Becoming an Honors Student
The Honors College application for Fall 2010 is now online. Incoming students can apply to Honors through the WSU application.
All students who have shown outstanding motivation, scholastic ability, and intellectual achievement in academics, in addition to extracurricular and community involvement, are encouraged to apply to the Honors College at Washington State University.
The college welcomes those from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.
If you are an incoming student, you should complete the Honors portion of the WSU application. If you are a transfer or current WSU student who wants to apply, follow the Apply to the Honors College link on the right side of this page and apply to Honors.
You must receive an offer of admission to WSU, or already be a WSU student, to be offered admission to the Honors College.
Admissions Criteria
A selection committee considers many factors regarding each applicant's admission to the Honors College ...
- Grade Point Average
- SAT/ACT scores (incoming freshmen only)
- Essay responses
- Strength of high school or college course work
- Running Start credits, AP/IB programs, Honors courses
- Level of competency in a foreign language
- Letters of recommendation from two teachers—one from a math or science teacher, and one from an English teacher. An email explaining the letters of recommendation and forms will be emailed to each teacher you list as a recommender while you are completing the online application.
- Overall motivation, organizational skills, and desire to challenge yourself
Please Note that ...
- Acceptance into the Honors College is competitive and spaces are limited.
- Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Running Start, and transfer credits may count toward some of your math, science, or elective credits; evaluations are done on a case-by-case basis by the WSU Office of Admissions. These credits cannot be used toward completion of Engl 298 or the UH courses, which are considered the Honors Core Curriculum.
- The Honors College does not require an extra application fee to apply or to participate.
- Your application to WSU must be submitted before you will be able to apply online to the Honors College.
- You must be offered admission to WSU before you can be accepted into the Honors College.
Quick Links
Apply to WSU
Apply to the Honors College
Letters of Recommendation Form
Important Dates
January 31: The priority application deadline for the Honors College is the last day of January; applications submitted after that will be considered on a space-available basis.
January 31: WSU's deadline for scholarship applications.