Honors Program

Students may apply to one of Yeshiva University’s honors programs directly from high school. Honors students participate in advanced-level courses, engage in unique extracurricular activities, complete an intensive senior thesis/project, and are eligible for academic financial scholarship towards tuition.  Honors courses are designed to challenge students, to encourage imagination and creativity and to prepare students for exceptional career opportunities.

For program specific information and program requirements about each of Yeshiva University’s honors programs, select the link below:

S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women

Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program at Yeshiva College

Business Honors and Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Sy Syms School of Business

Yeshiva Masmidim Honors Program for advanced Torah studies

Transferring Between Honors Programs

Students are accepted to the Honors program in the college to which they applied. Students who seek to transfer between colleges may also request to join the Honors program of the college to which they are transferring by submitting a formal request to the deans of both colleges. All transfer requests are also subject to review and approval by the Honors program directors.