JMU Honors College Application

JMU Honors College Application

The mission of the JMU Honors College is to develop a diverse community of inquisitive and aspirational learners from all parts of campus through distinctive and challenging educational opportunities.

We are currently accepting applications for:

Spring 2024 admission for currently enrolled JMU students,
Fall 2024 admission for incoming first-year students

Transfer students can apply to Honors for Spring 2024 after they have been admitted to JMU.

The application requires an essay. We recommend you compose your essay in a word processing program before beginning the online application. Essay prompts and guidelines are available at https://www.jmu.edu/honors/apply/index.shtml.

Contact Information

Last Name*

First Name*

Middle Name

Preferred Name*

Phone*

We highly recommend you use your personal cell phone number. Until we have access to your JMU ID number, we will use this number as your ID.

Phone

Personal Email Address*

No high school addresses; use an email address you will have continued access to.

Is your mailing address in the U.S.?*

Yes, in U.S.

Street Address

City

U.S. State or Territory

Select

Zip

State or Province

Postal Code

Country

Academic Information

Type of Applicant*

Indicate whether you are applying to the Honors College as an incoming first-year student, a currently enrolled JMU student, or an incoming transfer student.

Select

JMU ID

Incoming Class Level

Indicate the academic level at which you will enter JMU. This should reflect the number of hours you will have completed prior to your first semester at JMU.

Select

Name of current school

Current school city

Current school state

Current school zip

What semester did you first enroll at JMU?

Select

Expected JMU Graduation Date

Select

Essay

Select and respond to one of the following essay questions in no more than 250 words. We recommend you compose your response in a word processing program and then copy/paste it into the space below.

Prompt Options

Critically discuss why you believe what you believe about social justice. Using one specific example from your life, how do you anticipate that your future will be connected to social justice issues?

Which is the better approach - focusing on what is going right or focusing on what is going wrong? Justify your answer with one specific example from your life.

Think of your personal and career aspirations. Using a specific example from your life, discuss the implications of changing demographics for your future.

Choose one specific example from your life to explain how science AND literature can be used to address a current problem.

Indicate which prompt you are responding to.*

Select

Essay*

Wrapping Up

Optional Addendum

Please share any additional information not already provided that you feel we should consider as part of your application for admission to the Honors College.

How did you learn about the JMU Honors College?

May we text you?

By checking this box, I am agreeing to receive text message communication from the JMU Honors College.

Please note that Honors College students are assessed a fee each semester to support honors experiences and honors-specific student services at JMU. Details can be found at https://www.jmu.edu/honors/handbook/student-fee.shtml.

Pell-eligible students receive a scholarship in the amount of the fee to fully offset its cost; partial fee scholarships are available to students with demonstrated financial need.

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