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The mission of the Honors Program is to provide students with a rigorous learning experience that encourages independent and creative thought, to enhance students' critical reading, writing and thinking abilities as tools for achieving further academic success, and to prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions and to remain in the academic honors track.
Students involved in the Honors Program have the opportunity to develop unique links with UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Cal Poly Pomona, Pepperdine University, UC Santa Cruz, and Chapman University including: - Priority admission consideration
- Privileges such as use of the libraries
- Opportunities to attend academic, cultural, and athletic events, campus tours, and the Honors Transfer Day
For admission to the Honors Program, a student must be eligible for ENGL 101. In addition, the student must meet one of the following standards: - A GPA of 3.0 or higher in at least 12 units of transfer-level college coursework (courses numbered 100 or above); or,
- A high school GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Students who complete the Honors Program will receive a special seal on their transcripts and diplomas, a gold tassel for graduation, and an Honors Program medallion. To complete the program, a student admitted to the Honors program must:
- Complete a minimum of 15 units of honors classes.
- Complete 4 points (64 hours) of community service.
- Maintain a GPA of 3.3 in Honors classes.
- Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in all college coursework.
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| Course Listing/ Semester Course Offerings |
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The honors courses range from one to three units. Most courses are accepted by the University of California and California State University systems, and most can be used to satisfy general education requirements. Students who qualify for the Honors Program may register for any of the following honors courses: - ACCT 285
- ART 285
- CHEM 150H, 151H, 212H, 213H
- CD 105H
- ECON 200H, 285
- ENGL 101H, 102H
- GEOG 285
- MATH 285, 286
- MUS 285
- PHIL 101H
- POLIT 100H
- PSYCH 100H
- RELIG 100H
- SOC 100H
- SPAN 103H
- SPEECH 100H
For a complete course description of any of these, refer to the specific department listing in the catalog.
Students who would like to take a single honors course without fully participating in the Honors Program may enroll after satisfactorily demonstrating skill or aptitude in the discipline covered by that honors course. The prerequisite(s) for each course must be met by the individual student. |
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