The Seneff Honors College helps students develop knowledge, mindsets, and skills needed to thrive in the 21st century through in-class and co-curricular opportunities. Broader, deeper, and more complex than the College's standard curriculum, honors experiences engage students as partners in the learning process, often through pedagogies such as inquiry-based learning, community-based learning, and project-based learning.
Characteristics of Successful Honors Students
Successful honors students have these characteristics in common:
- Possess a passion for life-long learning
- Seek opportunities to engage in critical and analytical thinking
- Embrace ambiguity and complex challenges as sources of growth
Benefits of Enrollment
Students enrolled in the Seneff Honors College have access to:
- Honors-specific, smaller classes that feature active learning opportunities
- Honors recognition and regalia at graduation
- Academic and professional development opportunities outside of the classroom
- Honors-only scholarship opportunities
- Transfer opportunities to university honors programs, including the UCF Burnett Honors College and the UF Honors Program
Co-curricular Opportunities
Each fall and spring semester, honors students engage in a robust schedule of activities that promote learning outside of the classroom through academic enrichment, community service, exposure to the arts, career development, and social networking. The co-curricular experience is an integral part of the honors experience and is required as part of the honors graduation distinction criteria.
Honors Co-curricular Principles
- The activity must provide a unique engagement opportunity.
- The activity has a substantive learning component that supports an Honors class or program outcome.
- The activity adheres to Valencia College's Policies and Procedures and the Seneff Honors College Honor Code.
Honors students are encouraged to participate in any activity that sparks their interest. However, students must participate in at least 3 honors co-curricular events or activities each fall and spring and also submit the corresponding reflection forms in order to seek an honors graduation distinction. Co-curricular activity options, reflection forms, and deadlines are shared directly with actively enrolled honors students each fall and spring semester.
Application Information
To be considered for admission to the Seneff Honors College, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- 3.25 or higher overall GPA
- Enough courses still available in the degree program to earn an honors distinction by graduation
- Plan on earning an AA degree from Valencia
- Submission of all required application materials before the posted deadlines
Fall 2026 Admission Deadlines
The Seneff Honors College admits new students each fall semester. The Fall 2026 Honors Admission Deadlines are as follows:
- Application deadline – May 15
- Supplemental materials deadline – May 22
Admissions decisions will be sent to all applicants in late June.
How to Apply
- Apply to Valencia College. Once admitted, set up the MyVC account.
- Apply to the Seneff Honors College through the MyVC account during the annual honors admission cycle (typically early February through mid-May). Exact deadlines for the current admission cycle are listed above in the "Application Information" section. Note: The "Application to the Seneff Honors College" is only available in MyVC during the annual honors admissions cycle.
- Submit an Honors Recommendation Form. The Seneff Honors College requires submission of one academic recommendation form as part of the application for admission. The Honors Recommendation Form and instructions on how to complete it are included in the "Seneff Honors College Application" in MyVC. Personal recommendations are not accepted.
- Submit supporting academic documents as requested. The Seneff Honors College will reach out to applicants through Valencia email to request supporting documents as appropriate to each applicant in order to verify the academic information shared on the honors admission application. Commonly requested supporting documents include unofficial academic transcripts, unofficial copies of placement test score reports, or unofficial copies of credit-by-exam transcripts (ex. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education, etc.).
Incomplete Applications
The honors application is not considered complete until all required components (application form, recommendation form, and supporting academic documents) are received. Applications that are still incomplete by the supplemental materials deadline are not reviewed for admission consideration.
