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 scholarship of $24,000 or a full-tuition scholarship. The full-tuition scholarships are very competitive and are also limited.
• Membership into the National Collegiate Council of Honors Programs - 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.
• Honors Publishing - Each student is required to complete a senior honors thesis, which will be catalogued in the Walsh library as well as 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.
• Extended library usage. Extended borrowing privileges from the University library.

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.

General Honors

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: