April 15, 2024: Deadline for Applications for all New First-Year Students (Freshmen)
June 15, 2024: Deadline for Applications for all New Transfer Students and Current CSU Students
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Any undergraduate student who is admitted as a first-year student (freshman) who meets the minimum admissions criteria, as well as undergraduate transfer students and current Chicago State undergraduate students who meet the minimum admissions criteria, are invited to apply to the Honors College. We want to make sure that all entering undergraduate students of extraordinary academic promise or an exceptional high school background with high academic motivations have the chance to participate in the Honors College. Students in all undergraduate degree-granting majors and professional programs, as well as undeclared majors, are eligible to apply.
Students can apply to the Honors College by submitting the following items directly to the Honors College:
Admission to the Honors College is based upon a complete review of all application
materials, including high school or college transcripts, evidence of school and/or
community service, the student's personal statement, and letters of recommendation.
In addition, applicants to the Honors College should also submit a complete financial
aid application to the Chicago State Office of Financial Aid, including a completed FAFSA, in order to be considered for Honors College scholarship
support.
Please note that the Honors College offers an enriched general education curriculum,
designed for students to take primarily in their first and second years. Consequently,
the Honors College strongly encourages students to apply if they have completed less
than 60 credit hours of college-level coursework and still need to complete a significant
portion of their general education requirements.
Honors College staff will notify students of their acceptance to the Honors College
only after a full evaluation of all required application materials. All admissions
and financial aid decisions will be announced in writing and will be final. If you
have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Honors College Office
at (773) 995-4446.
Your Honors College Application should include at least two letters of recommendation from those unrelated individuals who can speak to your community involvement, intellectual abilities, and leadership potential. Letters should not come from friends or family members, but from teachers, mentors, or other leaders in the community who know you well. All first-year students (freshmen) are strongly encouraged to have at least one letter from a high school teacher. All new transfer and current CSU students are strongly encouraged to have at least one letter from a college professor. Your letters of recommendation should be sent as email attachments to Dean Steve Rowe (srowe21@grapevilla.com) and Ms. Toni McCoy-Smith (tmccoy@grapevilla.com), and all letters should be signed by the person writing the letter.
Application Step 1: Your Information
Application Step 2: Additional Documents