Honors Program

• Honors Program

• About the Honors Program
• Program Benefits
• Admission Requirements
• Program Requirements
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Program Benefits

• Honors students who graduate from APU with at least a 3.3 GPA and have completed 21 units of APU honors classes receive the Honors Scholar designation on their diploma and are honored with a beautiful medallion to wear during the graduation ceremony.
• Honors students complete 4 semesters of Honors Colloquia, a unique academic and cultural enrichment program.
• The Honors Program challenges students to perform at their highest level of academic excellence and develop their abilities to the fullest.
• Innovative thinking is highly encouraged through close student-faculty collaboration and limited class enrollment.
• Students have the opportunity to receive honors credit for advanced coursework and special projects completed in non-honors classes.
• The Honors Program provides the opportunity to take courses that are academically challenging without the busy-work.
• Students are given opportunities to represent APU by participating in regional and national honors conferences.
• Students may select to work on research/scholarly projects or apply for scholarships, internships, or fellowships with the help of their honors advisor and honors faculty members in their major departments.
• The Honors Program provides fellowship in a close-knit community of faculty and intellectually gifted undergraduates dedicated to acquiring a broad and balanced education.
• Incoming freshman students participate in Alpha Groups with fellow honors students. Alpha groups are small groups of 10-15 freshmen that allow new students to build deep and meaningful relationships, and tackle issues that face students on college campuses. The groups meet once a week in Beginnings class and once a week outside of class for discussion.
• Each semester, honors students are invited to participate in a variety of Honors Colloquia, cultural and social events to enrich their experience at APU.
• Students may select to complete honors units through the Azusa Oxford Semester.
• Students may also choose to enjoy the great outdoors and participate in honors study experiences in the APU High Sierra Semester.
• During the class registration period, Honors students are given the opportunity to register early for classes to optimize course schedules.
• Sophomore, junior, and senior students may select to live in an Honors Living Learning Community in the APU Village.