Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
4. For more information contact the
Director of the Honors Studies at (518)
828-4181, extension 3236.
Honors stUdies ProGrAm
GrAdUAtion reqUirements
1. A minimum of 12 semester hours of
honors level courses, including the
following:
One honors course in the student’s feld
of study.
One honors interdisciplinary course.
One honors general education course.
One honors course of student’s
choosing.
AND
2. A minimum of a B grade in each
honors course.
AND
3. A minimum of 3.25 cumulative GPA
at the time of graduation from the
college.
AND
4. Participation in extracurricular and
community service activities is
encouraged.
Honors enriCHed CoUrse
Students may choose to create a project or
body of work to elevate a regular course
to Honors level. The student brainstorms
with the professor to design the project.
A written contract, along with a writing
sample, is submitted to the Director of
Honors Studies during the third week
of the semester. The project must be
approved by the Director of Honors
Studies and the Vice President and Dean
of Academic Affairs. Prerequisite for
Honors Enriched Courses: cumulative
GPA of 3.25 or higher and submission of
essay to the Director of Honors Studies.
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List of eligible courses under Course
Descriptions – Honors.
Honors indePendent stUdY
This opportunity allows a student and
professor to cooperatively design and
undertake a course equivalent to Honorslevel
study within a specifc discipline.
A written proposal from the student and
the professor must be submitted by the
third week of the semester. The proposal
must be approved by the Director of
Honors Studies, the professors’ Division
Chairperson, and the Vice President and
Dean of Academic Affairs. Prerequisite
for Honors Independent Study: cumulative
GPA of 3.25 or higher and submission of
essay to the Director of Honors Studies.
foreiGn LAnGUAGe Honor
soCieties
Two foreign language honor societies
have been established to recognize those
students who have achieved excellence in
their Spanish and Italian studies.
Sigma Delta Mu is a Spanish national
honor society of which Alpha Chapter was
the frst to be founded in New York State.
Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega was
created at the college through the support
of the American Association of Teachers
of Italian (AATI) and is the only society of
its kind in New York State.
Admission for membership to either
Sigma Delta Mu or Alpha Chi Omega
calls for the same academic requirements:
A student must have completed at least
one semester of college Spanish or one
semester of college Italian and be enrolled
in the second semester or higher, have a
GPA of 3.0 or better in foreign language
courses, and have an overall GPA of 2.67
(B-) or higher.