University Honors for Transfer Students | Bridge Honors | |
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Designed for | Those with:35 or fewer credit hours and 2-3 remaining general education requirements | Transfer students with an associate's degree, more than 35-40 credit hours, OR fewer than 2 general education requirements remaining |
Curricular requirements | 6 hours of Honors University Studies (e.g., Honors BIO 201, honors ENG 103) HON 210, 211, or 212 (3 hours) Two credits of HON 120, 121, or 191 3 hours of Honors electives Departmental Honors thesis (6 hours) |
HON 399 or 191 (1 hour) Departmental Honors thesis (6 hours) 5-6 hours of Honors seminars (including HON 210, 211, 212, 120, and/or 121) |
Total credits required | 20 hours | 12-13 hours |
Medallion Ceremony participation? | Yes | Yes |
Type of honors received on degree | University Honors with Honors in (major) ex.: University Honors with Honors in Biology | Bridge Honors in (major) ex.: Bridge Honors in Biology |
The UNCW Honors College has Memos of Understanding with the honors programs at the schools below, and we will accept honors credit earned in these programs to count toward our own requirements.
If you are a transfer student who previously attended one of the honors programs at these schools, and would like to join the Honors College at UNCW, please contact us by email after receiving an acceptance from UNCW.
You will stay in your current housing if accepted. You will just receive access to honors courses, programs, registration, etc.
Honors class sizes are relatively small. The average size of HON classes was 17 students in the 2018-2019 academic year. Classes ranged from 5 to 20 students. This helps you develop close interactions with the faculty from your very first semester.
Many are also interdisciplinary, giving students the opportunity to approach a topic from several different angles.
Office of the Honors College
Honors College
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5958
We are located in Randall Library on the second floor, Suite 2006.