HONORS COURSE OFFERINGS Spring 2008

Kingsborough's Honors Program has been specially designed for motivated students interested in taking challenging Honors courses and/or independent study Honors enrichment projects while pursuing their Associate degrees.   Participation in the Honors Program will enrich your college studies and will assist you in transferring to a four-year college of your choice, applying for scholarships, and embarking on a rewarding career.

How You May participate in the Honors Program? Kingsborough students who have completed 12 or more credits (beyond developmental courses) with a grade point average of at least 3.2 are eligible for membership in the Program.  To remain in the program, students must maintain a minimum average of 3.0 and earn at least a "B" in all your Honors courses. Incoming freshmen may be admitted to the Program; please contact Dr. Rachelle Goldsmith, director of the Honors Program, in M377, or call the Honors House at the number given above.  

Honors Courses: A list of Honors course offering is accessible by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Honors Enrichment Projects: If you cannot find an Honors class that fits your schedule and/or degree program, or you wish to do extra or more in-depth work in a particular course not listed as an Honors course, you have the option to contract with one or more of your professors to conduct a rigorous, independent study Honors Enrichment Project. To register, you must first attend one of the following meetings where guidelines and contract forms will be distributed: Friday, 2/29 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. OR Tuesday, 3/4 - 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Room M239.  Students who elect to do an Honors Enrichment Project must also meet with the Honors Academic Liaison from the appropriate department and course professor to identify a topic, file a weekly plan of action, and attend regularly scheduled meetings with their faculty mentor throughout the term.  Only students who earn a grade of “A-” or higher on their projects will have an Honors notation added to the course on their official college transcript.

The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Chapter at KCC (Xi Kappa): To become a member of the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, a student must have completed at least 12 credits (beyond developmental courses) and earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher.  For more information, visit Xi Kappa website http://www.studentworldassembly.org/ptk

Honor students attending the NY Regional Phi Theta Kappa Honors Institute in Troy, NY, Jan. 2008

Kingsborough Honors Program students with Dr. Rachelle Goldsmith (first on the left, seated)

CollegeFish.org, developed by Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, consists of two major components: transfer tools for planning completion of a baccalaureate degree, and career tools for aiding career planning.  Phi Theta Kappa members can log in with their Phi Theta Kappa username and password, as provided to them in their welcome email.

The prestigious scholarships described here provide monetary awards and other types of assistance intended to support the undergraduate education of outstanding students. What these scholarships have in common is that they are recognized as among the most prestigious available and as such can have a dramatic, life-changing impact on the lives of the students who receive them.