The program is open to freshmen with at least a 3.75 high school GPA and SAT scores of 1050 or better, and to continuing students with GPAs of at least 3.5. Letters have gone out to those students informing them of the opportunity. In addition, professors may nominate students they think would benefit from the program. Cal State Northridge is committed to academic excellence for all of our students. CSUN students who complete the honors program will receive a special certificate at graduation and will be recognized at the university's annual Honors Convocation.
Honors programs challenge both our students and our faculty to use their abilities to the fullest.
They receive full academic scholarship for four years. The university offered an Honors Program in the mid-1980s, but it fell victim to budget cuts of the early 1990s.