The General Education Honors Program will:

1. Provide high potential students an opportunity to participate in intellectually demanding and academically challenging general education courses.

2. Offer opportunities for greater interaction with peers and involvement in interdisciplinary learning.

3. Identify Cal State L.A. resources through which high potential students can receive academic, personal, and career counseling that will help them to better define and reach their goals.

4. Create opportunities for high potential students and faculty members to establish closer educational and personal relationships.

5. Prepare students for participation in upper division Departmental Honors Programs.

Students are offered the following special opportunities:

1. Special Sections of general education courses. Participation in courses appropriately modified in content, methodology, and level of enrichment for the high potential student. These courses also maintain smaller class sizes and are coordinated and taught by a group of select faculty. (Honors Program students are required to complete at least 24 units with a minimum 3.0 grade point average to earn a General Education Honors Program certificate, recognition cord, and transcript designation.)

2. Honors Societies. Coordination of membership with other local and national honors societies and organizations.

3. Priority Registration Privileges. Priority registration privileges help ensure Honors students may move forward with their Academic career in a timely manner.

4. 4. The General Education Honors Club. The General Education Honors Club, under the direction of the student complied Board of Directors, sponsors special seminars and social activities throughout the year. These events provide the opportunity for GEHP students to interact with their peers and University faculty in a casual environment.

5. Scholarship and Research Opportunities. The General Education Honors Program awards  scholarships throughout the year. GEHP students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of research opportunities that include presentation at local, national and professional conferences.

   Requirements for Scholarship Recipients:

   • Join the Honors Program

   • Take a minimum of 8 Honors courses (4 per year, 8 within two years)

   • Maintain good Honors Standing

Eligibility Requirements:

• Entering Freshmen
• Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.3
• Eligible to enroll in university-level English and math.

For admission into the General Education Honors Program students should submit a completed application to the GEHP office.

You can access a .pdf version of the application here.

Submit the application to the Honors Office which is located in the Library-Palmer Wing, room 1040A or mail the application to:

General Education Honors Program
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr., LIB PW 1040A
Los Angeles, CA  90032-8165

Once in the Program, participant responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a minimum 3.0 overall cumulative grade point average.

• Completion of at least 24 units of GEHP courses (at least two per year).

• Completion of 12 service/volunteer hours per year.

To have an application mailed to your home, email your request to the General Education Honors Program at: GEHP@cslanet.calstatela.edu

GEHP Application - Click here.