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What is the Honors Program?
The Honors Program at Riverland Community College offers enhanced learning opportunities and activities to students who demonstrate academic excellence and a high level of interest and initiative. The Honors Program consists of 12 honors credits plus a three credit Honors Leadership Development course.
Riverland Honor Students Benefit From:
- Small Class Sizes (Limited to 24)
- Increased opportunities for intellectual challenges and growth
- Opportunity to work with other highly motivated students.
- Designation of Honors after each Honors section on college transcript indicates academic rigor to potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees.
- Regalia at graduation from Riverland (pending)
- Partnership transfer programs with state universities (pending)
- Attendance at Gustavus Adolphus' Nobel Conference during the fall semester
Eligibility
To register for Honors courses, you must have one of the following:
- Reading Accuplacer score of 100 or more, or
- Reading ACT Score of 26 or more, or
- Permission from the Honors Program Coordinator, based on faculty recommendation and a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher.
Honors Program Requirements:
- 12 credits of Honors courses, and
- HUMA1000 Honors Leadership Development, and
- 3.5 cumulative GPA
Last Updated: July 18, 2018