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TRANSFER STUDENTS & THE CAMPUSWIDE HONORS PROGRAM

What is the Campuswide Honors Program?

The Campuswide Honors Program (CHP) is a highly selective honors program committed to providing undergraduates with a personal, challenging, and rewarding educational experience with the rigor and personal attention of a selective liberal arts college and the opportunities of a dynamic research .

What are the benefits of joining the CHP?

 Priority registration for classes  Opportunities to interact with outstanding faculty  Personalized one-on-one academic advising  Research projects and internships with faculty  Scholarship application counseling  Special library study rooms and borrowing privileges  On-campus housing guarantee and honors housing option  Leadership and service opportunities  Social and cultural activities  Honors notation on UCI transcript and diploma

How do I join the CHP? The CHP admits transfer students in two ways:

1. “Honors to Honors” program* 2. All other UCI transfer students (who have not The Honors to Honors program is offered by UCI’s Office completed an approved honors program at a specified of Admissions, and provides guaranteed UCI and CHP ) may apply to the CHP prior to UCI admission and priority consideration for merit matriculation OR after they have completed one quarter scholarships to students who have successfully at UCI. completed an approved honors program at a specified community college with a GPA of 3.7 or better. To apply, students must have a minimum overall GPA of Completion must be certified by the community college 3.5 (Please note that students who are admitted to the honors program at: CHP often have GPAs higher than the minimum).

Cerritos College Pasadena College More information about the CHP application process is available online at honors.uci.edu. Santa Barbara College Mt. San Antonio College

What is required to graduate from the CHP?

1. “Honors to Honors” students have already completed 2. All other UCI transfer students are required to take at honors coursework. They are required to complete at least one of the CHP core course sequences and least two quarters of research and an approved honors complete at least two quarters of research and an thesis or creative project under the guidance of a faculty approved honors thesis or creative project under the mentor, once admitted to the CHP. guidance of a faculty mentor, once admitted to the CHP.

*This program is independent from, and should not be confused with, the Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG), which guarantees admission to UCI for transfer students who meet certain criteria (contact UCI’s Office of Admissions for more information about TAG).

CAMPUSWIDE HONORS PROGRAM 1200 Student Services II  Irvine, CA 92697-5680  (949) 824-5461

E-mail: [email protected]  FAX: (949) 824-2092  URL: http://www.honors.uci.edu/ Honors to Honors , Irvine

Honors to Honors eligible students are granted early admission to the University of California, Irvine (not necessarily to their first choice of major) and guaranteed admission to the prestigious Campuswide Honors Program. Students also receive priority consideration for a special set of merit‐based scholarships.

Honors to Honors is a pilot program that is available for fall 2014 for high achieving students who are currently in honors programs at one of UC Irvine’s pilot partner colleges:

. . Orange Coast College . Cypress College . . Fullerton College . Saddleback College . Golden West College . Santa Ana College . Irvine Valley College . Santa Barbara City College . Long Beach City College . Santa Monica College . Mt. San Antonio College . Santiago Canyon College

How do I become eligible for Honors to Honors?

. Submit a UC Admissions Application no later than November 30, 2012. . Attain a GPA of 3.7 or higher. . You must be confirmed (nominated) by your Honors Program Director as a member in good standing and on track to complete the Honors Program requirements prior to transfer. . You must be verified by a UC Irvine Admissions evaluator as having completed transfer requirements, including completion of:  60 transferable semester units (90 quarter units)  Minimum major preparation requirements  Course prerequisites when required  The UC English Composition Requirement (2 courses)  The UC Mathematics Requirement (1 course)

Your College Contact: Sharon Wright, Honors Counselor, 714‐628‐4756

For further information about UC Irvine go to www.admissions.uci.edu. To learn more about the Campuswide Honors Program go to www.honors.uci.edu. Participation in mentored research and completion of a senior honors thesis are required of students admitted to the Campuswide Honors Program.