Liberal Arts – Honors

This program is open to all interested students at the time of entry to the College. Students are required to take the College’s placement tests at their time of entry. Those students identified as needing developmental course work will be provided with a faculty and/or current Honors student mentor. These students must satisfactorily complete the appropriate Developmental English courses before taking Honors courses. All Honors students must satisfactorily complete the appropriate English and mathematics courses as a part of their degree program. Before registering for Honors classes for the first time, students must attend an informational session with the Honors faculty.

All general education requirements necessary for graduation are met through the courses in the program as indicated above. Students who wish to take courses that differ from the general education courses indicated above must complete a course substitution request form. To access the form, login to the MyCCP portal, and in the Student tab, under Electronic Forms, click on the Records and Registration Forms link, then choose Request For Course Substitution Of Graduation Requirement link. A more detailed explanation of the College's general education requirements is also available.

To qualify for the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Liberal Arts-Honors, a student must complete a minimum of 61 credit hours as prescribed (27 credits of which must be in Honors designated courses, including 2 Honors writing courses) and maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Typically, students in this program complete two full time semesters (15 credits each) as indicated below. Alternatively, students may select one-15 credit block and 12 additional Honors designated credits to equal the required 27 credits in Honors designated courses. Students will work with Honors faculty advisors to select coursework.

Interdisciplinary Analysis and Critical Reasoning Proficiency Certificate:

In addition to the Associate in Arts degree, students may also elect to earn a credential called the Interdisciplinary Analysis and Critical Reasoning Proficiency Certificate. By earning 18 credits of designated honors courses, students will earn the proficiency certificate. Aimed at students who might not be on track to graduate with the LAHP degree due to chosen major or pathway or completed credits, this certificate aims to recognize the skills that students have gained by engaging in Honors-specific pedagogical teaching and learning. Students do NOT need to graduate with the LAHP degree to earn the proficiency certificate.

The Honors curriculum is designed to serve students who plan to advance into professional life through demanding undergraduate and graduate programs in competitive colleges and universities. Honors prepares its graduates to be exemplary students at their transfer institutions by training them to excel in their mastery of the subtleties of intertextual interpretation, and to understand the role of theory in academics, including knowledge of a range of standard theoretical orientations in the Liberal Arts. Courses in the Honors curriculum stress practice in formal academic presentation in both speaking and writing, and practice in the conventions of academic discourse and behavior.

The Honors curriculum is designed to encourage students to be self-reflective about their own intellectual processes and to become more aware of the requirements of different academic discourses in the humanities and social sciences. The courses required in the Honors curriculum are designed to be transferable to other colleges and universities.

Upon completion of this program graduates will be able to:

• Apply academic modes of reading and writing to the interpretation of texts.
• Apply professional speaking and listening skills to participation in verbal academic discourse.
• Demonstrate comprehensive analysis and critical thinking skills in relation to various academic modes and across disciplines.
• Describe and utilize various academic approaches with particular attention to diverse issues related to race, gender, class, sexuality, culture, and time period.
• Work constructively to shape discourse and build knowledge in a cohort model