For complete information on the requirements of the Honors Program, see the Honors Student Handbook.
The Honors student earns honors credit in a variety of specially designated classes, and works toward the distinction of graduating 'With Honors' or 'With Highest Honors.' To qualify for graduation with honors, a student must have been a participant in the Honors Program and have completed 24 hours of honors class credit, including participation in two interdisciplinary honors seminars. To qualify for graduation 'With Highest Honors' a student must, in addition, complete a senior thesis in an approved discipline under the direction of a faculty member of his/her choice. The student will receive 6 credit hours of departmental course credit when completing the senior thesis.
To be considered for admission to the Honors College, either when first entering SHSU or as a continuing SHSU student, a student must make special application to the Honors Program Office. Incoming freshmen are considered eligible for consideration if they have a composite SAT I score of 1200 or above, or a composite ACT score of 27 or above, or have graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. For transfer or continuing students, eligibility is based upon a college cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better. Admission is competitive, dependent upon the pool of applications received for any given year.
Once accepted into the Honors College, a student must maintain a 3.25 overall grade point average while at Sam Houston State University in order to continue participation in the Honors College.
Honors College Frequently Asked Questions
Honors College
Sam Houston State University
Box 2479
Huntsville, TX 77341-2479
(936) 294-1477
honors@shsu.edu
