Honors Scholars Programs

Honors_Scholars_Program
Current Temple students and Transfer students who have earned or are in the process of completing 60 earned hours and who have a minimum cumulative 3.6 GPA can apply to the Honors Scholars Program for entry during the first semester of their junior year or thereafter.

Requirements

Honors Scholars are required complete a research or creative project design course and a thesis project in their major or a related field.  In addition, Honors Scholars have opportunities to explore and develop interests in honors courses in their major, in interdisciplinary honors courses, select non-honors courses with significant experiential or service learning value, graduate courses, or honors independent study. Scholars must complete a minimum of six upper division Honors courses (18 hours), including the research or project design course and honors thesis, to receive the “Honors Scholar” designation on their transcript.

Scholars can complete the program through the Fox School of Business, in one of the departmental Honors programs—History, Political Science, and Psychology currently offer programs—or in the University Scholars Program.  All programs require Honors Scholars to complete the junior level research or creative project design course and a thesis involving an advisor, an examining committee, and a public presentation of the work.

Honors Scholars who complete the program requirements with a minimum 3.4 GPA in the major and minimum 3.4 GPA overall will receive the Honors Scholar (University or departmental) designation on the transcript.  To remain in good standing in the Honors Scholars Program, Honors Scholars must maintain a minimum 3.4 GPA in the major and a cumulative 3.4 GPA.

To apply, please complete the online application available at:

http://www.temple.edu/honors/scholarapp.htm