Admissions & Graduation Requirements

Students may enroll in the SPC Honors College 

• directly from high school
• as an SPC Collegiate High School students and early admission high school students
• after completing one or more semesters at SPC or 
• when transferring to SPC from another college or university.

Admission Requirements for High School Students

• Be in the top ten percent (10%) of your high school graduating class or earned a high school
  cumulative GPA average 3.5 or higher OR
• Achieved a score 1200 or higher on the SAT OR 
• Achieved a score 26 or higher on the ACT OR
• Achieved a score 100 or higher on the English, reading and 72 on the mathematics portions of the College Placement Test AND
• Have a satisfactory written essay score on the special topic 

Admission Requirements for SPC Collegiate High School students and early admission high school students 

• Have earned college cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher with at least 12 credits of college coursework; AND
• Present a recommendation for admission to the Honors Program from a counselor or an instructor who is familiar with their academic work; AND 
• Have a satisfactory written essay score on the special topic

Admission Requirements for SPC Current Students and Transfer Students 

• Have earned college GPA of 3.5 or higher with at least 12 credits hours or more of College course work (other than preparatory level courses) OR
• Be an active member of Phi Theta Kappa (or other Honors Societies) OR
• Present a recommendation for admission to the Honors College from a faculty member, Campus Coordinator, Honors College Director, Assistant Director, Program Director or Honors College counselor who is familiar with your academic work AND 
• Have a satisfactory written essay score on the special topic AND
• Two letters of recommendation from SPC faculty members

Requirements to remain in the Honors College (Continuation requirements)

• Have earned a GPA of 3.3 or greater in Honors Courses and be enrolled in average of 3 credit hours of Honors courses for each semester 
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater by the end of the academic year
• Be involved in service-learning projects and/or extra-curricular activities each semester

Honors College Requirements for Graduation with Honors Diploma or Honors Certificate

• Have earned 18 credit hours of honors-designated courses with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and above for the Honors Diploma OR
• Have earned 11 credit hours of honors-designated courses with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 & above for the Honors Certificate AND
• Have completed and participated in several service-learning projects (independent or as a component of the honors course) and/or extra-curricular activities AND
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.3 in honors-designated courses