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Admissions and Requirements

Academic Requirements for Admission

Incoming Freshmen

Presidential Scholarship candidates receive an invitation to participate in the Honors Program in their letters informing them of their scholarship candidacy. A select number of additional accepted Early Action candidates receive invitations to apply to the Honors Program in late February; review of applications and notification of candidates are completed by April 1.


Students accepted as Regular Decision candidates are invited to apply to the Honors Program in late May in accordance with the following qualifying criteria: SAT scores (1400 minimum combined math and critical reading score, with a minimum score of 670 in each of these sections), high school record (a GPA of 3.75 or above), and/or a previously expressed interest in the VSB Honors Program. Applicants are notified of their status in late June.

Current VSB Students

Current VSB students may apply directly to the Business Honors Program at any time by completing an application available in the Honors Program Office (103 St. Augustine Center). Often undergraduates are recommended by a professor, a dean, or a student already in the program.

Academic Requirements for Completion

Once in the Honors Program, students are expected to uphold all university standards and to comport themselves in such a way that provides a positive example to the rest of the Villanova School of Business and the surrounding community. To complete the major, students must:

Please note that in order to remain active in the Honors Program, students must take at least one honors course every other semester.