Admission Requirements

Incoming Freshmen:

Incoming first-year students and transfer students interested in applying to the UIW Honors Program must meet the following standards:

• Have a minimum of high school or college cumulative GPA of 3.5.
• Have a minimum combined SAT score (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math) of 1220 and/or ACT composite of no less than 26; the minimum SAT Math test score is 550.  The minimum SAT EBRW score is 570 and the minimum individual ACT test score is 22.
• Show evidence of leadership and concern for the common good.

Transfer Students:

• Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.5.

• Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.25, if apply during the freshman or
• Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.35, if apply during the sophomore year.

The UIW Honors Program has three areas of concentration:  curriculum, scholarship, and self-development.  Students must meet a minimum number of points in each area and must earn a minimum of 20 Honors points in order to graduate from the Honors Program.  Contact the Honors Program office for details at HonorsProgram@uiwtx.edu.