This is the most prestigious undergraduate degree designation attainable at the University and is indicated on both the final transcript and the diploma. Transfer students who come to the University of Oklahoma with 15 or more college credit hours and a transfer grade point average of 3.40 or higher are eligible to apply. OU students who have earned 15 or more hours of OU credit and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher are eligible to apply. Final admission into the Honors College is determined by evaluation of the Honors College application form, which includes a written essay of 400-500 words. Honors Curriculum Honors courses are intended to be included in the hours earned toward completion of the student's undergraduate degree.
Many honors students publish their thesis or present their work at professional conventions.
Students begin their studies in Norman and then travel to England, completing the class at Brasenose College, Oxford University. Unlike most American programs at Oxford, our students work in tutorials with distinguished Oxford professors, which has been the method of teaching at Oxford and Cambridge for centuries. Award recipients and other student scholars present their research at Undergraduate Research Day, an annual conference hosted by the Honors College. The academic offices for the Honors Curriculum and the OU Scholars Program are housed in the honors residence hall. As such, it receives funds from the University of Oklahoma Student Association to sponsor projects of interest to honors students and to the University community at large.