Yes. University Honors only invites students who have been admitted to UCR and meet eligibility requirements. If you have questions about admission to UCR, please contact Undergraduate Admissions.

Yes! Your application to University Honors does not commit you to attend UCR; but, hopefully, becomes a significant reason to submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to our campus.

No, you will have to contact the campus you select to inquire about honors opportunities.

First-year UCR students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.5, or above, at the end of winter quarter will be invited to apply. If accepted, they will join University Honors as second-year students during fall quarter of the following academic year.

Current first-year and second-year UCR students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5, or above, at the end of winter quarter will be invited to apply. Current third-year and fourth-year students are not eligible to apply. Admission to University Honors will be contingent upon cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of spring quarter.

Please review the application deadline specified in the e-mail inviting you to apply. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Invitations to apply are sent to students who meet the GPA requirement based on the GPA data calculated and provided by the University of California. If you have any questions please contact us at honors@ucr.edu.