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Criteria for Admission
From High School: High school seniors must have a minimum Grade Point
Average (GPA) of 3.5. Also, it is preferred that the applicant have an SAT
score of at least 1700 on the new scale or at least 1150 on the old scale. For consideration for the
Honors Program's Presidential Scholarship, please submit your application by mid
May.
From Penn State: Full-time students must have an earned GPA of 3.5.
Part-time students must have earned a minimum of 30 credits with a Grade Point
Average of 3.5.
Interested in joining us in the Penn State Altoona
Honors Program? Download this application
form in pdf format and submit it to Carole Bookhamer in W115 Smith Building.
Criteria for Retention
Grade Requirement: an overall Penn State GPA of 3.33. If an Honor Student’s overall GPA drops below 3.33, he or she will receive a warning letter from the Honors Coordinator, giving the student one semester within which to bring his or her overall GPA back to 3.33. If the Honor Student fails to do so, he or she will be dismissed from the Honors Program.
Curricular Requirement: Honors students must take (on average)
one Honors Section or Honors Option per semester (see the Honors Program
Curriculum page). If a student falls behind in this requirement, he or she
will receive a warning letter from the Honors Coordinator. The student
then will have one semester to take the needed Honors Sections or Honors
Options.
See the official list of Honors Students and Scholars at Penn State Altoona here.
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