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The Honors College received 1,318 applications by its deadline, 23% more than the previous record set last year.  The application pool represents 34 states and 3 foreign countries.  The admissions committee is diligently reviewing these applications and will notify applicants of their decision by the end of February.  We are impressed by the quality of […]

A reminder to prospective Fall 2016 freshmen that the deadline to apply to the SMBHC is January 5th at 11:59 pm CST.  The application for the Honors College is part of the Special Programs and Scholarship Application.  If you want to work on the essays before completing the application, visit here to see our essay […]

Congratulations to those students accepted for admission to the SMBHC through the Early-Action process.  If you were accepted and want to respond to the offer of admission, log into the Special Programs and Scholarship application, select Check Application Status, and then View Details to enter your decision.  If you accept the offer of admission, you […]

The Special Programs and Scholarship application, which was scheduled to be unavailable until December 24, is again accessible.  If you want to work on the essays before completing the application, visit here to see our essay prompts and the other required elements.  Remember that you have through January 5 at 11:59 pm CST to submit […]

The Special Programs and Scholarship application is unavailable between 5:00 pm December 18 and December 24, as the University undergoes a major system upgrade.  Students wishing to apply for admission to the Honors College should wait until after the 24th. If you want to work on the essays during that down time, visit here to […]

Artist-in-Residence Bruce Levingston’s album Heavy Sleep has been included on the New York Times list of Best Classical Music Recordings of 2015. Congratulations, Mr. Levingston!

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College received a record 482 applications by its Early-Action deadline of November 1. Teachers and counselors have until November 16th to submit their letters of recommendation. Students may still apply by our regular deadline of January 5, 2016. Applicants can access the Special Programs and Scholarships application by clicking here.  […]

Join DSG and other staff members this Saturday, October 24, at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College for our annual Open House from 12:00-1:30pm.

The SMBHC, along with the College of Liberal Arts and the Meek School of Journalism, will welcome award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for the SMBHC Fall Convocation on October 27th at 7 pm at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Cable Risdon

The Honors College Early-Action deadline is November 1. Applicants will be informed of our decision by December 20. Learn more, and apply to join the SMBHC Family!