Letters are sent at the beginning of every semester to students on the Dean's or President's Lists inviting them to apply for admission to the Honors Program. Additional qualified students may be referred by a JMU faculty member or may self-refer. Interested candidates should contact the Honors Office for information and an application .
Special consideration is given to the quality of writing in the personal statement.
Occasionally, candidates may be invited to the Honors Office for a personal interview. Those applicants judged acceptable are sent letters informing them of their status as subject-area honors students. Spaces in this program are not limited. All qualified applicants are admitted. Applications submitted and accepted very early in the semester allow the student to exercise the honors option in one or more classes that same semester and to enjoy priority registration for the following semester.