Application Due Dates
We invite everyone who has been accepted to LMU to consider whether the University Honors Program is right for you. Because it’s a highly sequenced four year program, candidates are only eligible to apply before attending LMU. The Program does not accept applications from transfers from other colleges and universities or from students already enrolled at LMU.
You can apply to the University Honors Program as soon as you are accepted to LMU. If you are accepted to LMU in an Early Acceptance or Early Decision round, submit your Honors application by January 25, 2026 for priority consideration. If you are accepted to LMU in the Regular Decision round, submit your Honors application by March 20, 2026 for priority consideration. Late applicants are accepted in both rounds up to July 15, 2026 for any remaining spots. Decisions are normally communicated to candidates in 3-4 weeks.
If your application is successful, you will be asked to sign the Honors Compact to reserve your place in the Program. Signing the Honors Compact does not commit you to accepting the University’s admission offer; it only reserves a space for you if you decide to attend LMU. If you have any questions at all about the application process please reach out to our Director, Jeffrey.Wilson@lmu.edu.
Selection Criteria
- Honors students are those who love to take on difficult tasks to develop their abilities and their character, regardless of whether these tasks will benefit their academic record or their careers. The most important qualification for an applicant to the LMU University Honors Program is to welcome intellectual, moral, and social challenges that go beyond what is strictly required.
- Students who succeed in Honors are intrinsically motivated by the kinds of things we expect from our community: deep curiosity, academic discipline, and community engagement. If your primary goal is to excel in college through high grades and other high-profile distinctions, you can do those things without being in Honors.
- Having an excellent academic record is not the only measure of whether you would thrive in the Honors Program. We understand that your GPA and transcript do not always give a complete picture of your academic potential. Applications are reviewed holistically for whether candidates would be a good fit for Honors.