of an approved study away course. “Study away” includes both domestic and international (or “study abroad”) opportunities. A student must receive course credit for the study away activity in order to fulfill the Honors BTC requirement.
Students may use up to 9 hours of approved non-Honors departmental BTC coursework to fulfill the BTC requirement and up to 2 Honors electives, including departmental study abroad courses. There is no limit for SCHC courses (ex. SCHC 300, SCHC 400, SCHC service learning courses, SCHC 497). For study abroad courses in which you may enroll in more than one class, you must complete at least 3 credit hours to fulfill Honors BTC or an Honors elective.
To fulfill the Honors BTC requirement, a study away course must:
- be a USC credit-bearing course of at least 3 hours
- be taught entirely away from campus, not including pre-departure meetings.
This means that courses featuring fall or spring break trips will not fulfill the Honors BTC requirement. If you have a question about a study away experience and whether or not it can count towards Honors BTC, please contact honorsaway@sc.edu.
Opportunities for Study Away
Honors Education Abroad
Travel to exciting locations around the world with our Honors international study away options. These shorter Maymester and early Summer courses fulfill our Beyond the Classroom requirement, and you’ll visit and learn in places like Japan, South Africa, France, Iceland and more!
Additional Study Opportunities
Students can fulfill the Beyond the Classroom requirement with study away options available through the University of South Carolina and other organizations and universities.
Scholarships
The Honors College has scholarships available specifically to help cover some of the costs associated with study away courses and programs for our students.