Our planned post on updates and improvements to honors programs will appear in the near future, and we hope at least a few programs will provide information about new scholarship opportunities. In the meantime, thanks to the transparency of the Colorado State site, we can report that there are some great opportunities for entering honors students there, even if they are out-of-state residents.
All students admitted to the honors program receive a $1,000 scholarship, and remain eligible for renewal through four years if they maintain program requirements.
But highly qualified OOS students are eligible for a $9,000 renewable scholarship, whichcovers about three-fourths of the OOS tuition and fees. To be eligible, applicants must meet the February 1 priority deadline and have a 1300/ACT 29/ and at least a 3.8 GPA.
All National Merit finalists, Boettcher finalists and scholars, Monfort Scholars, National Hispanic Scholars, and National Achievement Scholars also receive this scholarship automatically if they apply by the February 1 priority deadline and list CSU as their first choice school.
The good news doesn’t end there. OOS students with SAT 1230/ACT 27 and a GPA of at least 3.6 are eligible for a $7000 a year scholarship.
The regular application deadline for honors is March 1. Admission is based on a combination of test scores and GPAs, allowing students with very high GPAs to be admitted with somewhat lower test scores.
The average SAT of admitted students is 1340, ACT 31, and weighted GPA 4.15
But admission is also likely with the following test/GPA combinations:
SAT 1310/ACT 30/ GPA 3.7;
SAT 1280/ACT 29/GPA 3.8;
SAT 1240/ ACT 28/ GPA 3.9;
SAT 1200/ACT 27/ GPA 4.0.
All also require a recommendation from a high school counselor, who will be contacted.
Automatic invitations are issued to students with the following combinations of test scores and GPAs:
SAT 1400/ACT 32/GPA 4.0;
SAT 1440/ACT 33/GPA 3.9;
SAT 1490/ACT34/ GPA3.8.
Once admitted, students can choose between two honors tracks. Track 1 requires 13 hours of honors core classes and seminars; 6 hours of honors credit in the department, college, or major; and a total of 4 hours for honors research and thesis.
Track 2 is essentially an honors in the major track. It totals 17 hours of honors credit, including the 1 hour freshman honors seminar, 12 hours in the major, and 4 hours for the thesis and research.
The strongest departments at CSU are biological and agricultural engineering 23rd in the nation; civil engineering, 37; environmental engineering, 41; and overall engineering, 67. Chemistry ranks 45th, statistics 40, and all science departments are ranked number 82 or better in the nation. Of special importance to pre-vet students is the very high ranking–number 3 in the nation–of CSU’s vet school.
Honors students have a great residential opportunity. About 240 of the 360 new honors entrants each year can enjoy the amenities of the Honors Academic Village. The residence hall features two-person suites with a private bath. Immediately adjacent is one of the best campus dining facilities, Rams Horn Hall. After freshman year, honors students may live in nearby Edwards Hall, an older facility with traditional rooms and corridor baths.
Transfer and current CSU must have 3.5
