Frequently Asked Questions

If you were admitted to the UF Honors Program, your UF admissions decision will include this information.

If your UF admissions decision does not mention the UF Honors Program, unfortunately you were not admitted to the program at this time. 

While there is not an appeals process or a waitlist for the program, we encourage you to look into our lateral admissions process if you decide to come to UF. 

Here are a few:

• Personalized access to highly knowledgeable faculty advisors
• Unique Honors courses taught by top faculty
• Signature experiential learning opportunities
• Early registration privileges starting with second semester registration
• Weekly email packed with academic, research, internship, and fellowship opportunities
• Priority housing in Honors Village
• A highly supportive peer network that focuses on collaboration, not competition

Find out about more benefits from our Honors Luminaries.

The Honors Program requirements are divided into three milestones that students must complete by the requisite deadline.

All new first-year students have the same Milestone requirements, regardless of incoming credits.

Yes! Annually, only a small percentage do not meet their Milestone I requirements to remain in Honors. There is an appeals process for students who fall short of the GPA requirement.

Honors students are involved in almost every academic field available at UF.

Currently, more than 70% of all honors students are majoring in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

The top 10 enrolled majors among honors students include: computer science, biology, psychology, mechanical engineering, chemistry, microbiology, finance, biomedical engineering, economics, and political science.

Learn more about in-person, virtual and on-demand information sessions here.

Sign up for our mailing list for prospective students here.

You may also reach out to an Honors Luminary studying in your area of interest.

Note: We are not able to make individual appointments with the Honors Program faculty and staff.

Find more information about the review process here.

UF admits about 2000 first-year students to Honors to yield an incoming class of about 700-725 students. In 2026, we exceeded 21,000 applications to join the program in Summer/Fall 2026.

Find the application timeline here.

Find test score information from UF Admissions here.

No, with one exception. PaCE students who transition to campus-based programs after one year are eligible to apply for lateral admissions to enter the program as sophomores. Find the lateral admissions criteria here.

Currently, only transfer students who have been admitted to UF via our Transfer Pilot Program are eligible to participate in the University Honors Program.

However, any transfer student is eligible to graduate with honors in the major.

Make sure you submit your UF tuition deposit and confirmations to UF by the May 1 deadline. 

The University Research Scholars Program (URSP) is an invitation-only program whose invitees are decided by the Office of Admissions; questions related to why a student was or was not offered an invitation should be directed to their office.

Questions related to the benefits of URSP, the program's requirements, etc. should be directed to the Center for Undergraduate Research.