SOE Admission Criteria

A Summer of Excellence is open to high school students from or outside of Arizona who will complete their sophomore, junior, or senior year by June 2009. We are looking for motivated students who demonstrate outstanding academic ability. A strong academic background is critical to success in SOE as students are taking university level classes. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 is desired (A= 4.0); however, additional information such as standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, and your personal statement will also be considered.

ATTENTION SENIORS - If you're currently a senior in high school, you can apply to SOE '09.

The University of Arizona strives to create an environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity among students, faculty, and staff. Diversity encompasses differences in age, color, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability or handicap, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Attention: SOE Application Deadlines

Session 1: May 15 - final application deadline

Session 2: May 29 - final application deadline

Your SOE application consists of five parts. Only complete applications will be considered. Please remember to send all application materials to SOE at the Honors College, not to the Office of Admissions at the U of A.

SOE Application

THE FIVE PARTS OF YOUR SOE APPLICATION INCLUDE:

1. Completed and signed application
2. Payment of non-refundable $30 application fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the University of Arizona
3. Official high school transcript (in a sealed envelope bearing your school's seal) including Fall 2008 grades
4. Completed and signed recommendation forms (one recommendation is required for juniors and seniors; two recommendations are required for sophomores)
5. Completed immunization requirement form

OPTIONAL - if you would like to apply for a need-based scholarship, complete the scholarship application form and send it along with your application for admission or separately, postmarked by May 15 for Session 1 and May 29 for Session 2.