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The Honors Program is open to all students who have met high academic standards and who wish to participate in an educational plan that provides a
unified introduction to the nature and growth of human knowledge. Honors courses contribute breadth to students' majors in both humanities and sciences; they show connections and interrelationships between disciplines, and they satisfy all SBCC General Education, Mathematics and American Institutions Requirements for the Associate in Arts or Science Degree.
Honors courses foster scholarship and individual, creative thought. The Honors Program provides the opportunity to develop the skills of critical thinking, expository and argumentative writing, and effective oral communication. Challenging outside research, stimulating field trips and sophisticated literature prepare students to contribute to the development of the ideas and themes of the Honors courses. Over the last four years, Honors has hosted a campus wide conference on important topics such as revolution and the environment. Honors students help select the papers and run the conference. They contribute creative ideas to the conference's opening ceremony, and they then help select papers for publication in our online Honors website.
Two tracks, Honors: Social Sciences & Humanities and Honors: Sciences & Mathematics, serve the diverse needs of students in these different areas. Combined with the excellence of SBCC's academic majors, the Honors curriculum provides the strongest preparation for transfer to public and private universities and colleges, and all Honors Program courses are designed to meet General Education, IGETC and college requirements. Up to six units of Honors Colloquia will transfer to UC as Independent Studies.
The Honors Guild
Honors students created the Honors Guild as a group through which they can meet other Honors students and can influence their environment, be it SBCC, Santa Barbara, or the web. The Guild is instrumental in running the Annual SBCC Student Conference, hosted by Honors, as well as maintaining our website and using that as a virtual community. Additionally, the Guild provides students a chance to make their concerns widely known: over the years, Honors students have worked with local schools, have started reading groups, have bowled together and so on. They selected the word "guild" to suggest their affiliation as curious, interesting learners.
Faculty & Offices
The Honors Program faculty comprise a committee that develops, coordinates and teaches the Honors curriculum. These faculty also serve as advisers to Honors students. Students interested in the Honors Program may contact:
Director: Melanie Eckford-Prossor, English (IDC-311, ext. 3014, prossor@sbcc.edu)
Marc Bobro, Philosophy ( IDC-357, ext. 4710)
Dave Elliott, History (IDC-361, ext. 2480)
Kimberly Monda, English (IDC-307, ext. 2523)
Erin O'Connor, Earth Sciences (EBS-114, ext. 4723)
Wendy Peters, Counseling, (SS-120, ext. 2285)
Jill Stein, Sociology (IDC-369, ext. 3051)
Manoutchehr Eskandari, Pol. Sci. (IDC-357, ext. 2435)
Thomas Larson, Art (H-209, ext. 2955)
Advisers/Counselor Liaison
Counselor Liaison: Wendy Peters (SS-136, ext. 2377)
For information about the Honors Program, contact the Director at 965-0581, ext. 3014, or Patricia Canning at 965-0581, ext. 2201.
Certificates Awarded
- Certificate of Completion: Honors: Humanities/Social Sciences (pending Chancellor's Office approval)
- Certificate of Completion, with Highest Honors: Honors: Humanities/Social Sciences (pending Chancellor's Office approval)
- Certificate of Completion: Honors: Sciences/ Mathematics (pending Chancellor's Office approval)
- Certificate of Completion, with Highest Honors: Honors: Sciences/Mathematics (pending Chancellor's Office approval)
Eligibility for Honors Program
Students may apply for entrance to the Honors Program based on high school transcripts. For consideration, a student's high school grade point
average must be at least 3.0, with no grade below a "C" in an academic subject.
Continuing, returning and transfer students who have completed 12 units of academic course work may apply for entrance into the Honors Program based on college units completed. A minimum overall collegegrade point average of 3.0 is required, with no grade below a "C" in an academic subject.
To be accepted into the Honors Program, students must demonstrate eligibility for ENG 110 and at least MATH 107 (Intermediate Algebra). Mathematics eligibility is met with three years of high school math, including two years of algebra, with grades of "C" or better. English and Mathematics placement examinations are part of the SBCC enrollment procedure.
It is expected that some potential Honors students entering from high school will have satisfied the SBCC ENG 110 requirement by completing Advanced Placement English or SBCC ENG 110 in high school. These students should contact the Honors Program Director or Program Counselor or the SBCC Assessment Office.
How to Apply
Applications for the Honors Program must be filed with the Honors Program Counselor in the Counseling Center. All new and returning students requesting entrance into the Honors Program are required to file two applications: an application for admission to SBCC and a separate application for admission into the
Honors Program. Official high school transcripts must be submitted with the applications of students using high school records to qualify. Continuing students are required to file only the application for admission to the Honors Program. Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Admissions and Records Office, the Counseling Center and the Honors Program Director's office (IDC-311).
The application deadline for admission to SBCC and the Honors Program each fall semester is in August. In order for a student's application to be considered by the Honors Program Committee, English and Mathematics placement examination scores and all supporting materials must be on file at Admissions and Records. Placement examination dates and locations may be obtained from the Counseling Center.
Honors Scholarships
The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College provides a generous array of scholarships donated by individuals and businesses. These scholarships
are broadly available to qualified incoming freshmen applying to the Honors Program and to all continuing students participating in the Honors Program. Recipients of Honors scholarships are required to remain in the Honors Program, in good standing, for the duration of their course of study at SBCC. For further information about scholarships available to Honors students and requirements, contact the Honors Program Director and/or the Financial Aid Office.
Outstanding Honors Program Student
The Honors Program Committee selects one student each year from within the Honors Program to receive the "Outstanding Honors Student" award. Selection is based primarily on the student's academic excellence and may also consider service to the Honors Guild, to the college or to the larger community. No application is required. The recipient will be honored at the Awards Banquet held by the college in the spring of each year.
Honors Transfer Agreements & Transfer Scholarships
Completion of the Honors Program (Social Sciences & Humanities or Sciences/Mathematics track) makes available to the student an array of exclusive guaranteed transfer agreements and transfer scholarships. For details, contact the Honors Program Director or Wendy Peters, Counseling Center, 965-0581 ext. 2377.
Honors Society: Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Santa Barbara City College's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is Beta Gamma Upsilon. Although not tied to the Honors Program, membership in Phi Theta Kappa and in the Honors Program complement each other perfectly. Students are required to have completed 12 units at SBCC and have a GPA of 3.5 to be considered for membership.
The benefits of membership include nationwide recognition of scholarly excellence, scholarships, access to prestigious universities, special graduation certificates and transcript notations, leadership opportunities as chapter officers, and fellowship and service opportunities at SBCC and in the community.
For more details on how to apply, contact the campus adviser, Manou Eskandari-Qajar, IDC-357, ext. 2435.
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