Welcome to Wilkes Honors College

You might qualify for three scholarship awards – the Henry Morrison Flagler Scholarship, Honors College Scholarship and Florida National Merit Finalists. We also can assist you in potentially receiving need-based financial assistance.

Learn about academic scholarships.

Yes. You’ll use the same online system (the Common App) as you do to apply to Florida Atlantic University, but some of the steps are different.

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Yes, every Honors College student writes an honors thesis or completes a senior project of their choosing. You’ll get to work closely with a primary faculty advisor and a second reader on a topic of your choice.


See the requirements.

All students must complete the Wilkes Honors College General Education Requirements, which provide a broad-based education in the liberal arts and sciences through courses that emphasize critical thinking and communication skills. These encompass 36 credits in written communication, natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences and humanities.

Yes, first-year students at Wilkes Honors College are required to live on campus for their first two years of enrollment unless they meet one or more of the following criteria:
• Married
• 24 years of age or older
• Parents of dependent children
• US military veterans, honorably discharged
• Transfer students entering the Wilkes Honors College with a fully completed associate of arts degree or who have completed two years of college previously, which they pursued after high school.
• Transfer students who have completed one year of college are required to live on campus for one year. Spring transfer students who have only completed one semester of college are required to live on campus for three semesters.

Yes, we welcome prospective students to campus on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m. You can also take a virtual tour at any time. Schedule an in-person tour or watch a virtual tour.