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Honors Program
an enriched college experience for highly motivated, intellectually curious, academically exceptional students
The MCCC Honors Program, beginning in Spring 2007, is an enriched college experience for highly motivated, intellectually curious, scholastically exceptional students. Honors students engage in quantitatively and qualitatively more challenging academic work than students in the standard curriculum. Qualified applicants include students who seek the intellectual challenges of a rigorous course of study and who assume personal responsibility for pursuing their academic goals.
The program offers a diverse range of intellectual environments and activities that cultivate in-depth learning, encourage individual inquiry, and demand quality performance. Every honors course emphasizes critical thinking, analytical writing, effective speaking, interactive learning, collaborative learning, engagement with primary source materials, and information literacy. In addition, honors courses may include opportunities for independent research, service learning, or fieldwork.
The MCCC Honors Program is not a separate degree program or major; students matriculate in a program of study and must take 12 credits of honors courses as part of their program curriculum and maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.5.
You should take an honors course if this describes you:
I have (or expect to have) a 3.5 GPA.
I have (or expect to have) 12 or more college credits in courses numbered 101 or above.
I like academic challenges.
I want to learn more than the minimum required.
I am motivated, intellectually curious, committed to learning, desire to excel.
Students graduating from MCCC with the honors designation will find themselves exceptionally well prepared for transfer to four-year colleges and universities and for success in their transfer institutions and career paths.
For application information or to enroll, contact Prof. Carol Bork.
borkc@mccc.edu
609-570-3890
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| Fall 2008 Honors Courses |
| Honors CMN 112 - Public Speaking |
D. Munde |
Tue./Thur. 1:25 - 2:50 |
#075918 |
| Honors ECO 112 - Microeconomics |
F. Khoushab |
Tue./Thur. 9:00 - 10:15 |
#075830 |
| Honors ENG 102 - English Composition II |
S. Sen |
Mon./Wed. 10:30 - 11:45 |
#075780 |
| Honors ENG 206 - American Literature II |
E. Watson |
Tue./Thur. 2:50 - 4:05 |
#075782 |
| Honors ENG 221 - Women in Literature |
C. Bork |
Mon./Wed. 5:40 - 6:55 |
#075783 |
| Honors HIS 101 - History of Western Civilization to 1648 |
L. Scherr |
Mon./Wed. 1:25 - 2:50 |
#075788 |
| Honors HIS 232 - Women in Europe Since 1500 |
P. Higgins |
Tue./Thur. 10:30 - 11:45 |
#075803 |
| Honors PSY 207 - Developmental Psychology |
K. Bearce |
Tue./Thur. 2:50 - 4:05 |
#075616 |
| Honors SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology |
A. Moore |
Tue./Thur. 9:00 - 10:15 |
#075820 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Honors Program?
A: The Honors Program at MCCC is an opportunity for highly motivated students to take courses designed especially for people who want to excel in college.
Q: Why would I want to participate in the Honors Program?
A: If you complete the Honors Program, your diploma from MCCC will have a special designation showing that you are an exceptional student who has seeks academic challenges and works to achieve excellence. This designation will make you a strong transfer candidate and a strong candidate for scholarships, and it will impress your employers.
Q: Who is eligible for the Mercer Honors Program?
A: Students who will finish 12 credits of college coursework (in courses numbered 101 or above) with a GPA of 3.5 or above by the end of the current or most recent semester of MCCC enrollment are eligible to apply to graduate with college-wide honors.
Q: How can I graduate with college-wide Honors?
A: You can earn the MCCC college-wide academic Honors designation on your diploma by completing 12 credits of honors courses with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Q: What is an Honors course?
A: An honors course is an intensive college course for highly motivated students. In an honors course you will be challenged to do your best work and expected to meet high standards. Because the standards are so high, your teacher will devote special attention to helping you meet the standards.
Q: Why would I want to take Honors courses?
A: Honors courses will help you to achieve your full potential.
Q: I have already taken the courses offered next semester. Will there be more honors courses?
A: YES! New Honors courses will be offered each semester.
Q: Do I have to apply to the Honors Program to take an Honors class?
A: If you meet all of the eligibility requirements, you can try an honors class before you apply for the program; if you have not been admitted to the Honors Program, you must meet with the Honors Coordinator or a member of the Honors Council to enroll in an Honors course.
Q: How can I find out more about the Honors Program?
Q: How can I apply for the Honors Program or enroll in an Honors class?
A: Contact the Honors Program Coordinator, Dr. Carol Denise Bork
borkc@mccc.edu
609-570-3890
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