What are the admissions criteria for the USF Honors College?
For students entering USF in the Fall 2008 or later semesters as first year students, the general criteria for admission to the Honors College are: A 3.8 weighted high school GPA and one of the following: a.) A 1300 or higher SAT score OR b.) A 29 or higher ACT score.
For students entering the Honors College as transfering/continuing students, the general criteria are: 3.5 cumulative college GPA with atleast 45 college or university level credits.
What can I do if I don’t meet these criteria?
Contact the Dean of the Honors College, Dr. Silverman, at (813) 974-3087 or by email at: Silverman@honors.usf.edu
Why doesn’t my Honors Scholarship show up on OASIS?
In order to get the Honors Scholarship you need to be enrolled in the Honors course (main curriculum only), have a 3.2 USF GPA, and have no I, D, or F grades in any IDH courses. If you meet these criteria and your Honors Scholarship does not show up on OASIS, please contact us.
However, if you are a new transfer/continuing student in the Honors College, your Honors Scholarship will not be posted on OASIS account until after the first week of classes once the enrollment is verified. Therefore, please allow 3-4 weeks for processing of it and if it does not show up after 4 weeks of classes, please contact us.
If you are a new incoming freshman, your Honors Scholarship will not be posted or awarded until you go through the orientation. Please allow couple of weeks for processing after your orientation before contacting us.
I took two Honors courses in one semester, now I’m not taking any, can i still receive the scholarship?
Because of different policies and rules each student’s case is different. Please contact the scholarship coordinator at the Honors College to look over your situation.
I got a memo from Financial Aid that I need to submit a memo regarding my graduate course for my Bright Futures to pay. What do I do?
If Honors Thesis is the only graduate course you are enrolled in, please disregard that memo. The Financial Aid Office has that memo on file from the Honors College and we are submitting lists of students every semester. The memo is generated automatically by the system once you register for the graduate course. However, if you are taking other graduate courses, you do need to submit a memo from those departments for Bright Futures to pay for the course. Also please note that for the purpose of Honors Thesis ONLY, students are responsible only for an amount equal to the undergraduate tuition for those credits.
