Honors College

Barrett, The Honors College is a community of scholars committed to an honors education, whether at any of the four of ASU campuses in metropolitan Phoenix or through ASU Online. The unique honors curriculum and honors-only benefits provide opportunities for students to enhance their Sun Devil experience.

The honors college is designed to complement the overall ASU experience by providing additional opportunities within any major and the university at large.

Barrett students earn the same 120 college credits that any other ASU student needs in order to graduate with a bachelor's degree, but a portion of them are earned as honors credits. There are a variety of ways to earn honors credits, from major-specific classes to internships, research, service learning and travel programs.

Barrett students participate in two different college experiences simultaneously. Not only are all Barrett students part of a premier Research I university, with considerable resources in the sheer number and variety of degree programs, they are also part of the nation's top honors college with benefits more typical of a small, private college. Students leverage their status in honors to dive deeper into their interests through faculty mentorship, access to unique research and internship opportunities, specialized projects in classes, domestic and international travel programs, co-curricular opportunities, and student led engagement activities.

The residential and academic community of Barrett allows students to feel at home at ASU. Through the comprehensive residential communities at each Barrett campus, honors students enjoy community spaces, special events and student organizations right where they live. Barrett students are also supported by more than 43 full-time professors, 70 full-time staff members, a dean, vice dean, and an associate dean at each campus. Additionally, Barrett students have access to the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development, which provides programs and services that help prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of life. To accomplish this objective, the Lewis Center provides innovative courses, workshops and an engaging speaker series focused on self-awareness (behaviors, values, strengths), personal values and character development, leadership and entrepreneurship, decision-making and risk-taking, career planning, success, and happiness.

Barrett students are focused on excellence beyond their college experience and take advantage of the Lorraine Frank Office of National Scholarship and Advisement, which serves all of ASU, and is located in the Barrett Complex on the ASU Tempe campus. There, Barrett faculty and staff mentor students as they apply for national and international fellowships. Each year, ASU students are selected for prestigious recognitions and awards, including from the Rhodes Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Goldwater Scholarship, Boren Awards for International Study and Killam Fellowship Program. ASU students also have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program and from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, placing ASU among the nation's top producers of fellowship winners.

Academic requirements

First-year students must have a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) (a "B" or better where "A"=4.00) from a secondary school.

Some ASU programs may have higher admission or English proficiency requirements and may consider a minimum ACT or SAT score.

Must have three years of high school work (If you are currently in high school, ASU needs to see 9–11 grade work. If you have completed high school then ASU needs to see 10–12 grade work).

Must have and present a completed high school diploma or certificate.

Conditional admission

ASU may offer conditional undergraduate admission to international applicants to an on-campus program who meet the academic (aptitude) requirements but who are not proficient in English. This offer of conditional admission will give you time to improve your English proficiency before you start classes at ASU. Your conditional admission offer is good for up to three semesters, during which time you must meet one of these requirements to begin your ASU experience.

Competency requirements

International students who completed high school outside the U.S. are required to meet the following competency requirements:

• Math: four years (algebra I, geometry, algebra II and one course requiring algebra II as a prerequisite).

• Laboratory science: three years total (one year each from any of the following areas are accepted: biology, chemistry, earth science, integrated sciences and physics).

International students who attended four years of high school in the U.S. are required to meet the competency requirements.

Participation in Barrett sets graduates apart from other applicants for jobs, graduate programs, medical school, law school, or any other next step after undergraduate graduation. Barrett graduates showcase an ability to go beyond the minimum requirements to earn a bachelor's degree and a willingness to embrace intellectual curiosity and exploration. Students can explore the alumni page to see what Barrett graduates are doing now.