Graduating with Honors
Graduation with University Honors is one of the highest honors granted by Bowling Green State University.
To graduate with University Honors, students must demonstrate not only their ability to perform well in a range of both Honors and non-Honors courses but also their attainment of the three learning outcomes essential to the Honors College:
- integrate and apply learning across a variety of disciplines
- convey ideas clearly and forcefully both orally and in writing
- think critically and analytically
When you graduate with University Honors, your name and title of your project appears in the graduation program book and you receive the privilege of wearing additional academic regalia, an Honors medallion, provided to you by the Honors College.
For students admitted fall 2025 and later:
Graduation with University Honors is one of the highest honors awarded by the university. The requirements are:
(a) A minimum 3.50 GPA overall, as well as a 3.40 or better in university Honors courses.
(b) The completion of at least 16 semester hours of university Honors courses, including the Honors core sequence (HNRS 2010 and one of the following: 2020, 2400, 2500, or 2600) and the two-course Honors Project sequence (HNRS 4980 and 4990)
(c) The completion of six additional Honors semester hours or experiential learning units
(d) At least a "B" in each Honors course.
(e) Complete at least 12 Honors credits by the end of the 4th semester enrolled in the Honors College.
Failure to complete any of the requirements may result in probation or dismissal from the Honors College and prevent the student from graduating with University Honors.
(a) The completion of 23 semester hours of university Honors courses, including HNRS 2010, HNRS 2020, and the two-course Honors Project sequence (HNRS 4980 and HNRS 4990).
(b) A minimum 3.50 GPA overall, and a minimum 3.40 GPA in university Honors courses.
(c) At least a "B" in each Honors course.
(d) Complete at least 15 Honors credits by the end of the 4th semester enrolled in the Honors College.
Failure to complete any of the requirements may result in probation or dismissal from the Honors College and prevent the student from graduating with University Honors.
Updated: 05/22/2025 01:48PM