Honors Program Certificate
Division: Counseling
PROGRAM CODE: 1C43813
The Cypress College Honors Program Certificate is designed to encourage talent and ability in highly motivated students as they begin their academic studies and prepare to transfer to a four-year college or university. Students who complete the Honors Program and meet all major transfer requirements will have priority consideration for admission to specific four-year institutions. To earn this certificate, students must apply for and be accepted into the Honors Program, complete the required courses as listed with a minimum grade of “C” and have a minimum 3.0 GPA in all college courses. At least 50% of all course work must be completed at Cypress College. This certificate requires a total of 15 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course (3 units): | ||
| COUN 135HC | Honors Leadership | 3 |
| Elective Courses: Select 4 courses (12 units): | 12 | |
| Honors Biological Anthropology | 3 | |
| Honors Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
| Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors | 3 | |
| Honors Introduction to Astronomy | 3 | |
| Honors Astronomy Lab | 1 | |
| Honors General Biology | 4 | |
| Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors | ||
| Honors Rhetoric of the City | 3 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics - Honors | ||
| Academic Reading and Writing - Honors | ||
| Introduction to Literature - Honors | ||
| Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors | ||
| Honors Film | 3 | |
| Honors Shakespeare | 3 | |
| Honors Survey of Arabic Literature | 3 | |
| Honors American Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| Honors World Geography | 3 | |
| Honors Physical Geology | 3 | |
| Honors Western Civilizations I | 3 | |
| Honors Western Civilizations II | 3 | |
| Honors World Civilizations I | 3 | |
| Honors World Civilizations II | 3 | |
| United States History to 1877 - Honors | ||
| United States History since 1865 - Honors | ||
| Honors Introduction to Opera | 3 | |
| Honors Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | |
| Honors Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Honors Logic and Crit Thinking | 3 | |
| Honors Introduction to Public Health (formerly KIN 280HC) | 3 | |
| Honors Health and Social Justice (formerly KIN 281HC) | 3 | |
| American Government and Politics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Honors Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences | 4 | |
| Honors Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
PHS 270HC | ||
| Honors Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences | 4 | |
| Honors Diversity in American Theatre | 3 | |
| Total Units | 15 | |
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
OUTCOME 1: Students will demonstrate satisfaction with the services that the Honors Program provides.
OUTCOME 2: After a class presentation in the Honors Program required course of COUN 135HC Honors Leadership, students will report increased knowledge of Honors Program policies and opportunities.
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