The application should take you half hour to an hour to complete - you will be able to save and continue later if you so wish.
You will need the following before starting the application:
A committee of five faculty members and two current students in the Honors College will review each qualified application against a 100-point rubric with points as follows:
Deadline for submission is January 15th.
All material must be received by this date.
NOTE: Once the Honors College application is submitted, we will make one (1) attempt to email your High School counselor and the two (2) references. We will provide information and instructions how to submit the material online. You will be notified each time a submission is made. There will be three (3) submissions - two (2) references and one (1) official copy of transcript.
It is important that you follow up with your references. Sometimes emails cannot be delivered or they get delivered in Junk email folders.
In this short essay, please discuss your current academic and professional goals as you prepare to enter college.
Instructions: Your academic essay should be up to 300 word in length. Please use Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced with 1 inch margins.
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Instructions: Your personal essay should be up to 300 word in length. Please use Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced with 1 inch margins.
If you feel there is something visual that might help the committee know more about you please feel free to submit it. Only one file can be uploaded and it must be a one-page word document or PDF (no videos please).