Residential Honors Program Application - Fall 2025

The HPU Honors program is designed to help exceptionally capable and motivated students get the most out of their college experience. Through a rich program of challenging coursework, meaningful research, creative endeavors, and study abroad and at home opportunities, the program gives students the tools and resources to excel intellectually and academically.

Students who are admitted to the Residential Honors program are guaranteed housing, as a cohort, for their first year.
Only those who have submitted both an admissions application and a Residential Honors program application will be considered.

The Round 1 priority application deadline for submission of your Residential Honors Program Application is December 1, 2024.

Name Name First Last
Address Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country
Date of Birth Date of Birth / MM / DD YYYY
Email
Please answer the following three questions.

1) The HPU Residential Honors Program is an interdisciplinary program that encourages examination of problems from multiple disciplinary angles. Briefly state what your intended major is and why you chose it. Then, describe what other academic field you are interested in and explain why. How do you think the two fields could be complimentary?
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
2) “Those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.” (George Bernard Shaw). Describe an example from your life where you were initially absolutely convinced of your opinion on a subject only later to change your mind. How and why did that transformation occur?
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
3) HPU's Residential Honors Program is looking for students who:

* Are creative and resilient
* Enjoy thinking outside of the box
* Want to be catalyst for change
* Want to develop leadership skills
* Enjoy a multicultural, diverse environment
* Want to be challenged academically

Pick at least three of these qualities and either:

a) Make a short video (no longer than three minutes)
b) Write a brief essay

Explain in your video or essay how you exemplify these qualities.

If you choose to make a video, please upload it to YouTube, set the visibility to either 'Unlisted' or 'Public', and paste the link below.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Self-Reported GPA - cumulative, School-Reported GPA after Junior Year:
GPA
Is your GPA weighted or unweighted?

Is your GPA weighted or unweighted? Weighted Unweighted
Self-Reported Advanced Courses Taken or Planned - cumulative, up to and including Senior Year:
(If Applicable)
Number of Honors Courses
Number of AP Courses
Number of IB Courses
Number of Concurrent College/Community College Courses
Name and number of other advanced course, if not Honors, AP, or IB (if applicable)
Total Combined Number of Biology, Chemistry and Physics Courses Completed by end of Senior Year
Highest Level of Math Completed by end of Senior Year
Other Level of Math if indicated above
Number of Years of Foreign Language Completed by end of Senior Year
Any additional information you would like to share about your school's curriculum (including availability of advanced courses)?

Residential Honors Program Application - Fall 2025

Residential Honors Program Application - Fall 2025

Self-Reported GPA - cumulative, School-Reported GPA after Junior Year:

Self-Reported Advanced Courses Taken or Planned - cumulative, up to and including Senior Year: (If Applicable)

Self-Reported Advanced Courses Taken or Planned - cumulative, up to and including Senior Year:
(If Applicable)