Earning an Honors Laureate Diploma

The Honors Laureate Diploma (HLD) is one of the academic certifications earned by completing Honors academic requirements. The HLD offers a customizable approach to an Honors education by allowing students to earn Honors credit from a variety of academic and experiential activities. 

Most Virginia Tech Honors College students work toward the completion of the HLD. Students can earn the HLD by itself or earn it automatically by completing the Honors Minor.

PLEASE NOTE: there are currently two different versions of the HLD requirements that are dependent on a student's first term in the Honors College. To review requirements specific to your term of entry, click the corresponding tile below.