About the Chancellor's Honors Program

The Chancellor’s Honors Program (CHP) is the University of Tennessee’s largest university-wide honors program. Founded in 1985, CHP membership is today approximately 5% of undergraduate students.

Admission to the program is highly selective and usually occurs when students matriculate from high school. The typical entering Chancellor’s Honors student has excelled in a rigorous high school curriculum and demonstrated exceptional leadership potential. Standardized test performance is also taken into consideration. The incoming first-year class of 2007 earned an average adjusted composite ACT score above 31, which is within the top 2% of the national distribution of scores.

In recognition of their specialized course work, faculty-mentored independent scholarship, and exceptional academic performance, Chancellor’s Honors students earn an honors-designated diploma and are bestowed an Honors Key. Chancellor’s Honors students also often earn membership in one or more college- and department-sponsored honors programs, engage in international & intercultural learning, and provide leadership for a variety of UT student organizations, honors societies, and community outreach efforts.

Chancellor’s Honors students are among the University’s most accomplished alumni. Scholars, professionals, artists, public servants, and entrepreneurs—you name it, Chancellor’s Honors Program alumni are pillars of their community.