About
JBU’s Honors Scholars Program is a community for high-achieving students who are passionate about learning and want to be offered additional curricular and co-curricular opportunities to pursue excellence both in and out of the classroom.
John Brown University's Honors Scholars Program typically draws students who are:
- Hungry for knowledge
- Curious
- Driven
- Willing to take occasional risk
- Not satisfied with mediocrity
- Creative
- Lively
Program Overview:
- To qualify for the Honors Scholars Program, students must have a composite ACT score of 28, SAT score of 1240 or a high school GPA of 3.8 or higher.
- To apply, student must complete and submit an HSP application.
- To graduate from the Honors Scholars Program, students are required to take a minimum of 9 lower-division hours (3 classes) in their freshman and sophomore years and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better or a 3.75 in honors courses by the end of their sophomore year. Once students have promoted, they must go on to complete a total of 21 honors hours. Students may choose from approximately 20 course options. The majority of honors classes fulfill JBU's core requirements.
- To graduate with Presidential Honors, students must complete 21 hours of honors courses, including a senior thesis (capstone) project.
- To graduate with University Honors, students must complete 21 hours of honors courses but are not required to complete a senior thesis (capstone) project.
