Florida SouthWestern State College's Honors Scholar Program offers students an enriched and challenging educational experience that extends learning beyond the classroom. We strive to cultivate academic excellence, skillful leadership, and commitment to social responsibility. As a rigorous, transdisciplinary program, we inspire students to seek out transformative experiences and participate in the world in new ways.
The Priority Application Review deadline is March 1st. You can expect to hear back from the director regarding your admission status two weeks after the application deadline.
If space allows, we will review applications between March 2nd and July 1st on a rolling basis, meaning they will be reviewed as they are received. We will fill the remaining spots available on each campus with applications in this period on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that we are not accepting any new applications for Charlotte for the 2026-2027 academic year as we have filled our program.
Some of the benefits include:
- Participation in a community of highly motivated, intellectually curious students and faculty who are committed to free inquiry, civilized debate, cultural creation, and community service.
- Funding to participate in state, regional, and national conferences
- Access to the Honors capstone class in which students are paired with a faculty mentor to complete a directed individual research project. Students have access to funding to acquire materials or attend workshops and conferences related to their capstone research
- Funding and academic guidance to support creative initiatives.
- Access to Honors seminars which emphasize hands-on, project-based, experiential learning.
- Smaller class sizes which facilitate personalized instruction from talented faculty and foster mentoring relationships.
- Access to a wide range of field trips and extracurricular events
- Automatic admission into the Honors Colleges at USF and FGCU if you complete the certificate with a 3.5 overall GPA
Contact Information
Dr. Brandon Jett, Director (863) 674-6043 brandon.jett@fsw.edu Office: J-324 (Lee Campus) & A-105 (Hendry Glades Campus) Florida SouthWestern State College 8099 College Parkway Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Courtney Daniels, Program Coordinator (239) 433-6993 courtney.daniels@fsw.edu Office: Q-218 (Lee Campus) Florida SouthWestern State College 8099 College Parkway Fort Myers, Florida 33919