Burnett Honors College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1998 |
| Dean | Alvin Y. Wang, Ph.D. |
| Students | 1,700 |
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Orlando, Florida, United States 28°36′08″N 81°12′08″W / 28.60226°N 81.20228°WCoordinates: 28°36′08″N 81°12′08″W / 28.60226°N 81.20228°W |
| Website | Official Site |
The Burnett Honors College is an academic college of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998 as the University Honors Program, it was expanded and renamed in 2002 in response to a $1.5 million gift by Al and Nancy Burnett. The dean of the college is Alvin Y. Wang, Ph.D.
The college administers UCF's two honors programs, University Honors and Honors in the Major, through programs of advanced study at the university's main campus in Orlando. The honors program encompasses students who are also in one of UCF's eleven other academic colleges, but have applied to and been accepted to The Burnett Honors College. The college offers an honors dormitory in the Towers at Knights Plaza, and honors students are assisted with applying for prestigious post-graduate honors and fellowships, and are entitled to priority scheduling, specialized academic advisers, smaller classes that benefit from a more hands-on approach, and specialty courses and programs.
In 1998, the UCF Honors Program was granted college status. Al and Nancy Burnett donated $1.5 million towards the completion of a building to house the new honors college, and it was subsequently named in their honor. A state grant matched the donation made by the Burnett's, bringing total funding for the new college to $3 million. Ground was broken on the new facility on April 24, 2001, and The Burnett Honors College building was completed in May 2002, and formally dedicated on October 23, 2002.
In 2007 the college partnered with the Department of Housing and Residence Life to create a living-learning community, composed mostly of honors students, in Tower III at Knights Plaza.
Admission to The Burnett Honors College is strictly limited to incoming freshmen for the University Honors program, and juniors and seniors for the Honors in the Major program. Requirements for freshman entrance include excellent high school grades, one essay, strong extracurricular activities, and teacher references. The Honors in the Major program requires a minimum of 60 completed credit hours, a 3.5 GPA, and the recommendation of a tenured professor in the student's major.
The latest Honors College incoming class had an average SAT score of 1390 (2046 including the writing section), ACT scores of 30 and average high school GPAs of 4.3. The class boasted 27 National Merit Scholars, 115 AP Scholars and eight National Hispanic Scholars.
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