Honors Admissions
Judy Genshaft Honors College Current USF Student Admission
Current USF students who did not enter the Judy Genshaft Honors College as an incoming FTIC students can apply to join the Honors College as an upper-level applicant.
There are two application periods for Current students to apply to the Judy Genshaft Honors College each year. Admission into the Honors College as a Current USF Student can be competitive and varies depending on factors such as capacity, major, GPA, and a student鈥檚 home campus. Applicants should have a working knowledge of the Judy Genshaft Honors College curriculum (see details below) and how these experiences will contribute to their personal and professional development.
Restrictions
Current USF students will not be admitted into the Judy Genshaft Honors College if the additional academic courses will cause students to accrue any excess credit hours or graduate in a manner inconsistent with (beyond four years from the start of a student's bachelor鈥檚 degree).
For this reason, it is important to note that the likelihood of admission may be lower for students who are further along in their degree progression.
USF Sarasota-Manatee: Operational Transition
To support college-wide operational efficiency, the Judy Genshaft Honors College will no longer admit applicants at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, and will discontinue Honors programming at USF Sarasota-Manatee after the summer 2026 semesters.
Visit the Sarasota-Manatee operational transition information page to learn more.
Judy Genshaft Honors College Requirements for Current Students
In order to graduate with Judy Genshaft Honors College distinction, upper-level admit students in the Honors College must complete the following requirements by their graduation. For more detailed information about these requirements, please contact our admissions coordinator.
- Honors Academic Curriculum (Thesis or Capstone Track)
- Thesis: 2 Honors Seminar Courses + 2 Semester Honors Thesis
- Capstone: 3 Honors Seminar Courses + 1 Semester Honors Capstone
- Two Experiential Learning Activities
- Minimum 3.5 Overall GPA
Application Materials
The Honors current student application is comprised of the following:
General student information questions:
- Name, major, completed credits, home campus, etc.
Two short, 500 鈥� 750 word essay submissions to the following prompts:
- First, asking students to elaborate on why they are interested in joining the Judy Genshaft Honors College, and how they may benefit from an Honors curriculum.
- Second, asking students to provide some ideas regarding how they might intend to complete the Experiential Learning requirements.
A previous academic writing sample:
- There is no preferred format, course, or subject matter. Applicants may submit anything that they believe demonstrates their academic writing capabilities.
Application Pools
To be eligible for admission, students must have already completed one full fall or spring semester at USF. Because of this, our Honors application caters to a different, distinct population of current USF students between the spring and fall Honors terms.
Spring 2026 鈥� 2nd Year USF Students & Above
- Students who entered 最新天美传媒 in spring 2025 or earlier.
Fall 2026 鈥� 1st Year USF Students
- Students who entered 最新天美传媒 in either summer or fall 2025.
Application Timeline 鈥� Spring 2026
Students are encouraged to to receive email reminders about upcoming Honors application dates and deadlines for current USF students.
| Application Launch | Application Deadline | Decision Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 5, 2025 | Nov. 8, 2025 | Dec. 1, 2025 |
Current USF Student Honors Application 鈥� Spring 2026
Application Timeline 鈥� Fall 2026
| Application Launch | Application Deadline | Initial Decisions - Admissions Interview | Interview Period | Final Decision Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 17, 2025 | Jan. 23, 2026 | Jan. 30, 2026 | Feb. 9 - Feb. 20, 2026 | Feb. 27, 2026 |
Consideration for fall 2026 will be conducted in two rounds. There will be an initial round of decisions where candidates that are selected to move forward will be invited to schedule an admissions interview. Following the admission interviews, candidates will be notified of their final decisions on the listed decision date.
Application 鈥� Fall 2026
Once launched, .
Until then, Students are encouraged to to receive email reminders about upcoming Honors application dates and deadlines for current USF students.