Requirements
Honors Designation Requirements
Students earn the Honors Program designation on their transcripts and seal on their diplomas upon graduation if they have been accepted by and attained the following in the Honors Program:
- Completion of all degree requirements, and
- Achievement of a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation with no semester GPA less than 3.0.
Note: Students not in the Honors Program but interested in taking an honors course should
contact the Honors Program Coordinator for more detailed information.
Honors Program Course Requirements
| A.A. Degree | A.S. Degree | A.A.S. Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 credit Honors Service Learning* (HON 120H - taken freshman year) |
1 credit Honors Service Learning* (HON 120H - taken freshman year) |
1 credit Honors Service Learning* (HON 120H - taken freshman year) |
| 6 credits Honors English (ENG 101H and ENG 102H) |
6 credits Honors English (ENG 101H and ENG 102H) |
6 credits Honors English (ENG 101H and ENG 102H) |
| 3 credits Honors Social Science | 3 credits Honors Social Science | 3 credits Honors Social Science |
| 3 credits Honors Humanities (GE 7) | 3 credits Honors Social Science | 3 credits Honors Humanities or Honors Social Science*** |
| 3 or 4 credits Honors GE 1 or GE 2** | 3 or 4 credits Honors GE 1 or GE 2** | 3 or 4 credits Honors GE 1 or GE 2** |
| 3 one-credit Honors Seminars** (HON 201H) |
3 one-credit Honors Seminars** (HON 201H) |
3 one-credit Honors Seminars** (HON 201H) |
| 3 credits Honors Capstone** (HON 290H & 291H - taken sophomore year) |
3 credits Honors Capstone** (HON 290H & 291H - taken sophomore year) |
3 credits Honors Capstone** (HON 290H & 291H - taken sophomore year) |
*Service learning, seminar (taken three times), and capstone credits are specific requirements of the Honors Program. They also may be counted as Liberal Arts or General Electives. They are restricted to those students who have been admitted into the program.
Service Learning: Students complete 45 hours of community service over two semesters and complete a
reflection paper; generally done in the freshman year.
Capstone Project: Students complete a research project of their choice for public presentation. They
attend a weekly class and also work with a faculty mentor. The topic is proposed and
researched in the penultimate semester, with the paper and presentation completed
in the final semester.
**May be fulfilled by taking non-Honors MAT 205 OR by taking one of the following non honors math courses AND one of the following non honors science courses, depending upon degree requirements:
Math:
MAT 113 Mathematics for Liberal Arts
MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics
MAT 121 College Algebra
MAT 122 College Trigonometry
MAT 131 Pre-Calculus
Lab Science:
BIO 101 General Biology 1
BIO 143 Field Biology
CHM 105 General Chemistry 1
GLG 101 Earth Science
GLG 110 Physical Geology
PHY 101 General Physics 1
PHY 103 General Physics with Calculus
***Dependent upon the courses required by the specific AAS degree.
