Requirements

FIRST-YEAR STUDENT HONORS PROGRAM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Students with a 27 ACT or above with 3.5 GPA or above will be invited by UWSP’s Office of Admissions and Recruitment to join the University Honors Program. Alternatively, students with a 3.7 GPA or above, regardless of ACT score, will be invited to join the University Honors Program.
 

HONORS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

GPA REQUIREMENTS

Students need a 3.5 cumulative GPA at the time of graduation in order to complete the University Honors Program.

COURSE CREDITS REQUIREMENTS

Students need to complete a minimum of 12 credits in Honors courses. This brief video explains how to locate Honors courses in the upcoming semester.

HONORS ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT
  • Students will need to complete an enrichment activity on the following list.
    • Working with an advising mentor to complete an independent research project, or service learning project
    • Completing an academic study abroad program
    • Completing a one-semester internship
    • Completing a semester as a tutor or peer mentor in the Tutoring-Learning Center (TLC)
    • Holding office for one year in an official UWSP club or office
    • Completing a year on the leadership team in Residential Living
    • Contact the Associate Dean of General Education and Honors to discuss additional opportunities for completing the enrichment requirement.
STUDENT PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT
  • Students need to take part in the symposium for their major, in which they work with a faculty advisor to present original research or artistic projects to students, faculty, and community members. Symposiums are offered each year. View information about the College of National Resources (CNR) Student Research Symposium and information about the College of Letters and Science (COLS) Student Research Symposium. For information about the College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC) Symposium, speak with your advisor. The College of Professional Studies (CPS) does not offer an annual student research symposium, so students in a CPS major will need to complete two different enrichment activities.

In order to receive credit for the Enrichment activity and Student Research, students should work with their advisor or mentor who will confirm that the project has been completed and submit the paperwork so that the student has received credit toward the University Honors requirements.