2025 Honors Application

Honors Program Application

You must complete this application, including a well-crafted multimedia response, to one of the prompt questions below. SAT/ACT test scores are not required, but you may submit them if you choose to the Admissions Office.

Accepted first-year and accepted transfer students are welcome to apply. Accepted first-year students are eligible to apply for Honors if they have maintained a high school GPA of 92 or above. Accepted transfer students with a 3.3 cumulative GPA and at least 15 credits are also eligible to apply.

If your academic record does not meet these criteria, you may still apply! You will have an opportunity within the application to explain your academic history.

Current students at Fredonia with a 3.3 GPA and at least 15 credits may apply but will not be eligible for the Honors Scholarship.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The deadline for Honors applications to be submitted is February 18, 2025.

Email Address (new students: use your application email; current students: use your Fredonia email)

First Name

Preferred Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Cell Phone Number

May we text you?

Yes

Parent/Guardian Email Address

F# (Fredonia ID Number)

Major

High School/Prior College

Cumulative High School GPA or Cumulative Transfer GPA

Please know that if your academic record does not meet the Honors criteria (92 GPA for graduating high school seniors: 3.3 GPA for transfer students), we still welcome your application! Please tell us briefly what your grades can't capture about who you are, what you have achieved, and why we'd be missing out if we relied only on GPA and standardized tests. (This is a separate question from the multimedia prompt.)

If relevant, please indicate the approximate number of credits you have earned from pre-college programs like AP, Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, or other college-level courses. (Your answer will not affect your eligibility.)

Fredonia Honors Program Essay Prompts

What distinguishes an Honors student from a non-Honors student? That question is not easy to answer. Part of the answer may come down to drive: to the intrinsic motivation to be engaged and to go deeper with assignments and experiences.

To learn more about you, we invite you to answer one of the following prompts. The form of your response may be written (min. 750 words, framed in any professional or creative genre), multimedia (e.g., video, podcast, slides presentation), or aesthetic/innovative content (e.g., an original artwork or musical composition accompanied by an artist’s statement, an entrepreneurial solution or pitch deck accompanied by a brief explanation).

1. Honors students are academically motivated. They not only maintain strong academic records, but they often plan ahead to get the most out of their undergraduate experience. Tell us about your plans for college and, if applicable, for further academic or professional preparation. Help us understand what resources, experiences, and opportunities at Fredonia you plan to take advantage of and how the Honors Program will help you achieve these goals.

2. The Honors Program is committed to being interdisciplinary and diverse, meaning that the program believes that life today requires us to converse across fields, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Tell us about a time you engaged in a different subject or activity (one you don't excel in) or worked with people with different skills, viewpoints, or backgrounds. Let us know what shifted in your approach or understanding and how this shift has impacted other areas of your life.

You should be able to submit your file--whether a traditional Word or PDF file or multimedia one--via this platform. For extra assurance, you may also submit your file as an attachment or via a link to honors.program@fredonia.edu. (If you choose to share a link, please make sure to give viewing permission to honors.program@fredonia.edu)

Acknowledgment of Any Sources:
The use of sources is optional. If you use sources, please note them--we'd love to know where you draw ideas from. Any applications plagiarized in part or in whole will be rejected.

I certify the accuracy of all materials submitted on this form and that all work is my own.

Yes

Contact Information:
For any questions or concerns regarding your application, please write to honors.program@fredonia.edu.

Office of Admissions

Maytum Hall, 6th Floor280 Central Ave.State University of New York at FredoniaFredonia, NY 14063

2025 Honors Application

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