Are you a student transferring to LSA from another university?
Honors welcomes students transferring from other schools and universities. As the LSA Honors Program offers two separate and very different experiences, there are different application processes for each option.
Your application process is based on which division of Honors is the better fit for your plans and goals, as well as on the number of credit hours you are transferring in to U-M. While many students do participate in both parts of the Honors Program, some choose to participate in just one. The program is designed to be flexible and allow students to blend the Honors experience seamlessly into their overall college experience.
Use the links below to learn more about each path into Honors.
Lower-division Honors
- For first-and second-year students (usually transferring in fewer than 45 credits)
- Applicants should have distribution requirements left to meet for LSA
- Applicants should be interested in broad intellectual exploration across LSA
Upper-division Honors
- For students who are transferring in during their final two years of college (usually transferring in more than 45 credits)
- Applicants are typically focused on completing their major(s) or a HELA project.
- Upper-Division Honors provides students the opportunity to work on independent research in their department of major, or on an academically informed experiential project (for HELA).
Transferring with interest in the
first two years of the
Honors Program
If you are transferring with no more than 45 credits and are interested in Honors, after you have been admitted to U-M and LSA, please complete this application form: https://tinyurl.com/yuz3x7m7. We do require that you write a paragraph discussing your academic goals and how Honors would be a part of your plans going forward. Be certain to discuss why you are applying to the lower-division program.
Transferring with interest in the
second two years of the
Honors Program
Students who transfer to University of Michigan and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) with junior standing (more than 45 credits) may be considered for the Honors Program by their department of major.
Click here: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/applytohonors/upper-division-transfer-students/) for details about this process.