Admission requirements

Interested students must complete the additional Honors College application questions available as part of the PSU undergraduate application. Current PSU students wishing to transfer into the Honors College should see the Honors website for instructions on completing an application: www.pdx.edu/honors. Students are welcome to transfer into the University Honors College from outside institutions or from within PSU at any point in their freshman, sophomore, or junior years. Students wishing to transfer into Honors as seniors should contact the Honors academic advisor to discuss their research experience and thesis plans, as well as their expected timeline. Students with senior class standing will still be expected to take Honors junior-level coursework.

In order to be admitted to the University Honors College, all students must first be admitted to Portland State University.

Expected criteria for admission:

• Academic record is considered holistically. 
• Two essays submitted as part of the application.
• Standardized test scores are accepted but not required.

All applications are reviewed holistically by a faculty committee.