Honors Program Application
The Honors Program is currently accepting applications for Spring 2025 and Fall 2025.
- Before applying, learn more about Honors in General Education (for new first-time incoming students) and Honors in Upper-Division General Education (for continuing students or new transfer students).
There is no GPA requirement to apply. Any student committed to excellence is encouraged to apply.
At this time, we are unable to accept applications from students in fully online degree programs.
Before applying, applicants in the following high-unit majors must first receive permission from the Honors Advisor, Tricia Sweet (tsweet@csuchico.edu):
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Liberal Studies (a BA degree for students planning to apply to a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program)
- Mathematics (Option in Mathematics Education)
- Music (Option in Music Education)
- Nursing and Pre-Nursing
These majors require multiple and specific non-Honors courses for Honors GE Areas, and applicants to the Honors Program from these majors commit to re-taking at least one GE Area (thus adding units to graduation):
Note: with careful planning and advising, students in all other majors should be able to complete Honors in General Education without taking any additional General Education courses. However, most students who start at Chico State as a transfer student will likely need to take at least one additional General Education HNRS course to graduate with Honors in General Education.