The Honors Program offers academically-talented students an alternative way to complete general education requirements. Honors Program students have unique opportunities for academic challenge as well as interaction with other motivated students and Honors faculty through courses, community service, and fellowship activities. The Honors Program promotes leadership and fosters partnerships and mentoring between students, faculty, and staff.

Honors students are as unique and varied as the scholarly, artistic, humanitarian and societal passions that spark their intellect. What unites them is the excitement of working and studying with outstanding instructors and other talented students.

Benefits

• Academic motivation
• Advanced scholastic opportunities
• Contribute to community through scholarship
• Develop enhanced leadership skills
• Improve critical and collaborative thinking skills
• Increase global awareness

What’s in it for me?

• Attract transfer institutions and increase scholarship opportunities
• Conference and field trip opportunities
• Direct transfer into the Lee Honors College at WMU
• Honors designation on transcripts
• Recognition at commencement
• Resume enhancement

Membership Eligibility
To become a member of the Honors Program, students must complete an Honors Program Application and attach evidence of meeting at least one of the following eligibility requirements:

• ACT score of 20 or higher
• High school GPA of 3.3 or higher
• KCC GPA of 3.5 or higher (minimum 12 credit hours completed)
• Recommendation of faculty
• Transfer GPA of 3.0 or higher

Honors Program Completion Requirements
To be recognized as a graduate of the Honors Program, members must complete all of the requirements listed below. As recognition for completion of the Honors Program, students earn navy and gold cords; cords can be worn during the KCC commencement ceremony as a symbol of academic achievement.

• Maintain a minimum, cumulative GPA of 3.2 (one semester of probation to recover is acceptable)
• Four honors courses and/or contracts with a minimum of 11 credit hours
• Capstone Project
• Submit an Honors Program – Application for Graduation form

Honors Courses
The Honors Program regularly offers courses specifically designed for honors students; course offerings can be found in semester schedules. The standard rotation of honors courses is as follows:

Spring (odd years) Fall (odd years) ENGL 152H HUMA 150H ENGL 151H PSYC 201 H

Spring (even years) Fall (even years) ENGL 152H SOCI 201H ENGL 151H PSYC 201H

Honors Contracts
Students also have the option of fulfilling an honors contract in all other College courses. An honors contract is a mechanism for adding an "honors dimension" to any KCC course by contracting with the instructor to complete additional coursework and receive honors designation. Students interested in developing an honors contract should contact individual instructors at the start of the semester to discuss options.

Honors Contracts must be on file with the College Life office no later than mid-term of the semester; it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the appropriate paperwork is completed and turned in on time.

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