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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 HSGPA 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 notation on transcript, HSP certificate & HSP medallion CHP notation on transcript, CHP certificate & CHP medallion minor in Honors Leadership Studies & HLP medallion & notation on transcript certificate of completion & 1794 pin & notation on transcript upon graduation
Privileges priority registration, honors coaching, advanced library benefits, access to honors facilities, and exclusive Honors programming