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SCC Honors Program
The Honors Program at Southwestern Community College is designed to:
• Intentionally focus on academic excellence including critical thinking, communication
skills, and academic inquiry.
• Emphasize development of skills in writing, research and/or advanced project devel-
opment.
• Engage students and faculty across all disciplines.
• Encourage and support Honors students in leadership and service to the college and
the community.
Honors Program students can complete up to 9 credits of honors work each term. Each course in which an honors project is completed will be indicated on the student’s transcript. To nish the Honors Program, students are required to successfully complete Honors projects totaling 12 credit hours or more. This accomplishment will be recognized at commencement.
In addition to having the opportunity to participate in the highly motivating and academically challenging Honors program, students will enjoy the following bene ts:
• Enhanced transfer opportunities
• Invitation to Honors brunch and Academic Awards ceremony
• Leadership and mentoring opportunities
• Direct link to Senior Institution Honor Colleges (SCC honor credits transfer to many
institutions)
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Honors Program students must meet the following criteria:
• Incoming Students
• A high school weighted GPA of 4.00 or higher, or
• A high school class rank in the top 10%, or
• An SAT of 1875 or an ACT of 30 or higher
• Current SCC Students
• A 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA with at least 12 semester hours of college
coursework
Honors Credit Appeal
In the event a student wishes to appeal an unsatisfactory honors project outcome, the student must appeal the decision to the chair of the honors program within three weeks of learning the honors project was not awarded credit. Upon noti cation to the hon- ors program chair, the honors appeals committee will convene to review the appeal.
To participate, contact Bethany Emory at 828.339.4261 or via email at b_emory@southwesterncc.edu.
Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society – Alpha Omega Chapter
Advisor: Danell Moses, Dean of Career Technologies
Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society is the sole business honor society for accredited junior, community and technical two-year colleges. The society exists to recognize and reward academic excellence among business honor students and to recognize the contribution to learning and business of professionals in the local com- munities. Members of Alpha Beta Gamma are challenged to subscribe to the society’s high ideals of scholarship, leadership and cooperation.
To be considered for membership, students must:
• Be currently enrolled full or part-time in a qualifying business-related associate in
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