The Honors Scholars Program is designed for motivated students who want to challenge themselves and grow academically. As an Honors Scholar, you’ll join a supportive community that encourages curiosity, collaboration, and a lifelong love of learning. Students in the program enjoy benefits like early class registration and access to enriching opportunities such as field trips, workshops, research experiences, honors-level coursework for credit, graduate school preparation, and special masterclasses.
Want to learn more? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Admission Requirements
Interested in joining the Honors Scholars Program?
To apply, you must be a City Tech student who has completed at least 12 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher at the end of the fall or spring semester. Transfer students are also welcome, as long as they have completed at least 12 credits at City Tech and meet the GPA requirement. In addition, you should still have more than 18 credits remaining to complete your degree, so you will have at least one more semester after applying.
How to Apply
If you are eligible, you will receive an invitation email at the beginning of the summer or calendar year. Follow the instructions in your invitation, complete the application form, and submit it by the deadline listed in your email. Once your application is ready, email it to the address provided in the invitation letter.
Staying in the Honors Scholars Program
To remain in the Honors Scholars Program
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA at the required level to remain in the program. In addition, they should participate in at least one Honors Scholars Program activity. This could include working on an advanced project in a regular course to earn honors credit, participating in a three-part series such as the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center lab series, Rethinking Authority Across Platforms, Research & AI library series, or the Funding Your Future: Scholarships & Fellowships 101 workshop series. Students may also volunteer with an approved organization, such as the American Red Cross or another nonprofit, or design and create a digital or non-digital narrative-driven game for learning, after completing the online training and participate in all related game lab events.
Students are also expected to share their accomplishments from one or more of these activities at the end of the semester. Staying engaged is important, so students should attend at least one Honors event per month during the fall and spring semesters, such as graduate school information sessions or workshops. Throughout their participation, students must always adhere to the college’s academic integrity policy.
