Admissions

Admissions
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Craft Your Own Unique Experience

The Frederick Honors College seeks to create an inclusive, equitable, and diverse student body by offering multiple points of admission for prospective, current, and transfer students. Furthermore, our three distinct and flexible academic pathways to graduation offer our students accessible opportunities to craft their own unique experience.

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Admissions Options
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First-year Students

Apply to the Frederick Honors College as part of your University of Pittsburgh application and gain early access to FHC benefits starting your first term.

First-Year Students
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Upper-division Students

As an upper-division student, you can apply to the Honors Degree program to enhance the learning you’re already participating in.

Upper-division Students
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Transfer Students

If you are transferring from another institution, we encourage you to apply to our Honors Degree program and find your home as a member of our Frederick community.

Transfer Students
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Our Location

The David C. Frederick Honors College is located on the 34-37th floors of the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 34th floor houses our Student Engagement Center and Academic Advising Center. Students can utilize shared communal spaces to study, prepare a snack, and have class on 35. The Dean’s Office and support staff are on 36, while the Office of National Scholarships and Post-Graduation Success and the Office of Research are on the 37th floor.

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Cathedral in the spring