Admission Criteria

Admission Eligibility

Entry to the Southwestern College Honors Program is application based.

Incoming First-Year Students

Program eligibility includes a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and a minimum score on the ACT of 25 (or 1200 SAT).

Incoming Transfer Students

Transfer students are eligible for admission to the Southwestern College Honors Program. Program eligibility for transfer students includes completion of at least 30 credits of college credit and a college GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Current Students

Students already enrolled at Southwestern College are eligible for admission to the Southwestern Honors Program after completing 30 credits of Southwestern College coursework with a college GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Steps for Admission

Submit the following materials to the Honor's Program to be considered for entry:

1. Submit Honors Program Application
2. Essay response (included with Honors Program Application)
3. Letter of Recommendation
4. Complete an interview with program director and desired major faculty

Requirements for Maintaining Honors Status

Students accepted into the Southwestern College Honors Program must satisfy the following requirements in order to maintain their Honors Scholar status.

• Maintenance of a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA.
• Successful completion (B- or better) of at least one course for honors credit every academic year.  This can be satisfied by HONR courses, departmental honors courses or honors contracts.
• Successful completion (B- or better) of at least 2 courses with the HONR designation offered by the Honors Program prior to graduation.
• Successful completion of a Senior Honors Thesis/Project prior to graduation.

Honors Scholars who do not meet these requirements will be dropped from the Honors program.