UCA ANNOUNCES SCHEDLER HONORS SCHOLARS FOR FALL 2019

After 448 qualified students applied to join the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College for fall 2019, the program has selected 75 incoming first-year students as its newest class of Honors College scholars.

The entering class of 2019 has an average high school GPA above 4.0 and an average ACT score of 29. The class includes 67 students from Arkansas and seven students from out-of-state. A quarter of the incoming cohort is first-generation college students.

Established in 1982, the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College has become one of the most full-featured in the nation and is a leader in providing enhanced educational opportunities in a living/learning environment designed to develop students as citizen-scholars.

All members of the incoming class were selected using a holistic admissions process that factors in the applicant’s academic performance, service and leadership potential. The process, which requires two essays, two letters of recommendation and participation in a daylong orientation and interview, is regarded within the national collegiate honors community as one of the most thorough admissions processes in the nation. The number of applicants has risen significantly each year for the last five years, and this year’s process resulted in one of the largest applicant pools in the 37-year history of the Schedler Honors College.

Acceptance into the Schedler Honors College comes with access to UCA’s top scholarship, access to a living-learning community in Jefferson W. Farris Honors Hall and participation in a unique interdisciplinary curriculum with ample opportunities for service learning, project-based education, collaborative work, undergraduate research, travel abroad opportunities and internship support. Students in the Schedler Honors College average approximately 1,000 cumulative hours of community service annually. Honors College scholars participate in a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the individual growth and transformation of each student while preparing them to be leaders in their chosen fields.

The names and hometowns of each student follow: