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Students enrolled in the program select from a variety of honors courses, honors options or independent studies designed to encourage strong students to succeed in the early stages of their University education.</p> <h2>Requirements</h2> <h3>First-year students</h3> <ul> <li>minimum high school grade-point average of at least 3.7</li> <li>submit honors application</li> <li>completion of honors program essay</li> </ul> <h3>Returning students</h3> <ul> <li>a minimum Penn State average of 3.33 or better</li> </ul> <h3>Transfer students</h3> <ul> <li>Completed at least 18 college credits after graduating high school</li> <li>Minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) from all post-secondary institutions attended of at least 3.5</li> <li>Completion of honors program essay</li> </ul> <h3><br> Current Penn State York students seeking entrance into the Honors Program</h3> <ul> <li>Intellectual curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning</li> <li>A minimum Penn State cumulative grade-point average of 3.70 or higher</li> <li>Completion of Honors Program essay</li> <li>Approval of the Honors Program Committee</li> <li>At least three semesters of study remaining at Penn State York</li> <li>Must contact the Honors Program Coordinator (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b0304050419182b12041900451b181e450e0f1e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1b9bebfbea3a291a8bea3baffa1a2a4ffb4b5a4">[email protected]</span></a>) no later than the end of the first week of the semester of desired entrance into the program</li> </ul> <div class="drupal-embed " embed_type="node" extra_class="null" nid="1185" view_mode="embed"> </div> <h2>Program Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>small classes designed for honors students</li> <li>priority course registration opportunities</li> <li>one-on-one work with award-winning faculty who integrate teaching and research</li> <li>use of Honors study lounge and computers in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library</li> <li>special trips arranged for honors students</li> <li>opportunity to receive scholarships if requirements are met (see below)</li> <li>certificate awarded following completion of 9 honors credits by the end of the first semester of sophomore year with enrolled 3 honors credits in the fourth semester. The minimum grade in each honors course should be a 3.00 or better with a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.33</li> <li>honors cords awarded following the completion of a minimum of 24 honors credits subject to general criteria of above bullet</li> <li>honors course work identified on your transcript</li> <li>library privileges (including semester-long book borrowing)</li> <li>potential to enroll in the Schreyer Honors College if you move to University Park</li> </ul> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="1fe86718-a332-4644-bcc2-b3c07bdccf88" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity image"><div about="/photo/1182/2016/12/09/honors-students-2016" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/york/files/styles/node_embed/public/2016-honors-students.jpg?itok=NGMcnepU" width="640" height="480" alt="Group of Honors Students in 2016" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="drupal-embed hide" embed_type="node" extra_class="hide" nid="1182" view_mode="embed"> </div> <h2>Scholarship Opportunities</h2> <h3>First-Year Students</h3> <p>Students who have a minimum 3.7 high school grade-point average, submit an honors program application, and complete the honors program essay will receive consideration for a $1,000–$2,000 scholarship for the first year of their full-time enrollment in addition to any additional aid they may be awarded by the university. 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