The Arts and Sciences Honors Program, a component of the University Honors Program, offers courses that students can enroll in throughout their four years. Honors courses are innovative, enriched, and generally smaller in size than other courses. First-semester freshmen are admitted to the Honors Program upon entry to the University if they (a) were awarded a University of Hartford President's or Regents' Scholarship or (b) have a combined SAT score of at least 1200. Thereafter, students qualify for the program based on grade point average. Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.25 overall and 3.0 in Honors work to graduate with University Honors. Students do not need to be pursuing an Honors degree to enroll in Honors courses.

Curricular Requirements:

A student in the College of Arts and Sciences must fulfill the College's 18 credit hour Academic Honors Program requirement in order to graduate with University Honors. A typical course of study in Arts and Sciences includes:

• 6+ credits of Honors General Education, All-University Curriculum (AUC) courses, or Contract Honors courses.
• 6 credits of 300-level Honors seminars
• A 6-credit senior-year Honors thesis (HON 493 and HON 494, or a 6-credit University Scholar project approved by the Arts and Sciences Honors Committee).

Transfer Students:

Transfer students with a GPA of at least 3.25 at their last institution may qualify for University Honors with a total of 12 credits by completing two seminars (or for natural science students, one seminar and upper division contract Honors course) and the 6 credit thesis or University Scholar project. To graduate with "University Honors," these students must meet the following GPA requirements for their work at the University of Hartford: 3.0 in Honors work; 3.25 overall.