Most classes offer at least one special honors section each term.
Honors students are required to complete 24 credits in honors classes before graduation. Students who did not enter the honors program as freshmen may be accepted as upperclassmen if their grade point average is 3.4 or above. Curricula for honors students is tailored to their research interests and may in some cases involve a substitution of graduate for undergraduate courses. The University of Miami annually awards a number of scholarships to superior students regardless of financial need. Financial assistance is available to qualified students on the basis of need through grants, loans and on-campus employment.