You can read about our selection process here.  Select the information for either first-year students or transfer students, as applies to you.

There is an additional application for the Georgia Tech John H. Martinson Honors Program, which you can complete via the admissions portal.  Responses to essay prompts are required. You can read about the application process here.

First-year and transfer students who have been admitted to Georgia Tech are invited to apply to the John H. Martinson Honors Program via their admissions portal. 

Information on the deadline for applications are available on the applications page (select either first year or transfer). Students who apply by the early admission or regular decision deadlines will receive their acceptance notification on specific dates noted on the page.  Those who apply after these two deadlines will be notified on a rolling basis, only if spaces are available. 

If you apply by one of the priority deadlines and are not accepted in that round, we will continue to consider your application in the next round.  All students will continue to be considered until spaces in our residence halls are filled.

After each of the application deadlines, we offer invitations to join the John H. Martinson Honors Program to a select group of students.  Once invitations are sent out, spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  If you delay accepting your invitation, there is a chance that the John H. Martinson Honors Program may fill (i.e., all of the spots in our residence hall are taken).  This is especially true if you wait until after the Georgia Tech admissions deposit deadline of May 1.

If you attempt to accept the invitation to join after the JMHP residence halls are full, you'll be invited to join the waitlist.  The waitlist is only for students who have already been issued an invitation to join the John H. Martinson Honors Program--it is not for students waiting on an admissions decision.  

We may be able to offer spots to those on the waitlist if students who are in the John H. Martinson Honors Program have a change of plans over the summer and decide to leave the program (e.g., they choose a different learning community, decide to participate in study abroad instead, receive an admissions offer from another university, etc.).  We cannot guarantee IF and WHEN this will happen, as it's based on decisions that current, admitted students make over the summer.

Georgia Tech may accept AP and IB credit for application to degree requirements, as determined by the University System of Georgia, the Institution, and the student's college and degree program. More information on how AP and IB credit transfer to Georgia Tech is available in the GT Catalog.  

AP and IB credit can be applied to your major or minor credit requirements at GT but not to your John H. Martinson Honors Program credit requirements.  

The majority of our students graduate within four years, and many of our students find they can take on a second major or multiple minors or certificates and are able to graduate on time with the proper planning. Most people are able to complete their JMHP course requirements as well. Roughly 80% of the student admitted into the John H. Martinson Honors Program graduate as members of the JMHP (i.e., they earn 9 - 14 hours for "Participation in the John H. Martinson Honors Program" or 15+ hours for "Completion of the John H. Martinson Honors Program").

Transfer students who are admitted to the John H. Martinson Honors Program are eligible to transfer up to six (6) TOTAL hours of approved coursework.

Students who have taken honors program or honors college classes at their college or university before coming to Georgia Tech may have up to six (6) credit hours of honors classes may be considered for application to the JMHP.  To have your prior honors classes reviewed, please submit a copy of the syllabus and information about the program (e.g., a link to an online program description) to the John H. Martinson Honors Program. 

Transfer students may submit up to three (3) credit hours of independent undergraduate research for consideration for transfer credit.  To be eligible for  John H. Martinson Honors Program credit, the class must be completed for credit (not pay) and on a letter grade basis.  To request authorization, please complete this form. 

Transfer students may also submit up to three (3) credit hours of select study abroad classes for consideration for transfer credit.  The classes must have been taken in an accredited study abroad program, be small in size, involve active learning, and be on a globally-focused topic.  To have your study abroad classes reviewed, please submit a copy of the syllabus and information about the size of the class and the study abroad program (e.g., a link to an online program description) to the John H. Martinson Honors Program. 

Yes, there is a fee of $800 for first-year John H. Martinson Honors Program students and a fee of $500 for first-year transfer students who begin in the fall semester.  Transfer students who start in the spring are charged a one-time fee of $250 in their entering semester.  There is no fee after the first year (or first semester, for spring transfer students) of JMHP participation. The John H. Martinson Honors Program fee is charged to students at the beginning of fall semester ($400 for first-years, $250 for transfers) and at the beginning of spring semester ($400 for first-years, $250 for transfers).

Georgia Tech prides itself on offering a very rigorous and challenging curriculum to all students, whether in the John H. Martinson Honors Program or not. JMHP classes will not necessarily involve exceptional amounts of work or have more stringent grading standards. They will, however, emphasize a classroom environment that encourages students to be fully engaged as active participants in the learning process.

The John H. Martinson Honors Program classes for the current fall or spring semester are available on the HP website.  This website also includes a link to the JMHP Class Guide, with detailed information on every class and a biography of the professors teaching them.

Yes, for your first year.  All admitted students, whether they start as a first-year or a transfer student, must live in the John H. Martinson Honors Program residence halls in Eighth Street East, South, or West Apartments for their first year (fall and spring). The ONLY exception is for transfer students who are admitted in the spring semester.  Their residence requirement is only for the spring semester.

Students admitted for the 2025 - 2026 academic year will participate in the housing lottery for their second year on campus (2026 - 2027).  Students who receive housing via the lottery can choose to live anywhere on campus, including in the John H. Martinson Honors Program residence halls, space available.  

POLICY FOR 2025 - 2026

We require that all entering first-year and transfer students live in the Honors Program residence hall during their first year (or first semester, for spring transfer students only).  After the first year, students participate in a housing lottery. Those who are selected in the lottery can choose to live anywhere on campus, including in the John H. Martinson Honors Program residence halls (space available).  Those who are not selected in the lottery must move off campus.

Eighth Street Apartments are configured as either 2-, 4-, or 6-bedrooms.  Most apartments are 4-bedroom.  Students have a private bedroom, full kitchen, living room, and share a bathroom with one other person (i.e., a 2-person apartment has one bathroom, a 4-person apartment has two bathrooms, and a 6-person apartment has three bathrooms).

Check out the layout and photos for: 

Eighth Street East: https://housing.gatech.edu/building/eighth-street-east 

Eighth Street South: https://housing.gatech.edu/building/eighth-street-south 

Eighth Street West: https://housing.gatech.edu/locations/eighth-street-west

They live together in the same building, but not in the same apartments.

Upper-class JMP students live in Eighth Street Apartments with other upper-class JMHP students. First-year JMHP students live in Eighth Street Apartments with other first-year JMHP students. Upper-class JMHP apartments and first-year JMHP apartments will be located on all floors in Eighth Street East and South and some floors in Eighth Street West, but upper-class and first-year JMHP students will not live together in any of the apartments. 

Some classes, events, and activities are scheduled in LLC West Commons Classroom, across the street from the Eighth Street Apartments (875 8th St.). Others will be scheduled elsewhere on campus. HLC meetings will be scheduled in LLC West Commons. An additional workspace for JMHP staff, HLC members, and JMHP student assistants is available adjacent to the JMHP staff offices and lounge.

Yes, there is a lounge space in the JMHP staff offices. All JMHP students, whether or not residing in Eighth Street Apartments, have 24/7 access to this space. In addition, there are numerous study spaces in Eighth Street Apartments. All JMHP students who are residents of Eighth Street Apartments will have 24/7 access to these spaces. These include two large study rooms and several smaller study rooms, equipped with white boards.

Yes, there are spacious—and lovely—courtyards for every-day studying and socializing and for outdoor JMHP events and activities. Take a walk through the Eighth Street courtyard spaces and check them out. 

Yes, our JMHP staff office suite and lounge is located in the annex to the Eighth Street West apartments.  You can stop by anytime to meet with JMHP staff or hang out in the lounge area.