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The requirements for graduating from the Honors College are 30 credit hours of Honors courses, a 3.50 GPA, completion of Community Action hours (10 hours a semester), and completion of the senior thesis requirement. Additionally students must meet all of the requirements of their specific degree program. While these are the requirements for graduating, each year […]

Yes! The students in the Honors College are oftentimes even more involved than students outside of the Honors College. The numbers that best reflect this phenomenon are related to Greek life. Around one-third of the Ole Miss undergraduate student body is involved in Greek life, whereas Honors College student participation in Greek life was at […]

Honors courses are different, not necessarily harder. Honors courses are typically smaller than many of their “non-Honors” counterparts, usually no more than 15-20 students, and are taught by some of the university’s most esteemed faculty. Honors courses focus on active learning and students are often more involved than in courses outside of the Honors College.

The Honors College works with every undergraduate major offered at The University of Mississippi. Students currently enrolled in the Honors College are pursuing degrees in over 70 different academic majors.

When reviewing your application the committee looks at a variety of criteria. This is not limited to test scores (ACT/SAT) and GPA, but also includes extracurricular involvement, the level of rigor in your courses in high school, the strength of your essays, your letters of recommendation, if you are involved in community service or if […]

There is no “minimum” ACT or GPA to gain entrance to the Honors College. The typical academic profile of our entering freshmen last year was a 30.3 ACT and a 3.92 unweighted GPA. However we encourage high-performing student to apply no matter what their test scores, especially valedictorians and salutatorians, as all applicants are viewed […]