Honors Application
The Honors Programs application is not currently available. The application will open again when the fall admissions application cycle begins on August 1. For questions, please check with the honors program(s) in which you are interested.
Applying to Honors Programs
Honors Application Deadline
December 1
The online honors program application offers centralized access to all freshman honors program applications. To apply to and be considered for one or more UT Austin freshman honors programs, you must:
- Submit your ApplyTexas Application for Freshman Admission. You will not be able to begin the honors program application until you have submitted your admission application. (It can take up to 24 hours for your ApplyTexas Application to be received by UT Austin once you submit it on the ApplyTexas site.)
- Complete and submit the online portion of the honors program application. You only need to complete the online honors application once even if you plan to apply to multiple programs; the application you receive after logging in will be adjusted to include items required for all the honors programs to which you are applying.
- Complete any additional steps required by the individual honors programs. The final page of the online honors application will indicate what additional information you will need to submit (if any). All admissions and honors application materials should be submitted to the Office of Admissions—not to the individual honors programs.
Your admission application, honors program application and all required supporting materials (including SAT or ACT scores) for both admission and honors programs must be received by December 1.
Why can’t I access the honors application and recommendation system?
You won’t be able to access the online honors application or honors recommendation system until you submit your ApplyTexas Application for Freshman Admission. In most cases, it takes up to 24 hours (about one week for paper admissions applications) for us to receive and load your admissions application into our system. Once your application is loaded, you’ll be able to access the honors program application and online recommendation system.
Application Requirements for Honors Programs
Before selecting the programs to which you’d like to apply, review the list of application requirements. All items needed to complete each application must be received by December 1. You must also submit a completed application for admission by December 1, to be considered for an honors program.
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Business Honors |
Natural Sciences Honors |
Engineering Honors |
Liberal Arts Honors |
Plan II Honors |
Turing Scholars (Computer Science) |
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Online Honors Application Form |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Required |
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Resume |
Required |
Required |
Not |
Required |
Not |
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Online Honors Recommendation Forms |
1 recommendation |
1 recommendation |
Not |
Not required |
Not required |
1 recommendation |
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Total Required Honors Application Items |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Details about program-specific questions on Honors Application
Program-specific questions are part of the online honors application and should only be submitted as part of the online honors application. You'll have space on the online application to answer these questions. Here's a brief overview of the program-specific questions for each program so you have an idea of what is on the application.
- Business Honors: Acknowledge the Business Honors Program Honor Code. (2) Explain any extenuating circumstances that should be considered (optional).
- Natural Sciences Honors: (1) Describe a time when you invented, created, discovered or proved something in science or mathematics. (2) Briefly explain your career and educational goals. (3) Explain a belief accepted at some point in your life but have rejected on the basis of a rational process.
- Engineering Honors: Explain how your engineering degree will provide you the knowledge and leadership skills to change the world in the future.
- Liberal Arts Honors: The Liberal Arts Honors Program seeks change agents, students who are going to draw upon a liberal arts education to make lifelong contributions to society that will make life better for their fellow citizens in the 21st century. (1) Tell us succinctly and imaginatively how a liberal arts education will help you become such a change agent and what contributions you expect to make. (2) Write five sentences describing yourself, your life and your experiences that--taken together--form an accurate view of who you are. Be creative!
- Plan II Honors: Admissions essay prompts are designed to allow applicants to tell an admissions committee about themselves and to show how and why the applicant is a good fit for the school or program. Write five sentences describing yourself, your life and your experiences that--taken together--form an accurate view of who you are. Be creative!
- Turing Scholars: (1) Describe your significant activities, employment, and achievements. Be sure to include information that is relevant to the study of computer science. (2) Briefly explain your career and educational goals. (3) Explain a belief accepted at some point in your life but have rejected on the basis of a rational process.
Major Selections
The honors programs to which you may apply are determined by the major choices you select as part of your application for admission. Review the following chart to find out which honors programs are open to your application.
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To apply to this honors program… |
You must select the following 1st or 2nd choice majors on your ApplyTexas Application for Admission. |
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Business Honors |
Unspecified Business in the McCombs School of Business |
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Natural Sciences Honors |
Any major in the College of Natural Sciences |
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Engineering Honors |
Any major in the Cockrell School of Engineering |
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Liberal Arts Honors |
Any major in the College of Liberal Arts |
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Plan II |
Plan II or any major in the College of Liberal Arts |
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Turing Scholars |
Computer Science (in the College of Natural Sciences) |
Why can’t I see all the honors programs I’d like to apply to?
You may only apply to honors programs associated with the colleges or departments that you select on your application for admission. For example, if you select a first-choice major in the College of Natural Sciences and a second-choice major in the College of Liberal Arts, you won’t be able to apply to the Business Honors Program in the McCombs School of Business unless you change your major.
Changing Your Major on Your Application for Admission
If an honors program that you're interested in applying to is not offered as an option on the online honors application, you must change your first and/or second choice major(s) in order to apply to that program.
Changing Your Major
If you have not submitted your ApplyTexas App
To change your major selections, return to your online ApplyTexas Application for Admission, change your majors on the “Select Majors” page and save your application.
If you already submitted your ApplyTexas App
To change your major selections, submit a change of major request in one of the following ways:
- E-mail (Preferred): Send a major change request to the Office of Admissions. Include your full name, UT EID and updated first- and/or second-choice major choices in the request.
- Fax: Send a fax to 512-471-5828 (Attention: Honors Program Application). Include your full name, UT EID and updated first- and/or second-choice major choices in the request.
If your major change request is approved, your updated honors program choices will appear on the online honors application within 3-5 working days.
Submitting Honors Application Materials
The majority of the information required for an honors program application is submitted online. Admissions or honors application materials (such as paper resumes) that are not required to be submitted online may be faxed or mailed directly to the Office of Admissions. All recommendations should be submitted using the online honors recommendation system. No materials should be sent directly to the individual honors program offices.
Return to Honors Programs page on Be a Longhorn.