The UHP gives outstanding students the opportunity to work with their peers and with outstanding faculty members in an enriched academic environment. Being a member of the UHP lets you combine some of the benefits of a small-college experience with the advantages only a major research university can offer. Students may be admitted to the UHP in a number of different ways. National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, and University of Alabama Presidential Scholars and Alumni Honors Scholars are automatically admissible to the program upon receipt of their applications. Other students with ACT composite scores of at least 28 or SAT scores of at least 1240 are also automatically admitted upon receipt of their applications.
Honors courses have limited enrollment to allow greater interaction between faculty and students.
Honors courses often parallel regular University courses, but they offer enriched content and provide for more student input and creative learning. Courses taken in the University Honors Program will fulfill core curriculum or other requirements, so students can pursue their own specific degree and study objectives within the honors framework. Students in the UHP are also eligible for a number of other benefits , including priority registration and Honors housing. Listen to UHP student William Yeager's comments on the opportunites that the University Honors Program has to offer.