Admission Criteria for Walton Honors

The following are admission criteria for students seeking admission to the Walton Honors Program. Honors courses within Walton are small in size, centered on application based learning and are led by the college's most distinguished faculty members.

Join Walton Honors as an Entering Freshmen

Entering freshmen must meet the test score, math, and the high school GPA requirements.

  • Admission will be offered to incoming freshmen with a minimum ACT/SAT score of 28/1310 or higher and a high school GPA of 3.85. 
  • All Walton Scholars Honors students are required to place a score of 26 ACT/620 SAT or higher on the math portion, or a score of at least 60 on the Math Placement Test, and are required to take MATH 20503 Finite Math in their first semester unless they already have AP/IB/dual credit for the course.

Apply as an Entering Freshmen

Join Walton Honors as a Continuing Student

Students who entered the UA with either a minimum 3.85 high school GPA or a 28/1310 ACT/SAT may apply upon completion of one semester after meeting the following requirements. Students who did not have a minimum 3.85 high school GPA or a 28/1310 ACT/SAT may apply upon completion of two semesters of meeting the following requirements.

  • 3.75 cumulative U of A GPA in all course work
  • Applications will not be accepted from students who are within three major (fall/spring) semesters of anticipated graduation date.
  • UA students who have already been accepted to an Honors Program in another college and are transferring to the Sam M. Walton College of Business must have a ≥ 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Apply as an Continuing Student

Join Walton Honors as a Transfer Student

Transfer students are eligible to apply after completing one semester of coursework with a cumulative U of A GPA of 3.75 or higher.

  • 3.75 cumulative U of A GPA in all course work
  • Applications will not be accepted from students who are within three major (fall/spring) semesters of anticipated graduation date.

Note: Transfer freshmen entering the U of A in good standing with less than 24 hours completed at a previous institution may be eligible to join during their first semester. Please contact the Director for Honors Programs to determine eligibility.

Apply as an Transfer Student

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