Honors Program
Location: Marlboro Hall, Room 1089
Phone: 301-322-0433
The mission of the Prince George’s Community College Honors Program is to promote the intellectual growth and enrichment of academically outstanding students. The program offers a curriculum that challenges and stimulates students through special honors courses. Members of the college’s Honors Program are provided with many unique opportunities. Some of the benefits include:
- Stimulating classes that provide challenging course work and exciting class discussions.
- The designation of honors courses on students' transcripts.
- Citations in Honors designations for eligible students.
- Awards to outstanding students.
- A newsletter highlighting Honors Program activities and student achievements.
- Co-curricular activities sponsored by the Honors Society.
- Membership in Phi Theta Kappa for eligible students.
- The opportunity to meet, work, and socialize with other honors students.
Students are admitted to the Honors Program based on their college placement examination scores, high school or college grade-point average, recommendations from professors, or an interview with the Honors Program coordinator. Admission is open to full- and part-time students. To determine eligibility, complete a program application and return it to the Honors Program coordinator (M1087). The Honors Program is designed to be compatible with other honors programs throughout the country. Honors courses may be used to fulfill academic requirements for an associate's degree in any given program at the college and for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Talk to an academic advisor for more information on transferring credits.
The Honors Program offers Honors versions of numerous courses. The following is the current list of courses offered:
ANT 103H
BIO 101H
BIO 104H
BIO 115H
CIS 101H
EGL 101H
EGL 102H
EGL 207H |
EGL 214H
HST 131H
HST 133H
HST 141H
HST 245H
HRC 198H
MAT 114H
MAT 126H |
MGT 101H
PHL 101H
POS 101H
PSC 101H
PSY 101H
SOC 101H
SPH 101H
SPH 103H |
SPH 109H
THE 101H |
Honors students are encouraged to participate in Honors colloquia, which provide interesting and challenging subjects. Honors Program students may receive Honors credit through contract or tutorial arrangements in regular sections of courses. Generally, credit may not be received for a course on a contract or tutorial basis if an Honors version of the course is offered. All arrangements for contract and tutorial credit are handled by the Honors Program coordinator.
Citation in Honors
Students may apply for and earn the Citation in Honors if they have been accepted into the Honors Program, completed a minimum of 15 credits in Honors courses, and earned an overall cumulative grade-point average of 3.25. Students should apply for the Citation in Honors during the semester in which they will complete the requirements. The Citation in Honors is awarded at the annual student Honors Convocation in the spring.
Honors Society
The Honors Society provides students with co-curricular opportunities. The society sponsors a variety of events including a College Bowl team, lecture series, guest speakers, social activities, field trips, and visits to other colleges. The society meets regularly and is always seeking new members. Membership in the Honors Society is an excellent way to meet other students and get involved in college activities.
Phi Theta Kappa—Tau Pi Chapter
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honors society founded in 1918 to recognize the academic achievement of students at two-year colleges. Phi Theta Kappa’s programs are based on the hallmarks of scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship. The organization offers many transfer scholarships available only to society members. Other benefits include automatic nomination for the National Dean’s List publication of outstanding students from two-year, four-year, and graduate schools, as well as automatic enrollment in the Phi Theta Kappa database from which four-year and senior-level institutions actively recruit. Membership criteria includes a 3.75 GPA, and a 15 minimum credit hour requirement. The Tau Pi chapter at Prince George’s Community College inducts new members at the annual student Honors Convocation in the spring.
Psi Beta Department of Psychology
301-322-0539
Psi Beta, the national honors society in psychology for community and junior colleges, encourages and recognizes student scholarship and interest in the discipline of psychology. Students enrolled in psychology classes become members by invitation of the campus chapter, which is operated by Psi Beta student members and faculty sponsors. Students are invited to join Psi Beta if they rank in the top 35 percent of their class, or have an overall grade-point average of 3.00, and have at least a B average in psychology. Psi Beta participates with Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology for senior colleges and universities, at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting and other regional conventions.
Application
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Honors Academy | Brochure