Honors College Application

Students must be admitted to NKU before they can be admitted to the Honors College. Apply for general admissions to NKU at nku.edu/apply.

This application cannot be saved. Please review the application essays and utilize word to create your responses if you prefer to complete your application in multiple sittings.

Your Information

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Honors Information

The Honors College takes a holistic approach to reviewing student applications. Thus, we would like to know more about you. Please use the following section to share as much about your personal and professional accomplishments as you are comfortable. Our admissions team is interested in learning as much as we can about you in order to reach our decisions about admission and scholarships.

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First-year honors students have the opportunity to participate in one of our honors learning communities. This is not a requirement, but we believe that they will enhance your first year experience. Making a selection below does not guarantee enrollment in these communities, but it allows us to gauge interest and start planning for the fall 2021 semester.

Please select your first choice for an Honors Learning Community:

Please select your second choice for an Honors Learning Community:

Application Essays

The Honors College offers students the opportunity to enhance their undergraduate education through engaging and enriched courses, as well as provides access to funding for study abroad, undergraduate research, and community engagement projects. We are looking for students who wish to make the most of their college experience and take advantage of all that the Honors College has to offer. Please respond to the following prompts (up to 750 words each).

1) The Honors College invests numerous resources in helping our students be successful. If given the opportunity, how will you take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Honors College at NKU?

2) The Honors College seeks to encourage students to develop a sense of personal and social responsibility. If given the opportunity, how will you contribute to the broader Honors College, NKU, and/or Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati communities either during your time at NKU or after you graduate?

3) The global pandemic certainly has caused disruptions to many people's daily lives. In facing these trying circumstances, what have you learned about yourself? How have these experiences prepared you for the future and what approaches or outlooks will you bring to college as a result of your experiences living through these challenging times?

Is there anything else you would like us to know? And we mean anything… fun facts, a challenge you have faced in your life, an interesting experience you have encountered, something that motivates you, your favorite classes, what you hope to get out of your college experience, etc. Our admissions team is seeking to better know you as a person and understand how you might contribute to our diverse and eclectic group of honors scholars at NKU.