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Penn State Lehigh Valley Honors Program Requirements Application process

Timeline 

  • Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
  • Notification: Students will be notified after completing the application. Select students will be invited to interview with the Honors Coordinator at a later date prior to the beginning of the fall 2025 semester.
  • Interviews: Select students will be notified by email  

Complete the Penn State Lehigh Valley Honors Program Application

Eligibility

Interested new students qualify for the Honors program by meeting at least one of these standards:

  • A 3.90 high school GPA (first year)
  • A 3.50 transfer GPA (transfer student)
  • Four or more on any AP exam
  • Must be registered for either English 30 or Math 141
     

Interested full-time students who have finished their first semester or year at the Lehigh Valley campus qualify to apply with a GPA of 3.5 in credit bearing courses.

Interested part-time students who have accumulated at least 12 credit-hours at Penn State, or transfer students, qualify to apply to the program with a GPA of 3.5 in credit-bearing courses.

Retention

To maintain your Penn State Lehigh Valley Honors Program status, a student must file an Annual Academic Plan by the end of the third week of each semester, complete a minimum of 6 credits of honors work per academic year, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 at the end of each academic year.

Penn State Lehigh Valley Honors Program

  • Penn State Lehigh Valley Honors Program Requirements Application process
  • Honors Program Forms
  • Faculty Honors Option Instructions
  • Honors Club
  • Schreyer Honors Scholars

More Information

Dr. Elizabeth Flaherty
Coordinator of Honors Program
610-285-5000 | [email protected] 

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Part of the historically rich and economically vibrant Lehigh Valley for more than 100 years, Penn State Lehigh Valley allows students to pursue a globally known degree in a small, close-knit campus setting. Recently enhanced by a multi-million-dollar expansion project, PSU-LV boasts first-rate facilities and faculty, diverse extracurricular programming, and access to 275 Penn State degrees, 10 of which can be completed entirely at the campus.  
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