{"id":1496,"date":"2020-10-10T19:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T19:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/?page_id=1496"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:43:20","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission and Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1496\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1496-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1496-0\" id=\"services\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1496-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-f0b7870c9b41-1496\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdmission Process\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1496-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat\">Incoming First Year Students<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">All first-year undergraduate applicants to Western are considered for admission to the Kathwari Honors Program. Your application will be reviewed by the WCSU Admissions Office for acceptance to both WCSU and to the Kathwari Honors Program according to the entrance requirements below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">If you were not notified of your acceptance into the program by February 15th or you wish to send us a direct application, you may submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/e09mTGpy7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online application<\/a>. Admission to the Kathwari Honors Program is highly competitive. If admitted, you will receive an invitation to join the Kathwari Honors Program via the email you provided and will be asked to respond to us to confirm your acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">We encourage students to apply as soon as possible as spots are limited and some of the benefits of the program are time sensitive, i.e. Honors Housing is first come, first serve and applying students must have a completed application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">*If you were accepted to the Kathwari Honors Program as an incoming first-year student but chose to attend another school and are now transferring to WestConn, you will not automatically be admitted to the Honors Program. You must reapply.*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1496-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Current WCSU or Transfer Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Current WCSU students can <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/e09mTGpy7A\">apply directly<\/a> to the program during their first two years (up to 60 credits). The Kathwari Honors Program Director will review applications and notify students of their status after final grades for that semester have been posted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">Transfer students up until their rising<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0junior year <\/span>may <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/e09mTGpy7A\">apply directly<\/a> to the program upon successfully transferring to WCSU. Your Kathwari Honors Program application will be reviewed once you have been admitted to the University by WCSU Admissions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;font-size: 12pt\">The Kathwari Honors Program does not consider applications from students who have begun studies in their junior or senior years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat\">Please note that scholarships are not offered directly through the Honors Program. Incoming students may be eligible for scholarships administered through the WCSU Admissions Office. For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/merit-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/merit-scholarships\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1496-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1496-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1496-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-b11eb532f7c7-1496 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdmission Requirements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1496-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Incoming First Year Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">All WCSU applicants are reviewed by WCSU Admissions. Students not admitted to the Kathwari Honors Program by these criteria may <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/e09mTGpy7A\">apply directly<\/a> to the program for admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">WITH SAT\/ACT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">SAT\/ACT combined score of or above 1200; 25 on the ACT<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">High school grade point average, 3.5 out of 4.0 or above<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">TEST OPTIONAL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">High school grade point average, 3.5 out of 4.0 or above<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">8 honors &amp; 3 AP\/college courses completed in high school<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1496-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Current WCSU or Transfer Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/e09mTGpy7A\">Application<\/a> submitted online directly to the Kathwari Honors Program Director. The essay component is a crucial component of the application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Involvement on campus, community service and co-\/extra-curricular activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">References<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Available space in the Kathwari Honors Program<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1496-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1496-4\" id=\"services\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1496-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-93629f59ab1e-1496\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHonors Program Requirements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll Kathwari Honors students are expected to participate fully in the program: academically, socially, and culturally.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1496-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1496-5\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-1496-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Full Program <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>First-Year &amp; Rising Sophomores<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>3.2<\/strong> minimum cumulative GPA maintained.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">SIX Honors Courses: <\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">HON 100 The Nature of Inquiry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">FOUR Honors Modes of Inquiry courses that cover no fewer than four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/honors-classes-and-modes-of-inquiries\/\">Modes<\/a> (multiple modes can apply from a single course).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">HON 400 Honors Capstone<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>20 Honors Engagement Points<\/strong>, which can be earned through volunteer work, internships, study abroad, attending honors and approved WCSU events, campus employment, WCSU athletics, student club involvement, presentation at a conference, a teaching practicum or a research practicum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1496-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1496-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Associate Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Sophomores &amp; 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