San Diego City College Honors Program

Each year over 400 students participate in City College’s Honors Program. Honors classes are stimulating, engaging, and offer a greater level of depth.

Honors classes are stimulating, engaging, and offer a greater level of depth while emphasizing student involvement, participation and performance. The City College Honors Program offers three different options for participation: the Honors Core, Honors Courses, and Honors Contracts. The Honors Core is a two semester learning community. The Core begins every fall semester and features a team taught

Honors English 101 course linked to Honors Sociology 101. During the spring semester the entire Honors Core cohort progresses to a second learning community linking Honors English 205 with Honors Humanities 101. The Honors Core allows for a relationship of complex ideas that can be explored over an extended period of time. Academic skill-building is reinforced, and a stronger sense of community is developed among all participants in the program. Students must maintain good academic standing in order to progress to the following semester. These courses are subjected to application approval; applications can be obtained at the Honors Program office, Room AH-102 phone number (619) 388-3512, and can be downloaded from the Honors Student Resources page on this website. Honors Courses, outside of the Honors Core, are offered in several different subjects every semester. They are identified on the class schedule by an Honors designation. These courses are open to any student and do not require an application. They explore topics in greater depth and breadth; honors students encounter a range of historical, technical and cultural points of view that they may not experience in a non-honors section of the same course. Honors Contracts are the most popular way that students participate in Honors. An honors contract is a mutual agreement reached between a student and a professor to enhance a course through honors level objectives and tasks that are in addition to those of the regular class. The contract also includes the methods of evaluation, a syllabus for the non-honors course appropriately amended with the honors components, and a signature sheet, indicating acceptance by the student and instructor. Contracts are made at the discretion of the professor and with the assistance of campus honors coordinators. Honors contract requirements may include additional readings, writing, as well as special projects. The biggest advantage of honors contracts is that they allow students to explore their favorite subjects in greater depth while compiling the honors units that they need to transfer within the boundaries of their own personal schedule. Almost all courses can be converted into Honors however, the only other stipulations are that the course must be face to face, 16 weeks long, and a 100-level or higher. Please contact the Honors Program for semester deadline.

08/31/2021

05/08/2020

We're planning our classes for the fall! On tap are Honors Sociology 101 (TTh 9:35-11) with Dr. Sarah Pitcher and Dr. Marilyn Espitia and Honors English 101 (TTh 11:10-12:35) with Professor Hector Martinez and Dr. Kelly Mayhew. Both classes will be taught remotely in real-time to make sure students get the full Honors small-class, team-taught, supportive environment. This is our Honors Core and we encourage students to take the classes together. Our faculty for these special courses are the Honors Program Coordinators. There's no application or minimum GPA--just a willingness to be challenged and engaged! Need more information? Email us! [email protected]

04/28/2020

Check out the Honors Program at City College in the fall! We're an excellent way for students to get prepared to transfer to 4-year universities and be successful. We also have a lot of transfer agreements with places like UCLA, UC Irvine, Smith College, Williams College, and more. You can email me, Dr. Kelly Mayhew, at [email protected]. I'm one of the Honors Program coordinators and an Honors professor. We'll be offering the Honors Core this fall 2020--it's Honors English 101 and Honors Sociology 101 in team-taught and linked classes to support our students. We recognize that these are uncertain times and so we want to assure you that our high quality program is here to support our students in what ever format the classes are offered in. We are open access and a perfect way for students to discover their inner scholar and to figure out what they want to do in life. Contact me for more info!

08/10/2019

There's still room in the Honors Core at City College this fall! Classes start on Monday, August 19th! Honors English 101 is pretty full but seats are available in Honors Sociology 101! We prefer students to enroll in both classes, but if you can only take one, take it--especially the incredible Honors Sociology 101 course on MW 11:10-12:35. Both classes are team-taught and share orientations. You'll get 6 units of Honors credit, which will help you immensely on your transfer applications. Contact [email protected] or call 619-388-3512 for more information!

04/09/2019

Calling all City College Honors Students! Don't forget to RSVP for the Annual Honors Reception on Wednesday, May 1st from 11:30-1:30 at the Prado in Balboa Park! We can't wait to celebrate you!

01/17/2019

Happy Spring! We have some openings in the San Diego City College Honors Core! If you are interested in taking two kick-ass, team-taught, linked classes, Honors Humanities 101 and Honors English 205 with Professors Kelly Mayhew and Jim Miller, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:35-11 and then from 11:10 to 12:35, please contact the Honors office ASAP at 619-388-3512 or email Kelly Mayhew at [email protected] Students who've gone through the Core have transferred to UCSD, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Smith College and many more incredible 4-year institutions. Contact us today! And please share this far and wide!

09/18/2018

You’re cordially invited to our Honors Fest. Learn about: THE HONORS CORE, CONTRACT, UCLA TAP, HTCC, and much more! Don’t miss out, is this Thursday, September 20th!!! See flyer for more info.

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••• ALL City College Students are Welcome •••

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