<p>How rigorous is this program? What exactly do you need to do?</p>
<p>I'm a newly admitted freshman and I would like to know the specifics so I do not apply and become overwhelmed with their commitment policies.</p>
<p>All you need to do is take honors collegium courses, which generally aren’t any harder than normal classes but do tend to be smaller. </p>
<p>Also, I believe you need to have a minimum 3.5 and 12 units to apply to the Honors Program, but double check that cause its been 3 years since I applied. </p>
<p>If you don’t have the GPA now but still want to take honors credit (ie. 189’s, SRP 99’s, 199’s, etc), you can apply later on and all that credit will count.</p>
<p>Honestly, it doesn’t mean much anymore besides looking good on a transcript and more access to scholarships. We used to get priority enrollment, but they took it away :(</p>
<p>There’s some smaller benefits from Honors that have added up for me. You get to check out books from YRL for three months, and I’ve saved some money on books for class this way. You also generally have an easier time seeing a counselor, at least in my experience. The Honors collegiums, especially the smaller ones, allow you to interact with professors better (this has proved pretty useful to me in terms of letters of rec). Like most other programs, its all about what you put into it, and I’ve found that the personal connections I’ve made are the most valuable</p>
<p>There is just a certain amount of honors credit you need a year and at least a 3.5 GPA to remain in honors.</p>