Stephen F. Austin State University

School of Honors

The School of Honors provides exceptional intellectual challenge and stimulation for academically talented students. All qualified students, whatever their major, are eligible to apply for admission to the program.

Admission Criteria for the School of Honors

  1. Beginning Freshmen - Beginning Freshmen at SFA are invited to apply if they achieve a minimum ACT composite score of 27, or a minimum SAT verbal-plus-math score of 1220; and top 15 percent of class.
  2. Students enrolled at SFA - SFA undergraduates who have earned a GPA of 3.25 or higher are invited to apply for admission to the School of Honors. These applicants are requested to submit an academic transcript and a letter from an SFA faculty member attesting to their academic qualifications.
  3. Transfer students - Subject to the approval by the honors director, students with a minimum GPA of 3.25 may transfer in as many as 12 credit hours of honors courses from their former institution(s) into the School of Honors at SFA. In addition to the 3.25 GPA, a letter from a faculty member at a former institution attesting to the applicant's academic qualifications is required for a transfer admission to the SFA School of Honors. Transcripts from previous college(s) must also be submitted.
  4. Admission of non-honors students to honors courses - Permission of a professor is required for enrollment of non-honors students in honors courses. No more than two honors courses may be taken without formal admission to the School of Honors.

Graduation with University Honors

Students graduate with a certificate from the School of Honors if they meet the following conditions:

  1. Complete 25 hours of honors course work, including 12 semester hours of upper division classes, with a minimum GPA in honors courses of 3.00.
  2. Achieve an overall GPA of at least 3.25.

Students meeting these criteria also have their final transcript noted "Graduated Through the School of Honors."

For further information about the SFA School of Honors, write in care of P.O. Box 6114, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962; fax a request to (936) 468-7619; or phone the Office of the School of Honors at (936) 468-2813.

Also note that, as described elsewhere in this bulletin, individual academic departments offer specialized honors programs for their majors.