Honors, Certificate of Achievement (C)
Honors courses cultivate scholarship and creative thought, essential components of a wise, ethical, and socially responsible life. Our program empowers students to master critical thinking, expository and argumentative writing, and oral communication. Through interdisciplinary research, field trips, and immersion in the arts, students actively shape the themes of their coursework. Knowing that wisdom is a collective journey, we have spent the last three years merging academic learning with community outreach through our annual Sustainability Festival, which features local vendors, live music, and diverse educational exhibits.
Certificate of Achievement Requirements
Complete all of the following:
1. A minimum of 18 units selected from the major requirements to include a minimum of 15 units of honors courses and at least one 3 unit IGETC or CSUGE course.
2. All major requirements for the certificate with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher in honors classes.
3. All major requirements with a C or better or P in each course.
4. A maximum of one honors course from other colleges may be applied to the honors certificate at the discretion of the Honors Program Director.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| List A - Complete 15 units of honors courses from the following: | 15 | |
| Physical Anthropology, Honors | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology, Honors | ||
ART 103H | ||
ART 104H | ||
| The African-American in U.S. History, from Civil Rights to Present, Honors | ||
| Interpersonal Communication, Honors | ||
| Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors | ||
ECON 101H | ||
ECON 102H | ||
| Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature, Honors | ||
| Survey of British Literature 800-1798, Honors | ||
| Survey of British Literature: 1798-Present, Honors | ||
| American Literature, Honors | ||
| Advanced Literary Analysis, Honors | ||
| Academic Reading and Writing - Honors | ||
| Introductory Astronomy, Honors | ||
| Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology, Honors | ||
| The Immigrant Experience in the U.S., Honors | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies, Honors | ||
HIST 102H | ||
| History Of American Women (Honors) | ||
| History Of Western Civilization: 1600 To Present, Honors | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy, Honors | ||
| Introduction To Ethics, Honors | ||
| International Politics, Honors | ||
| Political Violence, Honors | ||
| Introduction to Psychology - Honors | ||
| Introduction to Sociology, Honors | ||
| List B - Complete at least one 3-unit Cal-GETC course | 3 | |
| Total Units | 18.00 | |
- Apply Program knowledge by describing what requirements are necessary for transferring to HTCC-agreement schools and certain UCs as an Honors student, when to apply for Honors Program scholarships, how to complete the Program, and how to receive the certificate.
- Produce cross-disciplinary work centered on the Honors Program annual theme.
- Articulate the ethical and social obligations of an engaged citizen.