<p>I was looking on the GW website but it didn't really explain what the Honors Program was like. Is it open to all majors? Just any background on it would be great thanks.</p>
<p>johnc710: The Honors Program is available to all majors, including those who enter the university “undeclared.”</p>
<p>What are the requirements to get in and what comes with getting into the honors program? Is the intellectual level any higher? Thanks</p>
<p>When you apply to GW through CommonApp, there’s a special application for the University Honors Program. It requires you to write extra essays for that. From what I have seen from many admitted students, they have rather high standardized testing scores. But I don’t think there are specific requirements besides the application. As for intellectual level being higher, that depends on whom you meet; I don’t want to make any generalizations.</p>
<p>My information is a couple of years old, and there may have been some changes. When my D started 2 years ago, the honors program had 2 required classes each of the first 4 semesters, and then there is an honors thesis as a senior. Those required classes can be a problem, depending on your specific area and major. I think the freshman ones were year-long writing and science classes, and the sophomore ones more Engilsh/writing and a social studies type class (both were reading/writing intensive). I can imagine engineering majors would have a very hard time fitting these in, I know my D in Elliott had trouble with conflicts between other courses she wanted to take. She would have AP’d out of a science class requirement, so having to take the science one freshman year was a pain. She was unable to take the required 2 honors courses second semester soph year, and thought she would have to drop out of the honors program, but was told she could try to fit them in later years. She does like the teachers for the honors courses, but wanting to double major, taking 2 languages, there are conflicts. I don’t know if any changes may be in the works to address these issues however.</p>