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First-year students applying for admission to ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College must have a ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

How to Apply

Incoming First-Year Students may apply directly through their application to ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû in CommonApp. 

OR

If you do not indicate interest in Honors via CommonApp, you may apply via the Honors internal application linked below:

*First-year students who do not meet the minimum criteria for admission or who are not accepted based on their initial application may apply to ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College after their first semester at ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû. See "Current ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Students" eligibility tab below.

**The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review these criteria .

Current ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Dual Enrollment students who are graduating from high school  must have a ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
  appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

How to Apply

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for Honors Students. Please review these criteria .

High school junior and senior Dual Enrollment Program (DEP) students are eligible to apply to ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College based on the following:

• ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

How to Apply

*Please note:

• All courses taken by DEP students must be approved by a DEP advisor and their high school counselor.
• If an honors section of an approved course (e.g., ENGL 1101/H01 or HIST 1111/H01) is available, then the student may take the honors section rather than a regular section.
• Honors sections are smaller and are typically seminar-style. (The "H" in the section number code designates that it's an honors section.)
• Courses with a HON prefix (e.g., HON 3000: Honors Colloquium) and the HON 1100: Introduction to Honors courses are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.
• DEP students may participate in non-course related Honors Discoveries (book clubs, etc.) to meet the Honors Learning Experience requirements. Any associated fees are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding, and the student would need to pay these expenses out of pocket.

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors Students. Please review these criteria .

Transfer students are eligible to apply based on the following:

• fewer than 70 credit hours.
• transfer GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

How to Apply

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students.

Current ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû students are eligible to apply based on the following:

• fewer than 70 credit hours.
• ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

How to Apply

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review these criteria .

Honors Reinstatement

If you have previously been a ÊÀ½ç¶Ä³¡ÅÅÃû Journey Honors College student and have either withdrawn or been dismissed, you may apply for .