Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

  • Graduate with University Honors: 27 total credit hours required
  • Graduate as an Honors Scholar: 33 total credit hours required
  • Students must maintain a 3.2 GPA to remain in good standing in the Honors Program.

University Honors Requirements

First-year students must complete 27 hours of honors coursework to earn the University Honors distinction. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 is required to graduate with University Honors. Students can earn honors credits through:

Honors Scholar Requirements

To graduate as an Honors Scholar, students must complete a six-credit Senior Honors Thesis or Project in addition to the requirements noted above. In all cases, the Honors Scholar distinction will require an additional six credits of Honors Thesis or Project coursework beyond the University Honors requirements.

Students who complete the Honors Program Requirements and the Senior Honors Thesis will graduate not only with University Honors but also as an Honors Scholar. Both notations will appear on the student’s transcript and on the diploma.

Graduation Requirements for Transfer Students and Currently Enrolled Students

Transfer students who who enter the Honors Program with less than 50 credits will need 27 hours of honors credit to earn the University Honors distinction. A total of 21 hours of honors credit is required if the student enters the Honors Program with 50 or more credits.

Transfer students may count up to 9 transfer honors credit hours toward the total hours required for graduation with University Honors.

Currently enrolled UMKC students who enter the Honors Program with less than 50 credits will need 27 hours of honors credit to earn the University Honors distinction. A total of 21 hours of honors credit is required if the student enters the Honors Program with 50 or more credits.

Further information about the Honors Program graduation requirements is available in the Honors Program Student Handbook.