Criteria for Admission to The Miami Hamilton Honors Program

Students with at least 15 credit hours (graded course work) and a GPA of 3.5 or higher are automatically admitted upon enrollment.

First semester students are invited to join the Program based on high school GPA, test scores, and additional variables, including demonstrated leadership, extra and co-curricular involvement, first-generation college student status, letters of recommendation, life experiences, obstacles overcome, quality of high school, socio-economic status, special abilities, talents and achievements, strength of high school curriculum, strong commitment to social service, and writing ability.

The Hamilton Honors Program believes that the diversity of the student body enhances the quality of education our students receive. Diversity may include breadth of life experiences, geography, ideology, lifestyle, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, or worldview.

Specific Eligibility Requirements

• First semester entering students participating in the Hamilton Honors Program (by invitation) will typically have graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class and/or have earned high scores on the SAT or on the ACT.
• Second semester freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors may enroll the Honors Program if they have taken at least 15 credit hours and earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• First semester transfer students are considered for participation on a case-by-case basis.
• In order to continue in the Hamilton Honors Program students must maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA or better during their first and second year.
• All Honors courses must be passed with a ‘B’ or better.