Admission to the James Scholar Program

There are several ways to become a James Scholar in Gies College of Business.

Incoming Freshmen

Incoming first-year students to Gies College of Business will be selected to join Gies Honors based on their admission application to the university. The college attempts to invite the top 10% of incoming first-year students into the Honors program. Similar to admission decisions to the university and college, we take a holistic approach to application review for honors.

Rising Sophomores

At the conclusion of the spring semester, the top 5% of first-year students who were not admitted to the university as James Scholars, including students entering Gies via intercollegiate transfer, will be identified based upon Overall GPA. Additionally, students must have completed at least 12 graded credit hours in each semester of their freshmen year. Over the summer, students who meet this criteria will be invited to apply to the Gies James Scholar Program by completing a short application. Juniors and Seniors are not eligible for entry into the Gies James Scholar Program.

Inter-College Transfers

Students who transfer to Gies College of Business and are certified James Scholar by their originating college will maintain their James Scholar status.

Off-Campus Transfers

Students who transfer to Gies College of Business from another institution will be extended an invitation to the James Scholar program upon certifying membership of an academic honors program at their originating institution.