{"id":433,"date":"2023-09-07T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:26:04","slug":"honors-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/honors-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to become a strong leader, in and out of the classroom? Want to belong to a community of like-minded students? What about having more control over the work you do in college? Then the Honors Program is the right choice for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n<component\n  is=\"media-context\"\n  class=\"media-context media-context--light media-context--reverse\"\n>\n  <div class=\"media-context__inner grid\">\n    <div class=\"media-context__context\">\n          \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--medium context--dark \">\n                \n\n<component\n  is=\"button-group\"\n  class=\"button-group\"\n>\n            <a class=\"btn btn--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/honors-program\/about\/\" target=\"\">About the Program &amp; Perks<\/a>\n      <\/component>  <\/component>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"media-context__image\">\n                              <picture>\n      <source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Honors.jpg\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"media-context__img\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Honors.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Students studying outside by HBO\"\n      \/>\n    <\/picture>\n  \n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/component>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prospective Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are a first-year undergraduate student admitted to Queens, you are automatically considered for the Honors Program based on the strength of your admissions application. There is no additional application. Top applicants who challenge themselves in the classroom, excel in their academic work, and thoughtfully contribute to their community will be offered a spot in the honors program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transfer students from 2-year or 4-year institutions are required to apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions, you can connect with your admissions counselor or email Queens Admissions (<a href=\"mailto:admissions@queens.edu\">admissions@queens.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a current student and are interested in the program, please email <a href=\"mailto:honors@queens.edu\">honors@queens.edu<\/a> to apply. You must have completed at least a semester at Queens and have a GPA of 3.35 or higher to qualify. Applications are due in September and January each semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the program, please email <a href=\"mailto:honors@queens.edu\">honors@queens.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to become a strong leader, in and out of the classroom? Want to belong to a community of like-minded students? What about having more control over the work you do in college? Then the Honors Program is the right choice for you! Getting Started Prospective Students If you have questions, you can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-433","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4454,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433\/revisions\/4454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}