School Based Requirements | Class of 2026 and Beyond

School of Arts and Sciences students must meet the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of four 3- or 4-credit courses totaling 12 or more credits that are designated as honors courses, with a grade of C or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum). At least one of the courses must be an Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar.
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• Proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate level.
• A Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the senior year.

Honors College students at SAS must maintain a semester grade-point average of at least 3.250 in each term of the first year, and at least a 3.500 in each term thereafter.

School of Environmental & Biological Sciences students must meet the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars, with a grade of C or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum). It is highly recommended that this be a SEBS based Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar.
• Honors coursework must reach at least 21 credits.
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• A Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the senior year.
• Honors College students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences are required to complete a series of mentored research experiences in their sophomore (2 credits) junior (3 credits) and senior (6 credit research based capstone experience) years.

Honors College students at the School of Environmental & Biological Sciences are required to maintain at least a 3.25 term grade point average.

School of Engineering students at the Honors College must meet the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars, with a grade of B or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum).
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• A Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the senior year.
• Honors College students at the School of Engineering are expected to maintain a minimum gpa of 3.25 and a grade of B or better in each of the Honors courses.

During the first year of the undergraduate program, students register for Honors Calculus (01:640:151:H, 01:640:152:H), Honors Physics (01:750:271/01:750:275, 01:750:272/01:750:276), Exposition and Argument (01:355:103), and Honors Statics (14:440:291). Students are expected to achieve a "B" or better in each of the Honors courses to continue their registration in the program.
During the second year, students will register for Honor Calculus (01:640:251:H), Honors Physics (01:750:273), and Honors Dynamics (14:440:292).

Note: 14:440:292 is NOT REQUIRED if major curriculum does not require 14:440:222.

Note: 01:750:273 is NOT REQUIRED if major curriculum does not require 01:750:228/230

Rutgers Business School students must meet the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of four 3- or 4-credit courses totaling 12 or more credits that are designated as honors courses, with a grade of C or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum). At least one of the courses must be an Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar.
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• Proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate level.
• A Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the senior year.

Honors College students at RBS must maintain a semester grade-point average of at least 3.250 in each term of the first year, and at least a 3.500 in each term thereafter.

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy students at the Honors College must complete the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars, with a grade of B or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum).
• Completing other honors-related coursework adding to a minimum of 21 honors credits.
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• A Pharmacy approved Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the third, fourth, or fifth year.
• Honors College students at the School of Pharmacy are expected to maintain a semester grade-point average of at least 3.2.
• All HC requirements, except for the capstone, should be completed by the end of the fourth year, and the capstone project should be formally approved and underway by that time. The HC Pharmacy Capstone Project must be completed by the end of the 5th year.

Mason Gross School of the Arts students at the Honors College must complete the following requirements:

• Completing the 3-credit Honors College Forum in the first year.
• Taking the 1-credit Honors College Cross Cultural Competency in the first year.
• A minimum of one 3- or 4-credit Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars, with a grade of B or better (this is in addition to the HC Capstone, Cross Cultural Competency, and Forum).
• Completing other honors-related coursework adding to a minimum of 21 honors credits.
• Participating in at least 30 hours of Honors College approved service projects by the end of the junior year.
• A Mason Gross related Capstone Experience of at least 6 credits, typically completed in the senior year.
• Honors College students at the Mason Gross School of the Arts are expected to maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.2.