Honors Pathway

The honors pathway is an option available to high-performing GuidedPath learners in undergraduate degree programs.

The honors pathway is incorporated into the learner's undergraduate degree program and consists of 15 quarter credits of interdisciplinary honors general education courses aligned to the following three general education distribution areas: communication, humanities, and social science. In addition to completing these courses, learners connect outside of the courseroom in Capella Connect and have access to other benefits available only to honors learners.

To qualify for the honors pathway, learners must have completed a minimum of 39 quarter credits, including at least 15 quarter credits of Capella University credit with a minimum 3.5 cumulative Capella grade point average (GPA). Applicants must also meet the minimum requirements for their degree program.

Once enrolled in the honors pathway, learners must maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.5 to remain in the honors pathway and receive the honors pathway designation with their conferred degree. Learners who fall below this threshold will have two quarters of active registration to improve their GPA to 3.5 or the learner will be removed from the honors pathway.

Learners enrolled in the honors pathway must earn a grade of “B" or better in the honors courses (PHI-H2005, SOC-H3005, and COM-H4005). Learners who do not attain at least a “B" after one allowable retake will be removed from the honors pathway. Learners who do not re-take the course within two quarters of active registration will be removed from the pathway. Learners who have been removed from the honors pathway may not return to or graduate from the honors pathway.

Upon degree conferral, the honors pathway is noted on the transcript and diploma for those who have successfully completed the requirements for their bachelor's degree and the honors pathway.