The University of Arizona Global Campus Honors Program serves to enhance the experience and opportunities available to the highest achieving students. Acceptance into the Honors Program is merit based and Honors Program students are expected to consistently demonstrate a high level of achievement, integrity, and leadership within the Global Campus Community.
Mission Statement
The University of Arizona Global Campus Honors Program engages a community of distinguished students in educational opportunities that promote leadership, innovation, global perspective, and civic responsibility.
Vision Statement
The University of Arizona Global Campus Honors Program challenges and empowers highly motivated undergraduate scholars to become global community leaders.
Benefits and Opportunities
Honors Program students have access to Honors Program exclusive curricula designed to enhance the chosen program of study. Students in the program have an opportunity to learn alongside the highest achieving students at Global Campus. Honors Program Courses are small discussion and action-based classes that focus on topics related to the Honors Program vision, mission, and program learning outcomes.
Additionally, Honors Program students will have access to exclusive benefits and opportunities to help foster their continued success and achievement. Below are the opportunities currently available:
- Support from a collaborative and holistic team consisting of an Academic Advisor, Financial Aid Advisor, and Career & Alumni Advisor
- Mentorship from a faculty member
- A dedicated phone line to contact Honors Advisors
- Access to the benefits of the University of Arizona Global Campus partnership with Forbes
- An invitation to join a community group within the UAGC online alumni community
- Enrollment in an exclusive Honors Program Learning Community within Canvas
- Student Membership in the National Collegiate Honors Council
- Student Membership in the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society (for qualified military/veteran students only)
- Honors Program designation on transcript
Upon graduation, students will receive:
- Special recognition from the Honors Program at commencement, including an Honors Program Ceremony; and
- Honors Program designation on diploma.
Eligibility
To be eligible for acceptance into the Honors Program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be an active student seeking a Bachelor’s degree; AND
- Have completed 15 or more credits at the University of Arizona Global Campus with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Once accepted into the Honors Program, students are expected to maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at all times. If an Honors Program student’s cumulative GPA drops below a 3.0, that student will be removed immediately from the Honors Program and all Honors Program benefits. Students who are removed from Honors Program are welcome to submit an Honors Program Reapplication form (available in the Student Portal) once they again meet the 3.75 GPA required for acceptance.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted year-round. Once a student meets eligibility requirements, they can begin the application process.
Students who wish to apply will need to complete an Application for Acceptance into the Honors Program. The application for acceptance is also available in the Student Portal under My Forms, Registrar Forms. Students are encouraged to speak with their advisor or an admissions representative to determine if they meet the acceptance criteria and confirm that the three Honors courses align with the student's academic plans and schedule. Applications will be reviewed weekly by the Honors Program Selection Committee. Decisions will be communicated to the student via email.
Materials
Applicants are required to submit the materials listed below. These materials will be used to determine whether or not an applicant is accepted into the Honors Program and are evaluated based on prior experience, creativity, integrity, and the applicant’s overall attitude towards achievement and education.
- Honors Program Application for Acceptance
- An Honors essay (between 250 – 300 words)***
*** Essays will be reviewed for originality. Students should be aware that the University of Arizona Global Campus utilizes Turnitin, an educational tool that helps prevent and identify plagiarism from Internet resources. This tool compares students’ work with texts available in the University of Arizona Global Campus internal database as well as any written work submitted to Turnitin.
Honors Program Distinction
Students who are accepted into the Honors Program, complete their Honors curriculum, and who meet the 3.0 cumulative GPA graduation requirement will graduate with the distinction of being an Honors student on their diploma and transcript.
Honors Program Requirements (10 credits)
Students will take three Honors Program courses and complete one required elective credit listed below in addition to their chosen program of study.
- HON 270 Thinking Critically about Global Issues (3 credits)
- HON 280 Society, Power, and Responsibility (3 credits)
- HON 490 Honors Program Seminar (3 credits)
- 1 Required Elective Credit to be earned through Prior Learning Assessment*.
*Students are required to complete and document 15 hours of Honors Program approved co-curricular engagement activities and submit a Sponsored Professional Training Credit Review Application for which they may be awarded 1 UAGC credit hour at no cost.
Students may earn more credit through the PLA process at a rate of 1 credit for every 15 additional hours of documented Honors Program co-curricular activity participation, submitted as a new Sponsored Professional Training Credit Review Application, up to a maximum of 6 PLA credits. This 6 credit maximum applies to the combined total PLA electives earned from similarly-formatted UAGC programs. The approved activities and events will be provided to Honors Program students through the Honors Program Canvas Learning Community and regular email updates.
Dropping from the Honors Program
Students who wish to remove themselves from the Honors Program may do so by submitting an Honors Program-Withdrawal form available under My Forms, Registrar Forms in the Student Portal.
Reapplying to the Honors Program
Students who were previously accepted into the Honors Program and are now interested in re-joining the Honors Program may do so by submitting an Honors Program Reapplication form available under My Forms, Registrar Forms in the Student Portal, providing that they meet all eligibility requirements including the 3.75 cumulative GPA.