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SCC Honors Program
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The Honors Program at Southwestern Community College is designed to:
• Challenge high-achieving and highly motivated students to purposefully engage in Honors coursework. Honors coursework is designed to enrich and expand the
expectations of the traditional college course.
• Intentionally focus on academic excellence including critical thinking, communication
skills, and academic inquiry. Honors coursework generally will be more writing,
research and/or project intensive.
• Engage students and faculty across all disciplines.
• Encourage and support Honors students in leadership and service to the college and
the community.
Honors Program Eligibility – Must meet one of the following criteria:
• A 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA with at least 12 semester hours of college coursework • A high school weighted GPA of 4.00 or higher
• A high school class rank in the top 10 percent
• An SAT of 1875 or an ACT of 30 or higher
Benefits to Honors Students
• Students qualify for honors designation on their Degree/Diploma with the successful
completion of 12 hours of Honors course credit with an “A” or “B” in each course and
a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• Honors credits are accepted at a number of NC universities and colleges. Refer to our
website (www.southwesterncc.edu/honors-program) for a complete listing.
To participate, contact Bethany Emory at 828.339.4261 or via email at b_emory@southwesterncc.edu.
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