International Honors Program

PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON) is an alternative way to fulfill your PLU general education requirements.

The IHON program is small and personal: you’ll take a sequenced series of courses starting in your first year of college, with a group of students you’ll get to know. Each IHON course emphasizes discussion, and tries to explore issues from multiple viewpoints, including international ones.

For details about PLU’s unique honors program, visit the IHON webpage. You can also contact Dr. Arthur Strum, Interim Director of the International Honors Program, at strumac@plu.edu with any questions you may have.

Priority Application Date: February 1, 2025

Apply by the February 1 priority date to guarantee that your application to IHON is in the first round of decisions.

Regular Application Date: April 1, 2025

Apply by April 1 to guarantee that you get your IHON decision in plenty of time before the May 1 National College Decision Date.

Final Application Date: June 15, 2025

Apply by June 15 to ensure you get your IHON decision before fall class registration dates in July.

Apply to IHON

If you are eligible as an admitted student, you will receive an email inviting you to apply for IHON. You will be asked to log-in to your PLU student applicant portal in order to access the IHON supplemental application.

If you have not yet applied for admission to PLU, you can do that via the Common Application.