{"id":434,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/application-process\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:01:08","slug":"application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Program Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Honors Program Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/application-process\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Application Process<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/requirements\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/student-honors-council\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Honors Council<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-community-events\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Calendar &#038; Community Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-thesis\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Thesis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-tutorial\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Independent Studies <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/graduating-honors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduating with Honors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-program-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/faculty-resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-program-application-process\">Honors Program Application Process<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-incoming-first-year-students\">Incoming First-Year Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Admitted students who fit <em>any<\/em> of the following criteria will be invited to apply to the Honors Program. Students who apply by either the November 1 Early Action or Early Decision deadlines or the February 1 Regular Decision deadline are eligible to apply for the Honors Program; however, those that apply by November 1 will receive priority consideration to the Honors Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A weighted GPA of 3.80 (on a 4.0 scale)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An unweighted GPA of 3.65 (on a 4.0 scale)\u2014available only to students whose high schools don&#8217;t provide weighted GPAs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combined SAT score of 1360 or higher,&nbsp;or an ACT composite score of 30 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Admission will directly email eligible students with an invitation to submit an application to be considered for program admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-incoming-transfer-students\">Incoming Transfer Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Transfer students may petition to join the program if they have earned a GPA of 3.60 or higher at their previous institution with at least 16 graded credit hours. A student must complete at least 60 hours at Butler in order to receive any Butler honors at Commencement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"current-students\">Current Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"current\">Students who do not enter the University Honors Program upon admission to Butler University may still join the program via petition. Students who join after matriculating complete the program at the same (or higher) rate as students who entered as incoming&nbsp;students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students may also petition for admission to the program. With the support of a faculty member (<a title=\"Honors Faculty Recommendation Form\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/08093524\/honors-facrecommendationform.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download recommendation form<\/a>)&nbsp;and a GPA of 3.60 or higher, a student who has a true desire to be in the program may apply by writing a letter describing educational background, goals, and how participation in the Honors Program will contribute to their education at Butler University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As with transfer students, the program works with Founder&#8217;s College students on a case-by-case 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