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Collegewide Honors Program
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Special
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Montgomery College is committed to providing high-ability,
motivated students with stimulating and challenging opportunities both within
and outside the classroom. Honors offering are varied and include honors
seminars, honors sections of existing courses, independent study/tutorials,
and honors modules. Each campus will have somewhat different honors offerings
based on faculty interests and the number of students participating in the
Honors Program. Honors offerings are listed in the class schedule, with
either an HP prefix or an HC or HM suffix in the course number. Each campus
has a specialized honors program: Millennium Scholars at Germantown, Montgomery
Scholars at Rockville, and Takoma Park Scholars at Takoma Park.
To enroll in honors classes, students must have at least a 3.2 grade
point average and must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college-level
course work, including EN 101 or EN 101A with a grade of A or B. Exceptions
to these requirements may be made on a case-by-case basis by the campus
honors coordinator. Recent high school graduates may be admitted to honors
courses based on evaluation of high school grade reports.
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Macklin
Business
Institute |
The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Business Institute is a competitive
collegewide program offering sophomore-level business students with a minimum
3.2 grade point average an opportunity to pursue honors work in economics,
statistics, and accounting; to be mentored by both a faculty member and
a corporate executive; and to participate in a business internship and weekly
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| Millennium
Scholars |
The Millennium Scholars is an honors program designed with
the needs of part-time students in mind; the program includes team-taught,
interdisciplinary evening courses that fulfill many of the basic graduation
requirements. |
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| Montgomery
Scholars |
The Montgomery Scholars Program is a selective-admissions
two-year honors program designed for high school graduates who ultimately
plan to transfer to a four-year institution. |
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| Phi Theta
Kappa |
Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor society
for students at two-year colleges. To be considered for election to Phi
Theta Kappa, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of at
least 3.5 for at least 15 credit hours of course work (excluding EL and
RD courses) at Montgomery College. A cumulative grade point average of 3.4
is required to maintain membership. |
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| Smithsonian/Library
of Congress Internships |
The Smithsonian and Library of Congress Student Internship
Program provides opportunities for Montgomery College students who have
at least a 3.5 grade point average and meet other academic criteria to work
under the mentorship of a Smithsonian or Library of Congress researcher,
curator, or project director. Students earn three credits for the semester
and usually work with their mentor one or two days a week. |
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| Takoma Park Scholars |
The Takoma Park Scholars Program is designed for full-time
or part-time students interested in being part of an honors community while
they acquire courses needed for their associate's degree or beyond |
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