Admission Requirements
The following are admission criteria for students seeking admission to the COEHP Honors Program:
Entering Freshmen:
Students must have at least a 28 ACT composite score on a single exam (1310 SAT equivalent) AND the minimum high school GPA of 3.90.
Students who meet the Option #1 requirements will be invited to apply through their New Student Center after they have been admitted to the University of Arkansas. Students who complete the Option #1 application on their New Student Center will be automatically admitted to the Honors College.
November 15 – Priority Application Deadline for UA Scholarships
- Note: This is not a requirement for Option #1, but it is strongly encouraged
February 1 – Priority Honors Application Deadline
- Honors admits who submit by this deadline will be eligible to select housing in honors-designated residence halls (Hotz, Gatewood, Clark, and sections of Maple East and Reid)
- Students will also need to complete a housing contract by this date
May 15 – Final Honors Application Deadline
Students must have at least a 26 ACT composite score on a single exam (1240 SAT equivalent) AND the minimum high school GPA of 3.95 to be eligible for consideration.
Students will need to submit the UA Scholarship Application. Option #2 eligible students who are offered a four-year, renewable UA academic scholarship (not including the NRTA) will be invited to apply to the Honors College.*
November 15 – Priority Application Deadline for UA Scholarships
- Scholarship decisions are released in late January; Honors College Option #2 application invitations will be sent to eligible students shortly thereafter.
- Students who complete the Option #2 application through their New Student Center will be admitted to the Honors College
February 1 – Priority Honors Application Deadline
- Honors admits who submit by this deadline will be eligible to select housing in honors-designated residence halls (Hotz, Gatewood, Clark, and sections of Maple East and Reid)
- Students will also need to complete a housing contract by this date
May 15 – Final Honors Application Deadline
* - The following renewable, four-year UA academic scholarships can qualify a student for Option #2: Leadership, Razorback Bridge, Honors College Academy, Advance Arkansas, Silas Hunt, Silas Hunt Distinguished, Chancellor's Community, and Chancellor's.
Click here to apply as an entering freshman.
Application for Continuing and Transfer (within and outside the U of A) Students:
Admissions requirements*
- 3.5 cumulative GPA in all course work
- Applications will not be accepted from students who are within three major (fall/spring) semesters of anticipated graduation date.
- UA students who have already been accepted to an Honors Program in another college and are transferring to the College of Education and Health Professions must have a ≥ 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Click here to apply as a continuing or transfer student.
*Attention: Students who have made significant progress in their degree plan, or students who have completed the secondary application process for their desired major (Communication Sciences & Disorders, Education, Nursing, Public Health), may not have sufficient courses remaining in their degree plan to complete Honors course requirements prior to graduation. In such cases, the application may be rejected even if the minimum Honors admission criteria have been met. Students may appeal to the COEHP Honors Program Director if they feel this decision has been reached in error.
All students who are within four semesters of their anticipated graduation are strongly encouraged to meet with the COEHP Honors Program Director, Associate Director, or their academic advisor to review Honors course requirements prior to submitting an application.