Honors Program

Co-Honors Directors:

Nina Rytwinski

The Honors Program admits incoming Walsh University freshmen through:

• General Honors (Track I)
• Current Walsh freshmen (Track II) 
• see here for a much fuller description of the Honors admissions processes.

Honors Program Benefits

• Honors Scholarship - All students accepted into the honors program receive a renewable Baxter, Presidential or Founders' scholarship. The full-tuition Presidential and Founders' scholarships are very competitive and are also limited.
• Conference Opportunities - Students have the opportunity to present at national and regional conferences as well as other academic venues, both on and off campus.
• Peer Support - Each honors student has his/her own honors mentor.
• Special Recognition - "Honors Graduate Status" is noted on transcripts sent to potential employers and graduate schools and an Honors medallion is awarded to be worn at graduation.
• Honors Publishing - Each student is required to complete a senior honors thesis, with the opportunity to publish it on OhioLINK.
• Early Registration for Classes. To ensure an optimal class schedule that is most convenient for you.
• Class Auditing - Sit in on classes of your interest at no extra fee.
• Summer Housing - Reduced cost for summer housing is available to work on  your Senior Thesis. 

For more information about the Honors Program, please contact the Office of Admissions at (800) 362-9846 or via email at honorsadmission@walsh.edu or honorsdirector@walsh.edu.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Graduates of the Honors Program will demonstrate critical thinking to formulate well-supported, evidence-based arguments.
• Graduates of the Honors Program will apply appropriate methodology when analyzing date, solving problems, or creating original scholarly work.
• Graduates of the Honors Program will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
• Graduates of the Honors Program will demonstrate effective written communication skills.

Walsh University’s Honors Program offers two admission tracks. The first, General Honors, is designed for those students who begin the program as freshmen. Track II Honors accepts into the program those who have excelled during their freshman-year experience at Walsh. Both admissions tracks are highly competitive. 

General Honors

Incoming freshmen must meet the following criteria to be offered a Direct Admit into the General Honors Program:

• Apply to Walsh University by December 1.
• Applicants applying with a test score
  • 3.9 GPA or higher and 27 ACT/ 1200 SAT or higher
  • 3.75-3.89 GPA and 30 ACT/ 1370 SAT or higher
• Test Optional Applicants
  • 3.9 GPA or higher and completed 2 AP or CCP courses or top 5% of graduating class

Incoming freshmen that accept their Direct Admit to the Honors Program will receive a Baxter Scholarship and will be invited to the Honors Scholarship Day to compete for Presidential and/or Founders’ Scholarships in an amount equivalent to the cost of regular full-time tuition.  The Presidential and Founders’ scholarships are competitive and limited. Recipients of the Presidential and Founders’ scholarships must remain in the Walsh University Honors Program and live on campus all four years. The Presidential and Founders’ Scholarships replace any previously-awarded institutional funds.

Track II Honors

Each spring semester, the Honors Director and Honors Committee welcome applications from qualified Walsh freshmen for admittance into the Honors Program via Track II. After an initial vetting process, particularly promising students interview for Honors with the director and committee. To apply for Track II Honors Program admittance, a student must complete an application form, gather several recommendations from Walsh faculty, submit an original writing sample, and complete the interview process described above. Students should have a minimum grade-point average of 3.30 in university courses when applying. Students interested in Track II Honors are welcomed to contact the Director of the Honors Program as early as the middle of the spring semester of their freshmen year to initiate the application process. Students selected into Track II Honors receive the same scholarship support as students admitted through General Honors.

Track I

Students are required to maintain a minimum of a 3.3 overall grade-point average (GPA), a "B" or better in all Honors courses, and be enrolled in an appropriate Honors course each semester to remain in the Honors Program. Students entering the program must complete all degree requirements of their major(s) and minor(s), plus:

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*NOTE: Honors students and their advisors should consult the Honors Program Thesis Manual - available on Honors Students' ECN site - wherein the Honors Program outlines the major steps that constitute the Junior Honors Project (JHP), Senior Honors Thesis Proposal, and Senior Honors Thesis.

Track II

Track II Honors Program students must complete all degree requirements of their major(s) and minor(s) plus the following courses, most of which substitute for General Education requirements these same students otherwise would take: