American Collegiate Live—Honors
Pursue your dream of studying at an elite destination – start with confidence with our Honors Guarantee.

The prestigious American Collegiate Live—Honors program is designed for high-achieving students who want to study at elite destinations in the United States or Canada. This virtual two- to three-semester program brings the university to you via Live, our state-of-the-art interactive technology. Students benefit from rigorous academics and award-winning advising especially for ambitious, high-achieving international students.

Get peace of mind with our Honors Guarantee.

Honors Students Receive

  • Honors Guarantee
  • Personalized transfer advising
  • Profile builder that helps match you to the best major and transfer destination
  • University research and application support
  • Personalized SAT/ACT and TOEFL/IELTS prep
  • Customized academic tutoring
  • Virtual tours and information sessions with destination campuses

American Collegiate served as a bridge between where I started and my future goals. It was a great environment to continue my education, while it also provided me with the insight to explore degrees and what I needed to do in order to achieve my goal.”
ADEL, KAZAKHSTAN / AMERICAN COLLEGIATE, DC: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Why apply to American Collegiate Live—Honors?

Honors Guarantee—transfer with confidence to top-ranked destinations in the US or Canada after your first year of study
Up to one year of transferable undergraduate-level credits
Customized study plan and personalized guidance on transfer destination and major selection
Expert counseling for standardized and English-language test prep
Foundational academic and cultural skills to succeed in your degree program

American Collegiate students successfully transfer to top-ranked universities.

Click here to see where our students have successfully transferred.

Honors Guarantee

To be eligible for the American Collegiate Live – Honors guarantee, you must achieve all Honors Guarantee Eligibility Requirements and be in good standing under your Academic Content Provider’s Code of Student Conduct. Eligible students who successfully complete the American Collegiate Live – Honors program but are not accepted to a top 50 ranked* university will receive a refund of their Honors Program Cost ($5,000 per semester) according to the following tiers:

  • Acceptance to a university ranked 51-100: 25% refund
  • Acceptance to a university ranked 101-150: 50% refund
  • Acceptance to a university below 150: 100% refund

You are not eligible for a refund unless you have met all eligibility requirements. Your refund tier will be determined according to the highest ranked university you are accepted to whether or not you attend such university; you are not eligible for any refund if you are accepted to a top 50 university but for any reason do not attend such university.

Find the Academic Content Provider Code of Student Conduct here.

*University rankings are determined solely according to the U.S. News & World Report ranking published at the time of your acceptance to a placement university.

HONORS GUARANTEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Academic Excellence
  • 3.3 GPA minimum after first semester
  • 3.5 cumulative GPA at the time of transfer
  • 7.0 IELTS (by transfer application date)
  • Completion of a minimum of two semesters
  • Good standing under the Code of Student Conduct for your content provider
Profile Builder
  • Successfully complete all assigned profile builder activities
Advising
  • Must complete at least five (5) transfer applications
  • Must attend all scheduled advising sessions

Guaranteed placement, innovative distance-learning technology, and personalized expert guidance: Your successful journey to an elite university degree starts with American Collegiate Live—Honors.

You will feel that the professor is standing in front of you delivering the course. We do not have any barriers communicating.”
CYNTHIA, CHINA

Eligibility Requirements

Students must meet the minimum academic and English language requirements below to be eligible for admission into AC Live Honors.

2 SEMESTERS 3 SEMESTERS
GPA 2.5 2.5
IELTS 6.0 5.0

Curriculum + Coursework

All classes are taught by top faculty at accredited US universities. Students in American Collegiate Live—Honors enroll in the core American Collegiate Live coursework each semester, and benefit from dedicated additional support services such as:

SAT and ACT general and subject test prep
TOEFL and IELTS language exam prep
Writing lab for transfer application essays
Recommendation letter from American Collegiate Live

Tuition + Credits