First-Year Admission

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We are thrilled that you are considering the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) as part of your Hilltopper experience! The MHC application is a supplemental application completed after you have been admitted to Western Kentucky University.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Strength of writing samples
• Level of curricular and co-curricular involvement (i.e., clubs, sports, leadership, full- or part-time work)
• Academic quality (i.e., course rigor and academic GPA)

Note: As of August 1, 2021, the MHC no longer requires an ACT or SAT score for admission consideration. 

Selection Timeline:

• December 1 - preferred application deadline for high school seniors
• February 1 - secondary application deadline for high school seniors
• July 15 - final deadline for Fall semester admission to MHC under rolling admission

By completing the supplemental application for MHC admission consideration, the MHC review committee (composed of WKU staff, faculty, and MHC alumni) will review it using a holistic review rubric.

 

We are accepting applications for Fall 2024 admission on a rolling basis until July 15, 2024.

When you are ready to begin your online application for MHC admission, click the button below:

 

Start Application

Special Notes:

• First time first year students who are accepted to the Mahurin Honors College are eligible to take ANY course with an Honors designation. 
• First time first year students who are not accepted to the Mahurin Honors College for the 2024-2025 academic year may still enroll in Honors courses in their first semester at WKU if they have a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and then reapply for honors admission consideration for the next academic year as an upper-level internal transfer. 

 

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