Early Assurance Admissions Process for Entering Class of Fall 2013

Students wishing to be considered for the Early Assurance Program must first be accepted into the Honors College. Admission to the Honors College at East Carolina University is competitive and by invitation. Please see the Honors College Admissions page for information.

The Early Assurance Program review process will occur in January and students identified as finalists will be notified of their status by a targeted notification date of January 31, 2012. Finalists will be required to participate (in person) in finalist interviews during Honors College weekend (February 17-18, 2013) in Greenville, North Carolina. Students offered admission to the Early Assurance Program will be notified by a targeted date of March 2, 2012.

In addition to the four Early Assurance Program participants selected every year, a number of alternates are also identified. Alternates participate in all Early Assurance Program activities during their undergraduate years, and may be offered Early Assurance status if any Early Assurance participants change their career plans or lose their eligibility for any reason. While alternates are not guaranteed admission to the Brody School of Medicine, they generally have become excellent candidates for medical school through their undergraduate Early Assurance experiences and historically have enjoyed a very high acceptance rate when applying to medical schools.

Early Assurance Program Admissions Timeline for the Fall 2013 entering class

Sept. 10, 2012: East Carolina University undergraduate admissions application window open. Visit: http://www.ecu.edu/admissions/

Sept. 10 – Dec. 1, 2012: Qualified applicants to East Carolina University will be sent the Honors College application packet by mail

Dec. 1, 2012: Deadline for prospective Honors College students to submit a completed East Carolina University application

Dec. 17, 2012: Postmarked Deadline for prospective students to submit a completed Honors College application, including all associated materials via the Honors College application website

Dec. 16-Jan. 30, 2013: Honors College, EC Scholars, Business Scholars, and Early Assurance Program application review

Jan. 31, 2013: Targeted notification date for Honors College decisions and finalist status for EC Scholars, Business Scholars, and Early Assurance Program applicants

Feb. 17, 2013: Selection Sunday: EC Scholars, Business Scholars, and Early Assurance Program Finalist Interviews

Feb. 18, 2013: Honors College Preview Day

March 2, 2013: Targeted notification date for all EC Scholars, Business Scholars, and Early Assurance Program award recipients

April 24, 2013: Deadline to accept Honors College or special program opportunities by confirming enrollment to East Carolina University

Summer 2013: Honors College Summer Orientation (required of incoming Honors students)

Summer 2013: Honors College Kickoff Events (optional to incoming Honors students)