The Academic Honors Program recognizes the highest-achieving Media School students, offering access to honors classes, special faculty mentoring, a Career Exploration Scholarship for seniors, and an invitation to join a unique student trip.
AHP students are eligible to participate an international trip: the signature Honors Summer in London program immediately after their junior year. The trip is optional, but highly encouraged for honors students.
AHP students earn a departmental honors notation by completing a rigorous academic program of at least two Media School honors courses (MSCH-H designation), maintaining a cumulative 3.5 GPA, earning at least a C or higher in all Media School classes, and attending at least one Media School-specific guest speaker event every semester.
Media School students who have completed three semesters at IU and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7 are invited to apply for the Academic Honors Program.
The 2026 application deadline has passed. Applications will re-open in January 2027.
Contact Bonnie Layton, director of the honors program.
