Honors Requirements

Membership in the Pennoni Honors College is a privilege extended, upon selection or application, to the University's most accomplished young scholars. Remaining a part of this prestigious community and benefiting from its many advantages requires serious academic commitments from community members and exemplary ethical conduct.

Specific requirements to maintain membership in the Pennoni Honors College include the following:

Maintain an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher

Demonstrate conduct befitting an Honors student

Participation in at least two Honors-sponsored events each term

Successful completion of at least seven credits of Honors coursework with a grade of B- or better prior to graduation, as follows:

  • Successful completion of HON 200, our one-credit freshman seminar, preferably during fall term of freshman year
  • Successful completion of a three-credit Honors course (including Honors Colloquia, Honors Disciplinary Sections of University Courses, Honors Option Classes, and Honors Independent Study) during your first six terms at Drexel University
  • Completing an additional three-credit Honors course beyond the sixth term (including Honors Colloquia, Honors Disciplinary Sections of University Courses, Honors Option Classes, and Honors Independent Study).

Honors College Probation Policy


Please click here for more information on Probation

Graduation with Distinction


The most distinguished honor awarded by the Pennoni Honors College to its highest-achieving students is Graduation with Distinction. For more information on how to attain this Distinction, please click here.