True or False
Honors students must choose from a specific list of courses in order to receive honors credit
False. You can make almost any course an honors course if your professor agrees to the honors option agreement.
How many points to Honors Ambassadors need to get this year?
7
How do interested students join the Honors College?
Submit their application online at wichita.edu/honors.
Name two scholarships awarded through the Honors College.
Honors Merit Scholarship
Koch Scholarship
Lenora McGregor Scholarship
Cohen Enhancement Scholarship
Honors students can print for free in the honors college.
True. They also have access to 24/7.
What is the average student to faculty ratio?
10 to 1
What are the minimum requirements for a transfer student with 24 or more credit hours to join the Honors College?
minimum 3.5 college GPA or minimum 27 ACT
How much is the Honors Merit Scholarship worth and for how many years?
$500 per year for the first two years for incoming freshmen and transfer students.
If I don’t know the answer to a question being asked by a student/parent, I should make it up.
False. You should let the know you do not know the answer to their question and either give them Trish’s business card or offer to take the students information and follow up with the answer.
How many members are in the honors college student council?
14
What is on the minimum GPA requirement to remain in good standing in the Honors College?
3.25
What are the two academic colleges eligible to apply for the Koch Scholars scholarship?
Engineering and Business
Cohen Honors students get priority enrollment in WSU courses.
True. Honors students can enroll the first day enrollment opens. If you are required to meet with your academic advisor, you must do so in order to receive the PIN on your account allowing you to enroll.
How many honors college tracks are available?
10+
What are the minimum requirements for an incoming freshman to join the Honors College?
minimum 3.7 HS GPA or minimum 27 ACT
What is the name of the scholarship available for current honors students and what will it fund?
Cohen Enhancement Scholarship, which awards up to $4,000, supports activities such as study abroad, national student exchange, unpaid internships, attendance at national conferences, undergraduate research and service learning.
Housing application is available December 1.
False. It’s available now.
In what year was an honors program first founded at WSU?
1957
If a student does not meet the minimum ACT or GPA requirement, can they apply and be accepted to the Honors College?
Yes. There is a special exception option on the application students can complete if they do not meet the minimum requirements.
What is the priority date for incoming students to submit their honors application in order to be considered for the Honors Merit Scholarship?
November 1