Honors Scholars

Expand your undergraduate experience: Participate in Honors Scholars

In 2016, the Honors Program Student Advisory Board created the Honors Scholars program to provide an option for students looking to be a part of and help build a community in the Honors Program at CU Boulder. Since then, we have built a community of students within the Honors Program: the Honors Scholars.

Requirements to graduate as an Honors Scholar:

• Students must join Honors Scholars when they have four semesters remaining on campus at CU Boulder, with exception for transfer students. If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact HonorsScholars@colorado.edu.
• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 upon graduation (3.3 GPA to join).
• Enroll in and complete Honors Program or Honors RAP (Smith Hall) courses totaling 9 credits, with at least 3 credits being an upper-division course.
  • A maximum of 6 credits from classes in the Honors RAP (Smith Hall) count toward the 9-credit requirement.
  • Classes in other RAPs do not count towards Honors Scholars requirements.
• Attend two Honors Program events each semester (after signing up for Honors Scholars and that the student is on campus).
  • Semesters spent abroad are exempt from this requirement.
  • Honors Mood Boost attendance can only count for half of the total number of events.
  • Honors RAP events do not count toward this requirement.
• Complete 5 hours of community service each semester (organized by the Honors Program or independently) after joining Honors Scholars.
• During your final semester at CU, you will be required to submit your transcript to the Honors Scholars Canvas community page to confirm that you have fulfilled the course and GPA requirements.
  • Students applying who are transfer students or students planning to graduate in fewer than 4 years, please contact the Honors Program Student Advisory Board: honorsscholars@colorado.edu.

Why participate?

• Participating in Honors Scholars gives students an opportunity to be involved in the Honors Program outside of writing an honors thesis.
• Attending Honors Program events and taking Honors Program classes allows students to meet people who are excited about and involved in different academic fields, outside one’s own major, to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue.
• Joining Honors Scholars allows students to participate in the Honors Network peer mentoring program.
• Involvement in Honors Scholars gives students the opportunity to talk with experts across campus, to access the expertise in research, art, and performance at CU Boulder.
• Graduating as an Honors Scholar is a significant achievement that students can include on their resume and CV. It shows a student’s participation in the Honors Program, even if the student does not write an honors thesis.

Honors Scholars is designed for undergraduate students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences but is open to undergradaute students from other colleges. The designation of completing Honors Scholars is not indicated on a student’s diploma or transcript, but can be included on a resume or CV.

  Students will be recognized at a reception in spring semester in the year of their graduation:

• Spring 2020 graduates
• Fall 2020 graduates
• Spring 2021 graduates
• Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 graduates
• Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates
• Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 graduates
• Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 graduates

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Ready to join Honors Scholars? Sign up now.

Questions? Contact the Honors Program Student Advisory Board: honorsscholars@colorado.edu.