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The Honors Program

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The Honors Program is an intensified course of study. A student may begin the program either as an entering freshman in the two-year program or after completing 30 credits (26 credits if part-time student) in the Honors Sophomore Option. It is designed for highly motivated students with above-average achievement records who desire to transfer to a four-year college or professional school. Scholarships may be available. The dominant goal of the Honors program to:

• Permit intensive study in liberal arts and science areas focusing on the student’s particular areas of interest
• Permit independent inquiry into areas of special interest
• Encourage an integrated vision of the interrelationships between individual academic areas

Honors Two-Year Program
Entering first-year students who (1) graduated in the top 20% of their high school class and (2) have a minimum combined SAT score of 1100 are encouraged to contact the Honors Program Coordinator, Vicki McMillian, at (732) 255-0400 extension 2361 for an application.

The Honors Program Committee will grant the final approval for entrance into the Honors Program.

Requirements for Graduation:

• Liberal Arts A.A. degree requirements
• Successful completion of all required Honors sections and seminars
• Minimum load of 16 credit hours per semester with schedule approval by the Honors Committee
• Completion and presentation of an Independent Study Project
• Maintenance of a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with no more than one course withdrawal (W)
• Adherence to all two-year program guidelines

Honors - Possible Semester Schedule
Liberal Arts AA Degree

First Semester
3 s.h. English I Honors (ENGL 151)
3 s.h. Humanities Group A Elective
3 s.h. Mathematics (MATH 171 or higher)
3 s.h. Social Science Requirement
3 s.h. Western Civilization I Honors (HIST 171)
1 s.h. Honors Experience I (HONR 150)
16 s.h.

Second Semester
3 s.h. English II Honors (ENGL 152)
3 s.h. Computer Literacy/Elective
3 s.h. Mathematics (MATH 171 or higher)
3 s.h. Social Science Requirement
3 s.h. Western Civilization II Honors (HIST 172)
1 s.h. Honors Experience II (HONR 250)
16 s.h.

Third Semester
3 s.h. Honors Topics in the Humanities (HUMN 297)
3 s.h. Honors Independent Study (HONR 293)
3 s.h. Communications (COMM 154 or COMM 202)
4 s.h. Science (BIOL 161, CHEM 181 or PHYS 171)
3 s.h. Elective
16 s.h.

Fourth Semester
3 s.h. Honors Seminar II (HONR 292)
3 s.h. Humanities/English Group B Requirement
3 s.h. Diversity Requirement
2-3 s.h. Health Requirement (HEHP 110 or HEHP 225)
4 s.h. Science (continuation of previous semester)
0-1 s.h. Elective (to meet required 64 s.h.)
16 s.h.

Total Credits 64-65

Honors Sophomore Option
The Honors Program also offers a Sophomore Option open to both full and part-time students who meet the following criteria:

• Completion of a minimum of 30 s.h. toward graduation requirements, or 26 s.h. for part-time students, with no more than one course withdrawal
• Completion of ENGL 151 and ENGL 152, with a grade of B or higher
• A minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA

Interested students are invited to submit an application to the Honors Coordinator.

Requirements for Graduation:

• Liberal Arts A.A. degree requirements
• Completion of both Honors Seminar courses with a minimum grade of “B”
• Scheduled approval by the Honors Committee
• Completion and presentation of an Independent study Project with a grade of B or higher
• Maintenance of a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with a maximum of one course withdrawal (W) after entering the Sophomore Option program.
• Adherence to all Sophomore Option guidelines