Honors Online Application

Admission and Eligibility

We welcome your application to the Honors College.  Students applying to the Honors College benefit from many opportunities including:

• Priority registration
• Seminar and Interdisciplinary courses and activities
• Undergraduate research and experiential learning
• Honors housing in Reade Hall
• Study abroad and exchange with international partners
• Honors scholarship and stipends

Incoming freshman must meet the following requirements for admission into the Honors College:

• High School GPA of 3.5 in college preparatory classes
• Writing sample of past academic achievement and /or honors activities
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher or academic advisor
• SAT and/or ACT scores 

Current students may apply to the Honors College after completing 15 hours with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Transfer students must also have a 3.5 GPA and also submit a letter of recommendation from a previous instructor/professor.

Applications will be accepted until July 1st for the Fall enrollment and November 15th for the Spring enrollment. Submission of an application is not a guarantee of acceptance into the Honors College.  Applicants will be contacted for official acceptance after a review of the application criteria

The Honors College application form is on the Honors Portal at: https://forms.office.com/r/At9XY48k9fhonors.valdosta.edu 

Please send letters of recommendation to the following email: honors@valdosta.edu