Honors Program

The UNH Honors Program is designed for exceptionally motivated students who have shown high levels of academic achievement. In order to enter the program, students currently at the university or transfer students must have completed at least 24 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3 at the time the first honors course is undertaken. Incoming first year students with exceptional high school grade point averages and strong SAT scores, particularly on the reading and writing sections, will be invited to make application to begin the program upon entrance to the university. These latter students will take honors seminars during the first year, as well as the seminars described below.

Applicants for the program are evaluated on the basis of high school performance, college performance, standardized test (SAT, ACT) scores, and recommendations of college teachers.

The university requires every student, regardless of major, to take a number of core courses in six general areas. The Honors Program offers students an intellectually exciting and challenging way to satisfy some of these core requirements.

Students in the program take one honors seminar each semester for four semesters. Each seminar actively involves students in problem solving and inquiry. Topics in the seminars draw from several disciplines and study linkages between disciplines. Each course satisfies one of the university core curriculum requirements.