We hope that you will go above and beyond the minimum requirements during your first two years and earn a Sophomore Honors Award. These awards recognize outstanding achievement and engagement in the first two years of the Honors Program. Award winners will be invited to our graduation ceremony and recognized individually. The awards are suitable to highlight on a resume or CV.
Sophomore Honors Award for Students Entering Prior to 2017
Sophomore Honors Award requirements for students entering in 2016 and before:
- Obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.700, with no grade below a "C" in any course.
- Complete Honors Core courses in NS, SS, and HU, as well as five additional Honors courses during the first four full terms (fall/winter) at the U-M, including the FYWR (First Year Writing Requirement). All courses counted must be 3-credit. Mini-courses are not counted for this award.
- Average 14 credits per term during the first four full terms they are at the University of Michigan.
- Apply for the Award after the conclusion of the sophomore year.
Read here for students entering in 2017 and later. For this group, we recommend following your progress towards the awards on umich.GradeCraft.com.
The Sophomore Honors Award recognizes students who have:
Earned at least 30 Engagement Points (see your umich.GradeCraft.com account)
Averaged 14 credit hours each full (Fall/Winter) term
Completed an Honors Core class which meets the first-year writing requirement (FYWR)
Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 3 above) in at least two different distribution areas (HU, ID, NS, or SS)
5. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.400 with all classes graded or credit/no credit (no elective P/F).
The Sophomore Honors Award with Distinction recognizes students who have:
Earned at least 30 Engagement Points (see your GradeCraft account)
Averaged 14 credit hours each full (Fall/Winter) term
Completed an Honors Core class which meets the first-year writing requirement (FYWR)
Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 3 above) in three different distribution areas (HU, ID, NS, and SS)
Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.700 with all classes graded or Credit/no credit (no elective P/F).
Are you a joint degree student or joint with the RC?
Are you a student joint with the Residential College or another College? See your Honors Advisor for more information on your award criteria.
Sophomore Honors Award 2019 Recipients
Sophomore Honors Award with Distinction
Eliz Akgun
Lila Alaka
Al-Amin Ali
Ireoluwa Ayoola
Mollie Bakal
Mariana Boully Perez
Paul Brandfonbrener
Jason Brenner
Benjamin Bronkema-Bekker
Katherine Bunnell
Alexander Cepo
Allina Chang
Ahmad Chouman
Adriana Coke
Sabrina Corsetti
Haleigh Cotton
Kirin Cromer
Jean Cutter
Duncan Davidson
Emmaline DeMartini
Alexander Drain
Julia Duffy
Emily Endres
Kyra Fichman
Kyle Finos
Beverly Fu
Sayhaan Goraya
Leah Graham
Erin Grant
Christopher Hafke
Max Hammer
Alice Hill
Ariel Huang
Sarah Jacob
Daniel Kim
Andrew Kohrman
Christina Li
Mariana LoCicero
Aleksandra Luca
Zuzanna Lutrzykowska
Elizabeth Martin
Grace Miller
Eric Payerle
Nicholas Preuth
Henry Raffel
Jon Reid
Estrella Salgado
Shachi Salvi
Mustafa Sami
Anish Saraswat
Jason Semaya
James Shepich
Kate Sherwin
Rafael Skrobola
Nathan Slaven
Benjamin Sliwinski
Julia Stavreva
Fiona Story
Joshua Stotzky
Martin Taxay
Katelyn Thompson
Grace Tremonti
Chloe Turnbow
Neil Vaishampayan
Thomas Vance
Kimiko Varner
Arynne Wegryn-Jones
Matthew Weiner
Grant Weldon
Kevin Winslow
Alexandra Wormley
Eric (Jack) Wroldsen
Madeline Yaw
Rebecca Yi
Eric Zhang
Ziyi Zhang
Gisselle Zuniga
Sophomore Honors Award
Kamryn Abraskin
Leah Adelman
Margaret Boelter
Chris Chen
Sebin Choi
Yeonjeong Chu
Annika Dhawan
Max Ellsworth
Anna Gaffney
Ava Gams
Lauren Goodman
Anna Gottesman
Haley Gritz
Thom Hourani Jr
Simran Jagirdar
Lily Johnston
Davis Kasper
Carson Kenum
Jacqueline Kunesh
Taylor Lansey
Reagan Malcolm
Henry Newman
Clare Oliver-DiPaola
Philip Rapoport
Lucas Reist
Gillian Rubenstein
Connor Sakis
Gabrielle Saul
Spencer Schmid
Janet Vu
