Honors Program Application

Our Honors Program is designed for students who want to challenge themselves in and outside of the classroom. If you've already shown strong performance in academics and extracurricular activities, Honors may be the perfect environment for you. You'll be part of a community of people like you who are pursuing their own academic growth and making significant contributions to their disciplines and the greater community.

Honors at Roanoke offers an intellectually engaging Honors-specific general education curriculum, significant mentoring and financial support for an individually designed Distinction Project to be achieved in the junior and/or senior year, a strong and supportive social community, and the opportunity to live in specially-designated Honors Program housing in Maxey Hall (including for incoming freshmen). Our Program is designed to help you learn what you live for, and to ensure that you enter life after Roanoke with a well-rounded education in the best tradition of the liberal arts.

Students accepted to the honors program typically have an average SAT score of 1290 (M/V), ACT Score of 29 and strong GPA in college-preparatory courses. However, you are more than your scores! SAT or ACT scores are not a requirement for admission into the program. Application review is ongoing, so early applications are encouraged. Honors Program applications received after March 15 will only be reviewed if space remains in the Program. Remember that we must have your complete Roanoke College application in order to review your application to the Honors Program.

The Fall 2025 application cycle is now open.

Deadline	Date	Acceptance Notifications Date
Priority Decision	Jan. 15, 2025	Jan. 24, 2025
Regular Decision	Mar. 15, 2025	Rolling basis through May as spaces are available.

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Contact Information

Prefix

Legal First Name (Given) *

Middle Name

Legal Last Name (Family Surname)*

Suffix

Preferred Name (What would you like your professors to call you? - If different from your First Name (Given))

Where were you born?

Birthdate *

Email Address *

Permanent Address

Permanent Address *

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

City/County

Is this address seasonal? *

Yes

Seasonal Address *

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Enrollment Plans

Please indicate your plans for enrollment: *

Will you be a full-time or part-time student?*

Test Scores

Which test have you taken? *

SAT Scores (New Format)

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Test (ERB)

Math Test

ACT

Composite

Honors Questions

We welcome your application to the Honors Program! The questions below are designed to help us get a better sense of your academic and extra-curricular interests as well as your characteristics that will help you thrive in the Honors Community. You are expected to use your own works, unfacilitated by others or generative AI technology. Please send any questions to Director Skip Brenzovich at brenzovich@roanoke.edu. Thank you for your careful consideration of the questions below. For each question, a 1-2 paragraph response will suffice.

Please place your clearly labeled answers in a typed document and attach it when complete.

1. At Roanoke College and in the Honors Program we value the strength of the liberal arts experience as a concept for education. What does “liberal arts” mean to you and why have you chosen to apply to the Honors Program?

2. Provide your mini-autobiography 10 years from now. In other words, write a brief “fact sheet” that might be used 10 years from now as a press release for who you will be and what you have accomplished.

3. Provide an example of a class or academic endeavor that has had a profound effect on your outlook. Explain.

4. The Honors Program at Roanoke College helps to develop students who will be prepared to address the challenges of tomorrow. Choose a relevant and current local, national, or global problem and explain how you hope to use your personal background and educational program to address it.

5. What is something important that you would like us to know about yourself that may not be a part of your application?