Honors Concentration
The Honors Concentration provides students in all curricula the opportunity to blend honors coursework with individual degree requirements. The Honors Concentration requires a minimum of 13 credits of honors work with no grade below a B in those courses, and an overall G.P.A. of 3.5. The 13 credits are not in addition to your degree requirements but are honors courses and contract options associated with required or elective courses. Each honors course or contract will individually be noted on your transcript. Upon completion of the 13 credits, an Honors Concentration will be designated on your transcript.
You may participate in Honors even if you do not plan to complete the Concentration You may take honors courses or arrange honors contracts to obtain an Honors designation on your transcript for individual courses.
To apply to the Honors concentration: entering freshman must have a 90 average, as determined by your high school transcript, a minimum combined SAT score of 1100 or equivalent ACT score of 23 and three letters of recommendation. Current Onondaga students or transfer students may apply having completed at least 15 college credits with a GPA of 3.5 and no grades below a B, plus three letters of recommendation. For all applicants, at least two of your letters of recommendation must be from teachers familiar with your academic abilities.
If you want to participate in the Honors Concentration or take individual honors courses or arrange enrichment contracts, you must apply and be accepted into the Honors Concentration program.
