So much to talk about A BRIEF OVERVIEW: CSUB has offered special honors classes for its very best students since the fall of 1980. What began as a two-year general education Honors Program was expanded to a four-year program in 1998 when Mrs. Helen Hawk Windes, a local philanthropist, donated one million dollars in support of its activities. Approximately 300 students are currently enrolled in the University Honors Program, which provides classes with CSUB's finest faculty members, registration priority, scholarships, enjoyable social events, a special honors lounge, and other unique educational opportunities available only to members of this distinctive program. Unlike honors courses traditionally offered at the high school level, the honors classes at CSUB are not graded more severely than their non-honors counterparts. These courses do, however, provide a chance for our top students to interact with other extremely bright, high-achieving undergraduates from throughout our service region in classes that are exciting, stimulating, and intellectually challenging.

Work in an exciting atmosphere ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: In order to be admitted directly from high school, students must fulfill one of the following criteria: (1) an SAT score of 1170 or above (on critical reading and math only), (2) an ACT score of 26 or above, or (3) a high school GPA of 3.80 or above (with at least an 1100 on the SAT or a 24 on the ACT). Transfer students or CSUB continuing students may be admitted to the program at the junior level if they have earned at least a 3.50 GPA in their first two years of college.


Swim team COURSE PATTERNS: During the freshman-sophomore years of the program, students will take one special honors seminar (plus two or three non-honors classes) each quarter. Each of these six lower-division honors seminars will fulfill one of the university's general education requirements. In their last two years, students will choose two of six upper- division gen ed honors classes offered through the program (one per year). In addition, they will complete an Independent Study Honors Seminar with a professor in their major discipline. This Independent Study Seminar requirement may also be satisfied through international study or cooperative education classes. Please see the reverse side of this sheet for our 2011- 2012 and 2012-2013 schedule of honors courses.


Studying GRADUATION AWARDS: Students who complete all four years of the program will receive special recognition in the graduation program and on their transcripts, plus a beautiful gold and silver honors medal.


Computers FURTHER INFORMATION: Students desiring additional information about the program should contact Dr. Michael Flachmann, Director of the University Honors Program, c/o the Department of English, CSU Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, California, 93311-1099; (661) 654-2121 (office telephone), (661) 654-2063 (fax), or mflachmann@csub.edu (e-mail) or consult the CSUB Honors website (www.csub.edu/honors).

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Students desiring additional information about the program should contact Dr. Michael Flachmann, Director of University Honors Programs, c/o the Department of English, CSU Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, California, 93311-1099; (661) 654-2121 (office telephone), (661) 654-2063 (fax), or mflachmann@csub.edu (e-mail) or consult the CSUB Honors website (www.csub.edu/honors).