Honors College Application for Current Students

Thank you for your interest in the UNC Charlotte Honors College!

Applicants will be automatically sorted by their major for consideration in the Arts + Architecture HonorsProgram (AAHP), the Business Honors Program (BHP), or the University Honors Program (UHP). Applicants not accepted to AAHP or BHP might then be considered for admission to UHP. Students may be a member of only one of these honors programs. Visit the website(s) linked above to view the requirements and expectations for maintaining good standing in each program.

Application Requirements:

Original Essay
List of Activities
Two Academic Letters of Recommendation

All fields within this application must be completed at time of submission.

To receive a decision notification in February, applicants must meet the Priority Decision deadline of December 1 (11:59pm EST). Those who submit a completed application after December 1 and by March 1, will be considered only if space is available and decision notifications are released on a rolling basis beginning in March. Application to the Honors College is for fall semester entry only.

Please direct questions about this application or the application process to honorscollege@charlotte.edu.

Student Information

First Name

Middle Name

Student Last Name

Preferred Name

Student ID Number

Mobile Phone Number

Email Address

Education Information

Current Class

UNC Charlotte Major

Current GPA
(leave blank if this is your first semester)

Application Materials

Original Essay

The purpose of this essay is to help us get to know you as a person and understand how you think. You should submit polished writing that demonstrates authenticity, creativity, and analytical reflection. The best essay will give the review committee a clear sense of the unique intellectual and creative contributions you are poised to make to the UNC Charlotte community. Be sure to specifically address the prompt provided in no more than 500 words. Essays over 500 words will not be considered. Please include your name and date of birth at the top of the document.

Essay Prompt: Honors and merit scholars programs at UNC Charlotte expect you to be intellectually curious. Tell us about an idea that has piqued your intellectual curiosity, describe it, and tell us how you have pursued it in your high school years. Use specific examples of how you have used critical thinking and the inquiry process to deepen your knowledge of this idea.

Note: The Honors College expects that applicants' responses to the above prompt are entirely their own and reflect their personal experiences, ideas, and language. While it can be a helpful tool, artificial intelligence (AI) should not be used in the production of this essay.

*It is acceptable for you to use an essay you have submitted for another UNC Charlotte application if you feel it adequately addresses the prompt.

To attach your essay to your application, click the Choose File button below and upload the document. Then click the Upload File Now button to complete the process.

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Activity List

Please list and briefly describe any honors, awards, accomplishments, leadership positions, paid employment, and significant extracurricular activities (ex. community service, clubs, sports, band, orchestra) you have earned or held during high school. Indicate the organization's full name rather than the acronym for the organization. Add your activities in order of importance to you, with the first activity being the most important. Please include your name and date of birth at the top of the document.

To attach your activity list to your application, click the Choose File button below and upload the document. Then click the Upload File Now button to complete the process.

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Additional Scholarship Opportunities

Martin Scholars Program

The Martin Scholars Program is one of UNC Charlotte’s leading merit scholarship programs, established in 2016 through the generosity of UNC Charlotte alumni Demond T. (’97) and Twakia “Kia” (’98) Martin. The Martin Scholars Program is housed in the Honors College in order to support high-achieving students with the highest level of financial need and provides the recipients with the following:

Ability to pursue academic excellence and personal development without the burden of how to pay for school
Award amounts equal to their unmet financial need up to the cost of attendance (total value of scholarship, on average, is $35,000 for a four-year student, including a study abroad stipend)
Opportunities for professional development through specialized programing and financial assistance in studying abroad or completing an internship
Increased support and advising from Honors College staff and the Martin Faculty Fellow
All Martin Scholars are members of an honors program, allowing them to benefit from small classes with dedicated faculty, priority registration, and honors programming

Are you interested in applying to the Martin Scholars Program?

Yes

No

Admission & Eligibility Requirements

Open to full-time incoming freshmen, transfer students, and continuing students.

Pell-eligible with an Student Aid Index (SAI) equivalent to Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $3,000 or less as determined by the FAFSA
Be a member of or intend to join an honors program
Preference to students from underrepresented groups
Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
Must be a resident of North Carolina
Preference given to incoming freshmen and transfer students with:
- Minimum 3.7 cumulative GPA (unweighted for high school)
- Minimum 26 ACT
- Minimum 1150 SAT
For continuing students at UNC Charlotte:
- Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA

Applicants are required to submit Honors Essay 2 in addition to completing the Honors College application including the required documentation: list of activities, two academic letters of recommendation, and honors essay)
Complete the FAFSA application
Demonstrated alignment with the mission and values of the Honors College

Visit the Martin Scholars website for detailed information on the program and application timeline.

Essay Prompt:
Please make sure to specifically address the prompt provided in 500-700 words, or your application will not be considered.

Describe a time when you faced a challenge, whether social, cultural, geographical, intellectual, or other type of actual or perceived challenge. Tell us about that experience of being out of your comfort zone. What obstacles did you encounter and how did you handle them? What did you gain? How did the end results affect others?

Martin Scholars Program Essay (Honors Essay 2)

Academic Letters of Recommendation

An academic reference is defined as a current or former teacher or professor who was your instructor for at least one academic course.
*It is acceptable for you to use the same academic recommenders you have used for another UNC Charlotte application.

For more details on academic letters of recommendation, please visit the Honors College Website.

Academic Reference 1
Enter the information below for your Academic Reference 1. The contact listed will be sent an email with instructions on how to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf after you submit your application.

Title

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Academic Reference 2
Enter the information below for your Academic Reference 2. The contact listed will be sent an email with instructions on how to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf after you submit your application.

Title

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Honors College Application for Current Students

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