Honors Basics
This program is designed for motivated students planning to transfer to a four-year university.
What is the Honors Program?
The type of universities Honors helps you transfer to (UC, CSU, Private).
What are four-year universities?
You must complete this number of units before applying to Honors.
What is 12 units?
Why is this a beneficial program for students who are BIPOC, First Gen, and working students?
It empowers students to realize they belong in higher education so that students from all types of backgrounds have access to higher education opportunities.
What degree do you earn at a Community College?
Associates Degree or Associate Degree for Transfer
Honors is not for perfect students, but for students who are ______.
What are motivated (or committed) students?
This university offers priority admission consideration through Transfer Alliance Program (TAP).
What is UCLA?
You need approximately this GPA to be eligible.
What is about a 3.25 GPA?
What is the purpose of the Honors Program?
To help students: Build Community, Transfer Successfully, Develop Research skills and Uplifts student through a social justices and equity centered framework.
One major benefit of Honors is preparing students for this level of coursework.
What is university-level coursework?
This partnership allows you to continue Honors after transfer.
What is Honors-to-Honors?
This writing requirement is part of the application process. This is a type of writing that tells the reader why you want to join the program and why they should allow you to join the program.
What is a personal statement?
What are some of the things you get help with being an Honors Scholar?
You get helped with tailored educational plans and approved honors courses. You get early honors outreach for Promise, Puente Project pipelines and Career exploration. You get regular review and mentorships and help with transferring preparation
60 units
What are the eligibility requirements to join?
Must be a current LAMC student
Complete 12 units or more
Earn a 3.25 GPA or higher
Be enrolled in English C1000
What you earn after completing 4 years of college.
A Bachelors Degree worth 120-130 units.
What is the average acceptance rate of students who apply to UCLA and have completed the Honors Program at LAMC
80-90%
Why is research so important to universities?
It helps develop skills such as critical thinking, academic confidence, oral and written communication and professionalism and a sense of purpose.
What is your "why" for wanting to go to college?
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Step two to applying?
Request for a letter of recommendation from a faculty member at LAMC whose class you did very well in and who knows the level of work you did and can speak to that. You want then to address your academic standing in the classroom, and your educational, career and personal goals as well as your leadership/work experience.
What degree you need to get into graduate level programs such as Medical School, Law School, Business Grad School, etc.
Bachelors Degree = Four Year Degree
When should you join the Honors Program?
The beginning of your freshman year.
Honors helps motivated students gain what specific benefits?
Priority admissions consideration to prestigious universities such as UCLA and UCI
Prepare you for university level coursework
Personalized advisement
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