UT’s Honors & Scholars houses four university-wide, interdisciplinary honors programs for UT’s highest-achieving students.
Honors & Scholars Programs provides a more intimate college experience within the context of a large research university by integrating academic achievement and student life within a culture of intellectual and civic engagement. Each of our programs offers a unique honors experience to appeal to a variety of student interests and talents, and we invite you to explore them all using the chart below.
Program Comparison
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| Haslam Scholars | Chancellor’s Honors | Honors Leadership | 1794 Scholars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Tenets | cohort model, community of learners, research and scholarship, service & leadership |
intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, global & cultural awareness, research and scholarship, critical reflection |
cohort model, personal development, leadership and ethics, service-learning, social & cultural awareness |
academic engagement, global & cultural awareness, campus involvement, volunteer spirit |
| Length of Program | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 2 years |
| Admission | first-year incoming students | first-year incoming and current students | first-year incoming students | first-year incoming students, current and transfer students with at least two years left at UT |
| Qualifying H. S. GPA | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Qualifying ACT* | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Courses | HSP exclusively designed curriculum sequence |
interdisciplinary Honors coursework | Honors track of the Leadership Studies Minor |
University Honors 101 |
| International or Cultural Experiences |
fully-paid cohort study abroad | Ready for the World experience |
regional/international leadership experience |
access to Honors study abroad programs |
| Capstone Project or Thesis |
two-semester research/capstone sequence |
two-semester research/capstone sequence |
leadership capstone project | capstone project |
| Living and Learning Community |
first-year Required | optional | optional | optional |
| Student Engagement | exclusive academic and community engagement opportunities | |||
| Minimum Cumulative GPA |
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Graduation | HSP certificate & HSP medallion | CHP certificate & CHP medallion | minor in Honors Leadership Studies & HLP medallion | certificate of completion, 1794 pin |
| Privileges | priority registration, Honors coaching, advanced library benefits, and exclusive Honors programming | |||