Welcome to Honors Programs

These are the College Honors requirements for students who entered UCLA as Transfer Students. If you entered UCLA as a Freshman Student your requirements are different, so please refer to the requirements for Freshmen.

Participating in College Honors does not necessarily mean you must take extra courses in addition to those that are already required. By careful planning Honors coursework can be overlapped with major, general education, and departmental honors requirements. Please make an appointment with an Honors Counselor for help with your program planning.

Program Requirements

Your requirements will vary according to the number of units you have at the time of your application to College Honors. All students who entered UCLA as Transfer Students are placed on Plan C – the Transfer Student Plan. The chart below details the number of honors units you are required to complete by the time you graduate from UCLA.

Total Honors Coursework Requirement	Honors Collegium Requirement	Upper-Division Honors Requirement (Course #100-199)
28 units including:	4 units	12 units

Honors Collegium and Upper-Division Honors courses are taken as part of the total number of Honors Coursework Required. The remaining Honors coursework is composed of elective units which you can fulfill by taking any combination of Honors courses you choose.

My College Honors Progress Card on MyUCLA

To view your College Honors requirements log-on to MyUCLA and follow the “Honors Progress” link to your “My College Honors Progress Card”, which details your requirements for College Honors and will list all honors credit courses you have successfully completed.

Grade Requirement

You must receive a letter grade of B or better in all your honors courses. However, you can apply a limited number of units towards your honors progress for some mandatory P/NP courses (e.g. Fiat Lux seminars, graduate courses, etc.). You must receive a P grade and a "back-up" grade, if necessay, and then petition for the course to count towards your honors progress. For a list of these mandatory P/NP honors courses please consult the Honors Masterlist.

College Honors Minimum Progress

Your records will be reviewed after each Spring quarter for minimum progress towards completion of your College Honors requirements. As a Transfer Student you are required to complete a minimum of 2 honors courses (8 units) and have at least a 3.3 cumulative UCLA GPA by the end of your first year. Please be aware, however, that you must complete your required 28 units of honors work and have at least a 3.5 GPA by your graduation from UCLA.

Credit for honors courses from other schools

Transfer Students can petition to receive honors credit for up to 8 units of honors work from their community college or 4-year university. We require that you bring in a transcript that has the honors courses clearly noted or proof that you have completed a Scholars Program.