Collegewide Honors Program
Honors Program at a Glance
Honors Program Application (pdf)
Honors Program Structure
Beacon Conference
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Class Schedules
Scholarships
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The Honors Program at Montgomery College is a college-wide program for high-ability, motivated students. The Honors Program is the umbrella program for all of the honors coursework at the college as well as the special honors programs.
Location: all 3 campuses
Coursework:
Honors modules (HM suffix) – honors enriched coursework, paired with standard class section.
Honors sections of existing classes (HC suffix) – classes with all honors students for standard course offerings.
Honors tutorials (HP prefix) – small seminar classes on special topics.
Honors independent study (HP prefix) – student initiated independent research projects guided by faculty
Eligibility: meet one of the following criteria:
- Completion of at least 12 MC credits with > 3.2 GPA in transfer-level classes, including EN101or EN101A with a grade of A or B.
- SAT scores of 600 on each section and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5, unweighted.
- Eligibility for EN102, as determined by the MC placement process, and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5, unweighted
- Acceptance into one of the special honors programs described below.
Scholarships: a limited number of course scholarships are available each spring semester.
Honors Scholar Award: recognition of students who have completed at least 12 credits of honors coursework in at least 2 disciplines and maintained at least a 3.4 GPA.
Transcript Recognition: Honors Program recognition is given on the transcript and noted in the Commencement program to students who complete 15 credits in honors coursework across 3 disciplines while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Additional Educational Opportunities: Smithsonian, Library of Congress & U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum & Women's Studies Program Internships, Beacon conference paper submissions, academic mentorship, and conference presentations.
Website: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/advantage/honors/
Contacts:
Dr Lucy Laufe, Collegewide and Germantown Honors Coordinator
lucy.laufe@montgomerycollege.edu
240-567-1965.
Professor Effie Siegel, Rockville Honors Coordinator
effie.siegel@montgomerycollege.edu
240-567-7440
Dr. Carole Wolin, TP/SS Honors Coordinator
carole.wolin@montgomerycollege.edu
240-567-1424.
Honors Counselors:
Germantown - Audrey Hill
Rockville - Jessica Present
TP/SS - Ed Muchene
The collegewide Honors Program includes the special honors programs described below, as well as students college-wide who meet Honors Program requirements individually. Each of the programs below is designed to form a community of scholars with shared coursework and activities, and special advising. Each requires a separate application. All scholarships are based on the availability of funds.
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Macklin Business Scholars |
Montgomery Scholars |
Renaissance Scholars |
Location |
Rockville campus |
Rockville campus |
Germantown campus and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus |
Eligibility |
Outstanding high school students who apply before entering MC & outstanding MC business majors |
Outstanding high school students who apply before entering MC |
Outstanding MC students |
Student status |
Full-time MC students only |
Full-time MC students only |
Full-time and part-time MC students |
Program Curriculum |
Honors coursework in economics, statistics, and accounting; faculty and corporate mentors and business internships. |
Thematically linked courses specially designed for the Scholars with other honors courses and capstone project. |
Thematically linked paired honors courses (dyads) & interdisciplinary classes specially designed for the Scholars and offered in the evenings. |
Scholarships |
Full tuition scholarship for all Scholars up to 30 credits per academic year. |
Full tuition scholarship for all Scholars up to 30 credits per academic year. |
Scholarship support for Renaissance Scholars courses (7-8 credits/year) for all Scholars. |
Study/travel |
Presentations at conferences |
Funded summer study/travel |
Funded summer study/travel |
Website |
www.montgomerycollege.edu/
Departments/macbus/ |
www.montgomerycollege.edu/
admissions/MCScholars/ |
www.montgomerycollege.edu/
Departments/renscholars/ |
Contact |
Dr. Stephen Lang, 240-567-1707,
mbi@montgomerycollege.edu |
Dr. Mary Furgol, 240-567-7285,
mary.furgol@montgomerycollege.edu,
Ms. Maria Davidson, 240-567-5039, maria.davidson@montgomerycollege.edu |
Prof. Jennifer Haydel,-Germantown campus, 240-567-7756,
jennifer.haydel@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Carole Wolin- TP/SS campus,
240-567-1424,
carole.wolin@montgomerycollege.edu. |
10/2012
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