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Application Process

Prospective 1st Year Students:

  • If you want to apply to the Honors program, you should indicate that when asked on regular CCU online application. You will then be prompted to fill out the Honors section of the application. This consists of a short essay to be reviewed by the Honors College staff.
  • Students who are accepted into the Honors program will be notified by letter after acceptance to University.
  • If you have already applied to CCU, but missed applying to the Honors program, please contact the Honors Office (honors@coastal.edu) for instructions on how to submit your Honors essay as a supplement to your CCU application.
  • The numbers of students in each entering honors class is limited, and priority consideration will be given to students who apply for Early Decision (October 15) or Early Action (November 15). 

Transfer Students:

  • We welcome transfer students into Honors at Coastal.
  • If you want to apply to the Honors program, you should indicate that when applying via CCU's online application for transfer students. You will then be prompted to fill out the Honors section of the application. This consists of a short essay to be reviewed by the Honors College staff.
  • Students who are accepted into the Honors program will be notified by letter after acceptance to University.
  • We accept transferred honors credit from other Universities. The Director of Honors will review your transcript. Contact the Honors office after you receive your acceptance notification.
  • If you have already applied to transfer to CCU, but missed applying to the Honors program, please contact the Honors Office (honors@coastal.edu) for instructions on how to submit your Honors essay as a supplement to your CCU application. 

Current CCU Students:

  • We welcome applications from current Coastal students. In order to have time to complete the program and get the most out of it, applicants should be of either freshman or sophomore standing, or otherwise have at least four semesters left before graduation.
  • Each Fall and Spring semester, the Honors office will issue a call for applications for current students to apply to the Honors program to begin the next semester.
  • The call for applications will be announced after mid-terms each semester, and applications will be due in November for Spring admission and April for Fall admission.
  • For more information and a link to the application, see our Continuing Student Honors Application page.