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Admission to the Honors Program is highly competitive. Most applicants are ranked in the top 5 to 10 percent of their high school class, but becoming an Honors student requires more than high grades and test scores. Honors students must demonstrate the intellectual curiosity and desire to engage with professors and challenge themselves intellectually.

The Honors Program promotes creativity and intellectual independence. Our faculty are looking for self-motivated, articulate students. Honors students can be members of any of the undergraduate schools at George Washington University. New students may apply for admission to the Honors Program at the time they apply to the university. Unfortunately, due to the rigor of the coursework involved, continuing GW students are ineligible for admission. Click on the appropriate link to learn more:
 
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What the Honors Program Means for You
  • Small discussion-based classes - never more than 15 students
  • Inquiry and problem based learning approaches in all classes
  • Teachers who challenge students to learn and think for themselves, rather than tell them what to think
  • A community of students sharing in the joys of critical inquiry, creative endeavor, and constructive conversation with their peers

 

  
  • A comprehensive curriculum that engages students in dialogue with the best ancient and modern intellectual traditions, as well as with the stimulating challenges of contemporary global society, science, art and culture
  • An educational experience that introduces students to the skills, insights, and relevance of a wide range of academic fields and disciplines
  • A streamlined, cohesive, intellectually ambitious curriculum planned to meet some of your general curriculum and elective requirements, depending on your school within GW. For more information, contact an Honors Advisor.
What the Students Say...

"After completing my first year at GW I am sure I chose the correct college. My freshman experience in the University Honors Program was precisely the challenging seminar style education I had envisioned. The intimate classroom setting facilitated enlightened and inspiring discussion, which I had deemed a central ingredient in higher education during my search for a college/university."
"I always felt a sense of community in any honors course I took at GW. The students always had a certain sense of motivation and ambition. Taking courses with this group of students made me learn a lot about others and myself."
 
The University Honors Program Mission
"The mission of the University Honors Program is to attract, stimulate and support a diverse, vibrant intellectual community of students and faculty. The program invites students to become active global citizens, to develop a humane perspective on the world, and to sense the wholeness of thought and life that makes for good citizens and moral human beings, pillars of a worthy, decent world community."
 

Go to the Program Description Page

See a Sample Curriculum

 
 
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