• a departmental honors course (departmentally approved independent study or a regular departmental offering with an additional honors component), or
  • an approved honors alternative - 3 semester hours
The HONR 3999-4000 sequence (begun in the junior year and completed
by the end of student's penultimate term):
HONR 3999: Thesis Prospectus--1 semester hour
HONR 4000: Honors Thesis--2-3 semester hours
HONR 4500: Honors Capstone--1 semester hour
Taken in the senior year, ideally in student's last term.

Eligibility and Admissions Students may seek entry into the Honors Program by submitting to the Chair of the Honors Program Committee: (1) an application form, and (2) either a letter of intent in which the student introduces herself and tells what she will contribute to the Honors Program through her participation or an essay of 200 to 300 words in which the student defines his personal and professional goals. The letter or essay is a way of introducing oneself to the program, not a basis for determining whether or not a student will be admitted.

An Entering Freshman who meets one of the following criteria is invited to join the Honors Program:

  1. Combined SAT scores (recentered) of 1160 or more and a cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 or better.
  2. Combined SAT scores (recentered) of 1100 or more and a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or better.

Students Already Enrolled at ASU are invited to join the Honors Program if they are not simultaneously in Learning Support, have completed 9 semester hours of academic work at ASU, and have an overall GPA of 3.4.

To be able to complete program requirements without taking several additional courses, students should seek acceptance into the program and begin taking honors courses early in their careers.

Transfer students who bring in an unadjusted 3.4 GPA on at least 9 semester hours of course work from another institution and have SAT scores at least equivalent to those required of entering ASU honors freshmen will be eligible to register immediately for honors courses on a space available basis. They will be eligible to apply for admission to the Honors Program after they have completed 6 semester hours at ASU with an ASU overall GPA of 3.4. Honors courses taken before a student is formally admitted to the program may count toward Honors Program Graduation.

Students transferring from another institution's Honors Program are subject to the general transfer policy defined above, but, once admitted to the Honors Program, will be able to count Honors Program hours completed at their previous institution(s) toward completing Honors Program Requirements at ASU.

ASU students who are not simultaneously in Learning Support, and who have completed 6 or more semester hours at ASU with an unadjusted GPA of 3.4 may take Honors Program courses on a space available basis.

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