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First-year students that enroll at Penn State Brandywine are selected to join the Cooper Honors Program by the Admissions Office. Students are selected who meet criteria such as high SAT scores (a minimum of a combined score of 1200 on the math and verbal (not writing)) and strong high school averages. Students that do not meet the SAT criteria but feel they would benefit strongly from being in the honors program and feel they can make a strong contribution to the program may apply through this application (MS Word document).  The completed application should be emailed to honors@brandywine.psu.edu.  The early decision deadline is March 1st.  Reviews of applications will continue until seats are filled.

Students not invited or decide not to join the Cooper Program upon entry to Penn State Brandywine may apply through the Continuing Student Application at the end of the freshman year.

Students interested in joining the Schreyer Honors College can apply for a first-year admission or junior-gate admission. The first-year admission application is completed at the time a student applies to Pennsylvania State University (view details).

Students currently enrolled at Penn State Brandywine should contact honors coordinator Dr. Laura Guertin to overview eligibility and expectations of being a Schreyer Scholar.

Deadline for receipt of application material:
June 1st for fall semester, January 1st for spring semester

The Jane E. Cooper Honors Program provides outstanding students the opportunity for an enhanced and supportive intellectual and social experience connected to the honors mission of academic excellence with integrity, building a global awareness, and leadership and civic engagement. Honors scholars become critical, independent thinkers who are active in the design and pursuit of their own education, and prepared to lead successful and fulfilling professional, civic, and cultural lives.

The following criteria are required for admission of continuing or transfer students into the Jane E. Cooper Honors Program. A "continuing student" is any student with at least two semesters completed (minimum of 24 credits that count towards graduation) at Penn State Brandywine. A "transfer student" is one with at least one completed semester at another university. If you are a student currently enrolled in an honors program at another Penn State campus and will be transferring to the Brandywine campus, please email the honors coordinator for the appropriate materials.

A student wishing to apply to the Cooper Honors Program must:

• Have a minimum university cumulative GPA of 3.40 (if a continuing Brandywine student, the cumulative GPA of 3.40 must be for at least two consecutive semesters).

• Be regularly enrolled in Penn State University, continuously enrolled in honors courses, and participate in the required co-curricular Honors Program activities (honors orientation, Socratic Symposium, Literary Launch, etc.).

• Have at a minimum three remaining semesters before graduation.

• Complete a one-credit thesis preparation course (L ST 301H) and give a presentation in a public forum of his/her honors senior thesis.

• Have earned a final semester and cumulative Penn State GPA of 3.40 at graduation.

• Support the honors mission of academic excellence with integrity, building a global awareness, engaging in leadership and civic engagement.

TRANSFER STUDENTS:  Download this application (MS Word document)

STUDENTS CURRENTLY AT PSU BRANDYWINE:  Download this application (MS Word document)

Complete and send an email with the attached MS Word file to honors@brandywine.psu.edu

You will receive an email confirmation in no more than three days that your application has been received.