Honors College Admissions

First-year students applying for admission to KSU Journey Honors College must have:

• A KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher

      OR

• ACT score of 25 or higher, or SAT score of 1200 or higher

 

Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

 

Please submit only one application. If you have questions about Honors admissions or experience any issues applying, please contact Honors Admissions at honorsadmissions@kennesaw.edu. 

 

How to Apply

Note: If you received an invitation for an expedited review, please follow the instructions in your email.

Incoming First-Year Students may apply via the Honors internal application or directly through their application to Kennesaw State University in CommonApp. 

 

*First-year students who do not meet the minimum criteria for admission or who are not accepted based on their initial application may apply to KSU Journey Honors College after their first semester at KSU. See "Current KSU Students" eligibility tab below.

 

**The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review the Honors eligibility criteria..

Current KSU Dual Enrollment students who are graduating from high school  must have:

• A KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher

         OR

• ACT score of 25 or higher, or SAT score of 1200 or higher

 

JumpStart Your Journey Program

Students accepted into KSU's Dual Enrollment program are allowed to take a course through the KSU Journey Honors College. Dual Enrollment students who earn an "A" in an Honors course or a GPA greater than or equal to 3.5 across multiple courses, will receive conditional admission into the Honors College once they fully enroll at Kennesaw State University. 

See available courses, qualifications, and submit your registration request below: 

Submit your JumpStart Application

Students who are interested in applying for an Honors Cohort MUST complete the KSU Internal application ahead of the cohort application deadline.

 

 

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for Honors Students. Please review the Honors eligibility criteria..

High school junior and senior Dual Enrollment Program (DEP) students are eligible to apply to KSU Journey Honors College based on the following:

• A KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher

        OR

• ACT score of 25 or higher, or SAT score of 1200 or higher

 

Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

High School Students applying for Dual Enrollment may apply via the Honors internal application.

 

*Please note:

• All courses taken by DEP students must be approved by a DEP advisor and their high school counselor.
• If an honors section of an approved course (e.g., ENGL 1101/H01 or HIST 1111/H01) is available, then the student may take the honors section rather than a regular section.
• Honors sections are smaller and are typically seminar-style. (The "H" in the section number code designates that it's an honors section.)
• Courses with a HON prefix (e.g., HON 3000: Honors Colloquium) and the HON 1100: Introduction to Honors courses are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.
• DEP students may participate in non-course related Honors Discoveries (book clubs, etc.) to meet the Honors Learning Experience requirements. Any associated fees are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding, and the student would need to pay these expenses out of pocket.

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors Students. Please review the Honors eligibility criteria..

Transfer students are eligible to apply based on the following:

• fewer than 70 credit hours.
• transfer GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

 

Transfer students may apply via the Honors internal application.

 

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review the Honors eligibility criteria.

Current KSU students are eligible to apply based on the following:

• fewer than 70 credit hours.
• KSU Institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:

• Originality and creativity.
• A strong argument.
• Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
• Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
• Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited. 

 

Current KSU students may apply via the Honors internal application.

 

*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review the Honors eligibility criteria..

Honors Reinstatement

If you have previously been a KSU Journey Honors College student and have either withdrawn or been dismissed, you may apply for reinstatement.