Transfer Admissions | John H. Martinson Honors Program

How to Apply to the JMHP

All students–including entering transfer students–are invited to apply after being admitted to Georgia Tech. Transfer students apply via their Admission Portal. To apply to the John H. Martinson Honors Program, navigate to the application checklist in the portal and click on the link for "Living Learning Communities Portal," which will take you to the application page (see images below).

Image of the transfer application portal

Transfer students are required to live in the JMHP residence halls for their first year (or spring semester only, for spring transfer students). JMHP students live together in Eighth Street Apartments in alternating apartments of first-year and upper-level students, including upper-level transfer students.

Please note that you can only be a member of ONE living learning community on campus, so transfer students who elect to participate in the Transfer Experience Program are not eligible to join the JMHP.

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Get admitted to Georgia Tech (congrats!).

2. Apply to the JMHP via the Admission Portal using the steps outlined above.

3. Receive an admissions decision based on the application timeline below.

4. You DO NOT have to commit to Georgia Tech or apply for housing to apply to any living learning community, including the JMHP.

5. You DO have to commit to Georgia Tech and apply for housing to ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF ADMISSION from any living learning community, including the JMHP. Students may accept their offer of admission to the JMHP via the Admission Portal.

6. Once admissions offers are made, space in the JMHP is available on a first-come, first-served basis up to the capacity of our residence hall. Once we have reached capacity, you may elect to join the waitlist.

APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR FALL 2025

Deadline to Apply
For summer 2025 transfer students: Friday, May 16, 2025 by 11:59 PM EST
For fall 2025 transfer students: Friday, June 20, 2025 by 11:59 PM EST

Note that students can choose to apply by either deadline. Transfer students admitted to Georgia Tech for the summer semester are not required to apply by the summer application deadline, but may opt to do so in order to receive a JMHP admissions decision earlier.

The JMHP will release admission decisions on:
For summer 2025 transfer students: May 28, 2025
For fall 2025 transfer students: June 27, 2025

Applications received after June 20, 2025 until the application portal closes on June 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For rolling decisions, there is no fixed decision release date and students will be notified via email ONLY IF A SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE. It is strongly recommended that you apply no later than June 20, 2025, as spots tend to fill quickly.

The application portal closes on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST and no additional applications will be accepted after that time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Students admitted for the summer or fall term begin in the fall. Students admitted for the spring term begin in the spring.

Our selection process is holistic: our goal is to identify transfer students who will benefit from and contribute to our JMHP living learning community. We give primary consideration to the following:

(a) JMHP application essay, and

(b) information from the Georgia Tech Office of Undergraduate Admission. We use this information to create a community that is diverse in terms of major and academic/intellectual interests. We do not consider high school GPA or test scores, as this was already considered in the Georgia Tech admissions process.

For transfer students, the JMHP fee is $500 (or $250 for transfer students who are admitted in the spring semester). Transfer JMHP students will be charged $250 in fall semester and $250 in spring semester (or $250 in spring semester only for those admitted in the spring). There is no fee after the first year (or first semester, for spring transfer students). Our entering class of both first year and transfer students is limited by the design of the JMHP residence halls. Housing is available to JMHP students of all genders. To read more about this at Georgia Tech, visit the Housing website.

For information on housing rates for Eighth Street East and South, go to the Housing and Residence Life website.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR JMHP ENTERING CLASS FILLS QUICKLY: In order to officially accept your invitation to the JMHP, you must first pay your Georgia Tech admissions deposit and complete your housing application. YOU MUST COMPLETE THESE TWO STEPS FIRST IN ORDER TO ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION. Note that it can take up to 24 hours for each form to process.

PAY YOUR GEORGIA TECH ADMISSIONS DEPOSIT
COMPLETE YOUR HOUSING APPLICATION

TRANSFER CREDIT APPROVAL

For transfer students who have taken honors program or honors college classes at their college or university before coming to Georgia Tech, up to six (6) credit hours of honors classes may be considered for application to the John H. Martinson Honors Program. 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 JMHP.

Transfer students may submit up to three credit hours of independent undergraduate research for consideration for transfer credit. To be eligible for JMHP 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 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 JMHP.

Please note that students may transfer up to six (6) credit hours TOTAL, through a combination of prior honors program/honors college classes, undergraduate research, and/or study abroad classes.

Acceptance Agreement (Transfer)

CLICK HERE TO READ THE 2025 - 2026 AGREEMENT

I agree to pay the Georgia Tech John H. Martinson Honors Program (JMHP) first-year program fee of $500 (or $250 for those admitted in the spring semester). I understand that this program fee will be assessed in fall ($250) and in spring ($250) for those admitted in the fall. Students admitted in the spring will be assessed a one -time fee of $250. I understand that my participation in the Georgia Tech Honors Program is contingent on payment of this program fee when assessed. I understand that there is no fee for subsequent years of participation in the JMHP.
I agree to participate in the required JMHP Retreat for entering students in August. Transfer students admitted in spring are invited to participate in the retreat in fall, but attendance is not required.
I agree to live in Eighth Street Apartments in fall and spring of my first year (or spring only for those admitted in the spring). I understand that in subsequent years, I will participate in the Georgia Tech housing lottery in the fall semester. If I secure housing via the lottery for the upcoming application cycle, I will have the option to live on campus in JMHP housing or anywhere else on campus that I choose, space available. I also understand that, should I choose to live in JMHP housing, I will be required to live with other JMHP students. If I do not secure housing via the lottery, I will be required to move off campus.
I agree to enroll in at least one JMHP class in my first year. I understand that if I complete 15 credit hours of JMHP classes over the course of my matriculation at Georgia Tech, I will receive the recognition of “Completion of the John H. Martinson Honors Program,” including notation on my transcript. I understand that if, instead, I complete 9 – 14 credit hours of JMHP classes over the course of my matriculation at Georgia Tech, I will receive the recognition of “Participation in the John H. Martinson Honors Program,” but will not receive notation on my transcript.
I agree to be a good citizen of the JMHP, Georgia Tech, and the larger community by taking advantage of JMHP classes, events, and activities; supporting my fellow JMHP students; building relationships with JMHP faculty; and getting to know and drawing on the support of the Honors Program JMHP.