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BHCC Learning Communities:
An Opportunity to Engage
BHCC Learning Communities provide students with the opportunity to learn in a
supportive and engaging environment. Students who participate in BHCC Learning
Communities bene�t from interdisciplinary learning experiences, teacher-to-student
mentoring, peer mentoring, and integrated support services.
BHCC Learning Communities promote active and engaged learning through such
practices as collaborative and problem-based learning, peer teaching and study
groups, and service learning. Learning Community structures enable stronger
relationships among students, faculty, and staff as well as encourage students to take
responsibility for their learning. Students enrolled in Learning Communities are more
likely to stay in college, do well in all their courses, and achieve their academic goals.
Learning Community Seminar for First Year Students
The Learning Community Seminar for First Year Students (LCS101) is a threecredit
course designed to help incoming students make a successful transition to
college. The Seminar provides a student-centered, active learning environment that
maximizes academic and personal growth. Students develop competencies in six
areas: re�ection and career exploration; goal setting and problem solving; critical
thinking and information literacy; communication skills; diversity and team work;
and community engagement. The Learning Community Seminar is open to �rst-year
students and required for �rst-time-to-college students who are enrolled full-time
(12 or more credits) and pursuing AA or AS degrees. Faculty design Seminar topics
based on student programs of study and interests. Students may choose a section
based on their major or a topic of interest.
Learning Community Clusters
Learning Community Clusters enable students to take two or more courses together,
and learn and study with the same group of students. In Learning Community
Clusters, faculty members have planned their courses together around common
themes. Sometimes the work in the Learning Community is related to the student’s
major. Clusters offer smaller class sizes and hands-on activities such as �eld study
and team projects that make learning fun.
Common Interest Communities
Common Interest Learning Communities bring together students with common
interests, academic goals, or career aspirations for structured learning activities
outside of the classroom. Students in Common Interest Communities may share
a common major, or they may have something else in common, such as new
parenthood or an interest in performing arts.
For more information about BHCC Learning Communities, contact the Director at
617-228-2173.
BHCC Commonwealth Honors
Program: An Invitation to Excellence
What is the Commonwealth Honors Program?
The Commonwealth Honors Program (CHP) is a statewide program that offers
students in the Massachusetts’ public colleges and universities an intellectually
stimulating educational foundation for becoming independent thinkers and lifelong
learners.
Mission of the Commonwealth Honors Program
at Bunker Hill Community College
The Commonwealth Honors Program provides opportunities for students to excel
academically in a rich and challenging environment and develops a community
of scholars that is inclusive, building on the strengths of the college community’s
diversity.
Admission Requirements
To enter the Honors Program you must �rst satisfy one of the following criteria:
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at least 12 earned credits,
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and a 3.5 GPA
Applications are available through Enrollment Services or at the Honors Center,
Room E145.
Graduation as a Commonwealth Honors Scholar
The requirements for completion of the Commonwealth Honors Program are:
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o Honors Courses (see Honors Center for an updated listing of Honors courses)
o Honors Components (see description below)
An Honors Component is an additional part of a regular course in which a CHP
student works with his or her professor to design an enriching and academically
rigorous experience that earns Honors credit. Examples might be special research
in a chemistry or psychology course, an art portfolio, or an analysis of an author’s
works. Service learning projects can also be structured for honors credit. Completion
of an Honors component in a course will earn an Honors designation for that course
on your transcript.
2012 - 2013 College Catalog