- The Honors College at Lone Star College
- Admissions to The Honors College
Admissions to The Honors College
The Chancellor's Fellows and Presidential Scholars application for Fall 2025 Opens Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
(The application remains open for Fall 2025 for Honors College admission and all other Honors scholarships. The Regular Action Deadline to submit is May 15th. Rolling acceptance is possible for the remainder of our available seats until they are awarded or until the start of the semester (whichever occurs first).)
Welcome! We are excited that you are interested in participating in The Honors College at Lone Star.
Fill out the Honors College Application to apply to the Honors College and to be considered for all scholarships! Applications will be accepted on a ROLLING ADMISSIONS basis.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to participate in The Honors College at Lone Star College, you must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
- A high school GPA of a 3.50 on a 4.0 scale
- 1260 or higher composite SAT score (combined Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections)
- 26 or higher composite score on the ACT
- 3.25 GPA with twelve (12) or more college credit hours
- If you are an existing college student with twelve (12) or more college credit hours, a college GPA MUST be considered.
For dual credit students interested in entering into the Honors college you must have twelve (12) or more college credit hours and a college GPA to be considered or approval by the Director.
Certain pathways and opportunities within the Honors College have additional requirements. Please contact your campus Director for more information.
Applications for admission must be submitted, received, and reviewed by the first day of classes to be considered for that given Fall or Spring semester. Allow for at least two weeks for the review process and notification. Late applications will be reviewed for admission the following semester.
Conditional Admission:
The Honors College is committed to reviewing applicants based on a holistic evaluation. Depending on the pathway or track you are interested in and whether you are interested in a scholarship, reviews can include high school or college GPA, test scores, recommendations, letters of recommendation, work experience, writing sample, and a personal interview.
To meet our goal to expand access to honors education, students who do not meet the minimum GPA eligibility may be considered for conditional admission with a letter of support from a teacher, professor, advisor, or high school counselor who is familiar with the student’s academic abilities. The student’s overall academic record and ability to meet standard eligibility after their first semester will be factored into the admission evaluation. Students interested in this option should contact their campus honors director for more information on how to apply.
Scholarships
The application process allows interested students to apply for admission to The Honors College and consideration for our two scholarships:
- The Chancellor's Fellows Award and Presidential Scholars Award (application opens October 15th)
- Merit Scholarships
We encourage you to carefully read the "Which Honors Scholarship is Right for me?" information to determine which scholarship option might be the best fit for you. You may also contact the Honors Director at the campus you would like to attend with any additional questions.
Application Definitions
Rolling admissions means applications will be reviewed, when complete (see below), periodically throughout the year. For this application, applicants may be selected for interview, accepted (or declined), and awarded, after interview.
This process encourages students entering college to complete early to determine acceptance and access to cohort scholarships and to possibly secure a scholarship for the following academic year. Spaces are available until all awards are distributed. The applicant period begins on October 15. The early action priority deadline is March 1st. The deadline to submit is May 15th. Rolling acceptance is possible for the remainder of our available seats until they are awarded or until the start of the semester (whichever occurs first). The general scholarship processing period extends until the start of the academic year.
To be eligible for an interview (for scholarship consideration) an applicant must submit an unofficial transcript (with rank and GPA calculations), and the writing sample. If applicants are turning in SAT or ACT scores, they would also be needed for consideration at this time.
- Award: Applicant has been selected to receive a scholarship from the Honors College and admitted for the 2023 Academic Year, contingent upon successful submission of all requisite paperwork.
- Admit: Applicant has been accepted into the Honors College for the 2023 Academic Year.
- Defer: A deferred decision means that although the applicant met the Early Action period, or completed the application before the end of the processing period, we need more time and more information about our applicant pool in order to make a final scholarship decision. An update on any scholarship decision would be provided to the student before the start of the Academic Year.
- Deny: Based upon the application documents submitted, we are not able to offer the applicant admission to the Honors College and/or we are unable to extend a scholarship offer to the applicant at this time.
- Waitlist: The application has been placed on a waitlist. Although we have determined that the applicant is academically prepared to succeed, we must make certain we do not exceed the number of scholarship allocations available. Contingent upon budget availability, waitlisted applicants will receive a scholarship of some kind and will receive an update on the status of their applications by June 15.