KSU Journey Honors College
All students must first earn admission to Kennesaw State University for KSU Journey Honors College consideration. KSU Journey Honors College admissions decisions are released separately from Kennesaw State University admissions decisions. After earning admission to Kennesaw State University, honors applicants can expect to receive their honors admissions decision in 6 - 8 weeks. All honors admissions decisions are communicated via KSU student email.
To ensure quality of experience, KSU Journey Honors College is unable to serve strictly online learners at this time.
Please direct honors admissions questions to: honorsadmissions@kennesaw.edu.
Which Type of Student Are You?
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First-Year Students
First-year students applying for admission to KSU Journey Honors College must have a KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:
- Originality and creativity.
- A strong argument.
- Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
- Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
- Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.
The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited.
How to Apply
Incoming First-Year Students may apply now for Fall 2025 via the Honors internal application linked below:
Honors Internal ApplicationOR
Incoming First-Year Students may apply directly through their application to Kennesaw State University in CommonApp beginning August 1st.
CommonApp link opens soon*First-year students who do not meet the minimum criteria for admission or who are not accepted based on their initial application may apply to KSU Journey Honors College after their first semester at KSU. See "Current KSU Students" eligibility tab below.
**The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review these criteria here.
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Dual Enrollment Students applying for Undergraduate Admission
Current KSU Dual Enrollment students who are graduating from high school must have a KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:
- Originality and creativity.
- A strong argument.
- Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
- Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.
The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited.
How to Apply
Honors Internal Application*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for Honors Students. Please review these criteria here.
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High School Students applying for Dual Enrollment
High school junior and senior Dual Enrollment Program (DEP) students are eligible to apply to KSU Journey Honors College based on the following:
- KSU-calculated high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:
- Originality and creativity.
- A strong argument.
- demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
- Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
- Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.
The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited.
How to Apply
Honors Internal Application*Please note:
- All courses taken by DEP students must be approved by a DEP advisor and their high school counselor.
- If an honors section of an approved course (e.g., ENGL 1101/H01 or HIST 1111/H01) is available, then the student may take the honors section rather than a regular section.
- Honors sections are smaller and are typically seminar-style. (The "H" in the section number code designates that it's an honors section.)
- Courses with a HON prefix (e.g., HON 3000: Honors Colloquium) and the HON 1100: Introduction to Honors courses are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.
- DEP students may participate in non-course related Honors Discoveries (book clubs, etc.) to meet the Honors Learning Experience requirements. Any associated fees are not covered by Dual Enrollment funding, and the student would need to pay these expenses out of pocket.
*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors Students. Please review these criteria here.
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Transfer Students
Transfer students are eligible to apply based on the following:
- fewer than 70 credit hours.
- transfer GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:
- Originality and creativity.
- A strong argument.
- Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
- Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
- Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.
The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited.
How to Apply
Honors Internal Application*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review the criteria.
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Current KSU Students
Current KSU students are eligible to apply based on the following:
- fewer than 70 credit hours.
- KSU Institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admission to the KSU Journey Honors College is competitive. The essay portion of your application is given particular attention. The honors essay demonstrates your writing, your interests, and overall fit for the KSU Journey Honors College. Selection committee members are looking for:
- Originality and creativity.
- A strong argument.
- Demonstration of curiosity and potential for engagement.
- Evidence of care, effort, and clarity.
- Appropriate essay organization, grammar, and language.
The use of ChatGPT or any other AI technology is strictly prohibited.
How to Apply
Honors Internal Application*The Department of Psychological Science has specific eligibility criteria for honors students. Please review these criteria here.
Honors Reinstatement
If you have previously been a KSU Journey Honors College student and have either withdrawn or been dismissed, you may apply for reinstatement.
