University Honors and Scholars Center
(657) 278-7440, Pollak Library North 120
www.fullerton.edu/honors
The University Honors and Scholars Center offers a unique, comprehensive program to challenge and motivate outstanding students throughout their university experience. Support is provided in the areas of outreach and recruitment, orientation, program management, and the coordination of honor society functions and special university events.
The University Honors Program
Designed to create an enriched learning environment for academically talented students, this program offers special seminars, high interaction with excellent faculty, and the opportunity for students to enhance their leadership abilities by actively participating in the Honors Student Advisory Committee or as members of the Honors Board. In order to graduate with University Honors, a student must: be accepted into the University Honors Program; complete 24 units of honors coursework; achieve a minimum grade-point average of 3.5; and complete a senior honors project.
Interested students must apply directly to the Honors Program. Applications are accepted for all incoming students in the spring for the following fall. Transfer students should complete some honors credit at their transfer institutions. Spaces are available for spring admission into the program.
Special Scholarships
The office offers advice, support, and encouragement for students seeking to attain fellowships and awards. Special emphasis is placed on providing guidance and advice on applying for prestigious scholarships and awards such as Marshall, Rhodes and Jack Kent Cooke.
Honor Societies
Chapters of twenty-two honor societies have been chartered at California State University, Fullerton to recognize students who demonstrate superior scholarship and leadership in specific academic fields.
- Alpha Kappa Delta – sociology
- Alpha Mu Alpha – marketing
- Alpha Phi Sigma – criminal justice
- Beta Alpha Psi – accounting
- Beta Gamma Sigma – business administration
- Eta Kappa Gamma – health education
- Eta Kappa Nu – electrical engineering
- Eta Sigma Gamma – health education
- Kappa Omega – counseling
- Kappa Omicron Nu – kinesiology, human services, and child & adolescent studies
- Kappa Tau Alpha – mass communications
- Lambda Alpha – anthropology
- Lambda Pi Eta – communication
- Mu Phi Epsilon – music
- Nursing Honor Society – nursing (petitioning Sigma Theta Tau)
- Phi Alpha Theta – history
- Pi Sigma Alpha – government
- Psi Chi – psychology
- Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish language and Latin culture
- Sigma Phi Omega – gerontology/aging studies and related fields
- Sigma Tau Delta – English language and literature
- Tau Beta Pi – engineering and computer science disciplines
The following seven societies address special interests and are not limited to a specific academic field.
- Golden Key International Honour Society – Promotes and recognizes scholastic excellence and service among juniors and seniors at Cal State Fullerton.
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars – Recognizes scholastic achievement among freshmen and sophomores.
- Order of Omega – Recognizes scholastic achievement and leadership among fraternity and sorority members.
- Phi Beta Delta – Honors excellence among international students, faculty and staff who have studied or done research abroad, and American students who have studied abroad.
- Phi Kappa Phi – Recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines in institutions of higher learning.
The University Honors & Scholars Center exists to include students in the joys and challenges of intellectual inquiry. We are devoted to nurturing this experience both inside and outside the classroom.
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