The High Point University Honors Program offers a series of enriching, challenging and intellectually stimulating learning opportunities--both curricular and co-curricular--for academically superior students. While honors courses are open to all High Point University students, those not in the Honors Program must obtain the permission of the course instructors.

1. Guidelines for Admission
1. Incoming freshmen will be offered membership in the Honors Program if they possess a high school GPA of 3.45 or higher and an SAT score of 1200 or higher or ACT score of 26 or higher.
2. Any current student may apply for the program after the start of the second semester of his/her -+first year. Applications are available in the Honors Program office.
3. In addition to a completed written application, applicants must present a copy of their college transcript indicating that they possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.45.
4. Studemts must apply to the program by the beginning of their junior year.
5. Incoming transfer students who possess a cumulative GPA of 3.45 or greater may apply for admissions to the program.
6. Up to 12 credit hoursof honors courses from another institution may be counted toward the fulfillmentof the Honors Program requirements.
7. Recommendation for program admission will be based on the review of all application materials
   by the Honors Program committee.
2. Continuation in the Honors Program
   1. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.45.
   2. If a student's cumulative GPA drops below 3.45, he/she will be placed on membership probation for one semester. If his/her GPA remains below 3.45, he/she will no longerbe eligible to remain in the Honors Program. The student may, however, apply for reinstatement as soon as he/she brings his/her GPA back up to 3.45.
   3. The student may receive 3-6 hours of honors credit for Study Abroad experiences. Guidelines for earning honors status for those Study Abroad hours are available from the director of the
      Honors Program.
   4. The student may earn honors credit from non-honors courses at the 300- or 400-level. The modifications for those courses should be expressed via an "honors contract," a form signed by student, teacher, and director of the Honors Program. Contract forms are available from the director of the Honors Program.
   5. Nine hours may be contracted in 300- and 400-level non-honors courses.
3. Graduation Requirements for All University Honor
   To be designated a graduate with All University Honors, the student must:
1. Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.45.
2. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of honors courses. Three semester hours must be the seminar Honors 400.  All honors courses on a graded basis (i.e., no Pass/Fail).
3. No more than 15 credit hours of honors courses may be taken at the 100- and 200-level.