All candidates for admission to the University Honors College must file an application. Only one of the following criteria must be met. Community college transfer students who have graduated from their institution's honors programs are eligible to apply for Regents' Transfer Scholarships. Students not meeting the admission requirements, but who believe they can better succeed at the university and meet the college's academic standards, may apply for provisional admission. The dean of the college reserves the right to interview each such applicant.
Students normally register for at least one honors course each semester.
This cross-disciplinary seminar acquaints them with ideas that form the foundation of a university education and emphasizes critical thinking, discussion, and writing. Students entering the college after completing 45 semester hours must take HON 394, a junior-level seminar that introduces them to critical thinking, discussion, and writing in a topical area chosen by the instructor. Departmental courses carrying footnote number 19 in the Schedule of Classes are limited to honors students and others who receive special permission from the instructor to enroll. Enrollment in these courses is limited to 22 students. Compared to their non-honors equivalents, these courses are designed to offer a richer, more complex intellectual experience appropriate to the discipline and the level of the course for all students enrolled.