FAQs

Leeds Honors

First-Year Applicants for Fall 2025

All first-year applicants are automatically considered for Leeds Honors based on the academic credentials on their admissions application. Please note: Meeting honors eligibility does not guarantee admittance to the Leeds School of Business. Applicants must be directly admitted to the Leeds School to be considered for Leeds Honors.

Students can qualify for Leeds Honors under the following pathways. Students will be considered for Leeds Honors in the following order:

1. GPA + Test Score

We first consider GPA + test score. If the GPA on your application is a 3.9 or higher (weighted or unweighted) and you report an ACT of 33+ or an SAT of 1450+, you will be invited to the Honors Program. If you applied with a score and do not meet this criteria, your application will not be considered under the GPA + Rank pathway. If you applied to CU Boulder without a test score, you may qualify under the class rank option below.

2. GPA + Class Rank

If you didn’t report a test score on your application, we next consider GPA + class rank. If the GPA on your application is a 3.9 or higher (weighted or unweighted) and your school reports you in the top 5% of your graduating class, you will be invited to the Honors Program. If your school provides a class rank and you are not in the top 5%, your application will not be considered for any other pathways. 

3. GPA Alone

If you did NOT apply with a test score and your school does NOT rank, you will be considered for Leeds Honors through your GPA alone. Entry to Leeds Honors through GPA alone does range year to year and is dependent on the competitiveness of the applicant pool (GPA alone pathway for Fall 2024 was a 4.6+ GPA on a 4.0 scale). 
 

If NOT invited to Leeds Honors as a first year student:

Second-Year Entry as a current student

Students entering Leeds who do not start in the Honors Program are eligible for entry in their second year by achieving a 3.8+ GPA at the end of their first year. Students who enter in the one-year Pre-Business Program are also eligible for second year honors entry by meeting the 3.8+ GPA requirement. 

First-year students will be notified of their invitation/admittance to the Leeds Honors Program in the Spring. Students who apply by the Early Action Deadline (November 15, 2024) will be notified no later than February 1, 2025. Students who apply by the Regular Decision Deadline (January 15, 2025) will be notified no later than April 1, 2025. 

For incoming first-year students your space in the program will be reserved if you confirm your intent to enroll in Leeds by May 1st. You can opt out of the program by contacting us.

There are many benefits to the Leeds Honors Program. Here are just a few:

  • Community of like-minded peers
  • Smaller, more rigorous classes with specialized faculty
  • Opportunity to participate in exclusive FGX
  • Honors designation on your official transcript

Absolutely! You can work with your academic advisor to build a plan to graduation that will include your required Honors courses.

Yes. In fact, many Leeds Honors students do participate in a number of select academic groups on campus.

To remain in good standing with Honors, students must maintain a 3.6 or higher cumulative GPA. If a student drops below a 3.6 cumulative GPA, they will be placed on Honors probation for the following semester. In order to return to good standing in the Honors Program, the student must raise their cumulative GPA to 3.6 or above.

At the end of the probationary semester, the student's record will be reviewed again to determine their standing in the Honors program.

  • If the cumulative GPA is 3.60 or above, the student will remain in the program in good standing.
  • If the cumulative GPA remains below 3.60 but the student earns at least a 3.60 term GPA, they will be allowed one additional semester of probation.
  • If the cumulative GPA remains below 3.60 and the student does not earn a minimum 3.60 term GPA, they will be removed from the Honors program.

Please reach out to the Honors Program Manager, Danielle Young, with any questions about this policy.