Frequently Asked Questions
入学 review for first-year applicants right out of high school is based on a holistic approach including their unweighted high school GPA, one high school writing sample and two short essay responses to Honors Program writing prompts. Applicants must first apply to and be admitted to the University of Idaho before they apply online to the Honors Program through the web portal.
Transfer and 当前的 students must have an institutional GPA of 3.5 and must meet for a pre-review 学术顾问 session with Honors Program staff to determine if they have sufficient university credit hours left to be able to complete the program.
For more information (including specific instructions for first-year, 当前的, transfer and international applicants), 看到我们的 进入页面.
Students who were admitted to the program for fall semester 2021 or after must complete a minimum of 21 Honors credits before graduating from the university. Students may use a maximum of two Honors Program Course Contracts towards the Honors credit hour requirement. Students must also complete one engaged learning experience from the approved list and maintain a UI cumulative 3.3平均绩点. For more information 看到我们的 荣誉课程 page.
Honors Program coursework counts towards students’ degrees. Students are 不 required to take any additional courses. The courses are discussion-based, offered by hand-selected faculty, and usually even smaller than regular courses.
For a listing of 当前的 and past offerings, 看到我们的 课程页面.
The University Honors Program curriculum satisfies many general education requirements, and thus students can pursue any area of study. There are students in the program from every academic college.
All first-year student applicants are automatically considered for Honors Program scholarships. 申请人做 不 need to apply again for scholarships. The scholarships renew up to three times as long as students meet the program GPA and other requirements.
For more information, 看到我们的 奖学金的页面.
Honors students may apply to live on campus in McCoy Hall or the Scholars Living Learning 社区.
For more information, 看到我们的 荣誉学生生活页面.
它 不 cost more to be a student in the Honors Program.
The benefits are numerous and include studying in small discussion-based Honors classes, priority registration for classes regardless of major and year, 学术顾问, additional funding opportunities for undergraduate research, Honors housing and numerous academic and cultural engagement opportunities.