Important: LSA Honors is sunsetting the Sophomore Honors Award. If you are an incoming first year for fall 2026, you will be working towards the Junior Honors Award.
The Sophomore Honors Award (SHA) recognizes outstanding student achievement and engagement within the LSA Honors Program within one’s first two years as an undergraduate. It incorporates participation in Honors Core Curriculum, Research, Geeklife Engagement Series, and GPA. All recipients are recognized by the director at the time they receive the award, as well as being acknowledged at the time of their graduation. The award carries no monetary value; it is a validation of one’s successful pursuit of a rigorous and well-rounded undergraduate experience from the beginning of undergraduate study through sophomore year.
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Award Requirements
To earn the Sophomore Honors Award, a student must complete the following by the end of their sophomore year:
- Complete at least two (2) Honors Core Courses, one being an Honors First-Year Writing Requirement (FYWR) Course
- Take no more than one optional Pass/Fail course (does not include courses on a Credit/No Credit grading scale)
- Earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.4
- Earn 24 Engagement Points
