Application Process
Honors Program Admission Criteria for High School Seniors
- Admission to the Honors Program is based on past academic achievement, evidence of potential for continued academic success, and fit with our Honors Program mission and values. This application is your opportunity to document your fit with our Honors community and includes required essay reflections, evidence of your previous academic accomplishments, and references willing to attest to your future academic potential.
The Honors council recommends a minimum 3.5 high school GPA and a 27 ACT score for admission into the Honors Program.
- The Honors Council recognizes that GPA and ACT scores are imperfect indicators of academic potential. Students with a commitment to academic excellence who do not meet these suggested standards are encouraged to apply and to provide additional evidence supporting academic promise and fit with the CMU Honors community.
Download a Freshman Application(Fall 2012 Honors Program Applications now available)
- Early Admission application deadline: December 31, 2011
- Regular Admission application deadline: April 1, 2012
If you are applying as a transfer student or a current CMU student you must meet the following criteria:
- 3.5 cumulative college grade point average
Download CMU/Transfer Application
When is the Honors Program application for Fall 2012 available?
When is the deadline for high school seniors to apply for Fall 2012 admission?
What if I did not compete in the Centralis selection process?
When is the Honors Program application for Fall 2012 available?
Honors Program applications for fall 2012 are now available. It is an application you download, fill out and return by the given deadline (see next questions).
When is the deadline for high school seniors to apply for fall 2012 admission?
If you competed for the Centralis Scholarship in the fall of 2011, you are eligible for EARLY admission to the CMU Honors Program. If your application is accepted, you are then guranteed a spot in the Honors Program first-year class of 2012.
The deadline to apply for early admission is December 31, with notification letters being mailed on January 31, 2012.
What if I did not compete in the Centralis selection process?
- If you did not compete for the Centralis Scholarship then you may still complete the Honors application. However, priority admission will be given to those who participated in the Centralis Scholarship Competition.