Honors in Greece
Fall 2025 Program
The application for the 2025 program is NOW OPEN! Applications will be reviewed in the order that they are received. Virtual info sessions with Dr. Goldman will be scheduled in May for students and families to learn more about this incredible opportunity. Information will be shared via email.
If you need any help with the application process, you can contact the Ed Abroad team for support: https://studyabroad.wwu.edu/directory
Course Details
Program Information
Students move to campus, take classes regularly, then spend 2 weeks in Greece (November) before returning to Western to finish the quarter on campus. Incoming Honors students receive more information via email typically in April or May prior to starting at Western.
Course Credits
- HNRS 101: The Big Picture
- HNRS 103: Navigating the Human Experience (HUM)
- HNRS 205: Colloquium in History (BCGM)
- HNRS 201: Colloquium in Philosophy (HUM)
- HNRS 237: Travel Credits
Total credits: 16
For further information or questions, contact Tristan Goldman at goldmat@wwu.edu
In the Honors Global Learning Class Cluster, Honors in Greece, your first term at WWU can include 2 weeks in Athens, Greece. This is only for Fall Quarter and only for first-year Honors students. You will visit awe-inspiring historic sites, discuss with Honors faculty the consequences of ancient ideas on modern issues, and have opportunities to explore the wonderful culture of contemporary Greece.
Students who participate in this program spend 2 of their 10-week fall quarter in Greece. Students register for the following courses for fall quarter, many of which satisfy General University Requirements (GURs).
- Honors 101: The Big Picture
1 Credit - Honors 103: Navigating the Human Experience
4 Credits; Humanities GUR - Honors 205: Colloquium in History
5 Credits, BCGM GUR - Honors 201: Colloquium in Philosophy
3 Credits, Humanities GUR - Honors 237: Democracy: A Love Story
3 Credits, Travel
Students will have the opportunity to visit all the major sites located in Athens, Greece, and the surrounding region including: the Acropolis and Agora in Athens, Mycenae in the Argolid, the battlefield where Greek freedom was lost in Boeotia at the hands of Philip of Macedon and his teenage son, Alexander.