Honors Courses

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Benefits of an honors course include smaller class sizes in a learning studio environment. Honors courses offer intellectual engagement, collaboration, discussion, reflection, creativity, and an opportunity to reach higher and dig deeper into subjects.

General honors course offerings are listed below. To view specific honors course offerings, type “Honors Course” in the Attribute box when browsing classes in your My JCCC account. Course offerings will change each semester. Honors courses may also be completed as course contracts.

Summer Courses Generally Offered:

  • HON 100 – Honors Seminar

Fall Courses Generally Offered:

  • HON 100 – Honors Seminar
  • HON 270 – Honors Forum
  • COMS 121 – Public Speaking
  • ENGL 121 – Composition 1 (requires placement through JCCC testing or AP scores)
  • EVRN 130 – Environmental Science Lecture
  • EVRN 131 – Environmental Science Lab
  • MATH 141 – Calculus 1 
  • PHIL 143 – Ethics
  • ARTH 184 – Art History (not offered every year)
  • SOC 122 – Introduction to Sociology
  • Honors course contract

Spring Courses Generally Offered:

  • HON 100 – Honors Seminar
  • HON 270 – Honors Forum
  • BIOL 135 – Molecular and Cellular Biology (not offered every year)
  • COMS 121 – Public Speaking
  • ECON 230 (odd years)/ECON 231 (even years)
  • ENGL 122 – Composition 2
  • A humanities course – may vary between
    • ENGL 223 – Creative Writing
    • REL 120 – Exploring World Religions (spring of even years)
    • HIST 141 – US History after 1776
  • LEAD 130 – Introduction to Leadership and Civic Engagement
  • MATH 201 – Statistics
  • PSYC 130 – Introduction to Psychology
  • Honors course contract

There are a limited number of spaces in honors courses and enrollment preference will be given to students in the Honors Program. As an honors student, you are eligible for pre-enrollment. Pre-enrollment privileges enable you to enroll in your classes a few days before open enrollment begins to ensure that you get into your preferred class sections before they fill up. Visit JCCC Credit Enrollment Dates and Deadlines to confirm registration dates and instructions.