HONORS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDORIENTATION

E s t r e l l a M o u n t a i n C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e

Alex AndrewsDirectorHonors Program

Marcie TianoOffice Coordinator II

Melissa Avila & Vickie WeeksHonors & Phi Theta Kappa Office Assistants

EMAIL ADDRESS: honorsprogram@estrellamountain.edu

Honors OfficeMontezuma 122623-935-8222

Honors Achievement AwardBasics

Honors Achievement AwardRequirements

The ProcessStep by Step

Fill out a paper application every semester; Honors staff will verify your eligibility

Choose a class you are currently enrolled in and ask the instructor for approval to complete an Honors project (only courses at the 100+ level)

Fill out and upload a CEP in Canvas – Be sure to agree on a presentation date with your instructor (note - Cohort classes don’t require a CEP)

Create your Honors project and present it to your class

Upload a copy of your Honors project in Canvas by the designated deadline

Attend one Honors-sponsored event/co-curricular activity - Be sure to upload your full 2-page summary into Canvas by the designated deadline

Print out an End of Semester Checklist, complete it, and you hand deliver it to the Honors office by the designated deadline

Calculating Your Cumulative GPA

The “Cumulative Total” column shown in the

MyMaricopa Student Center is not what we

use to compute your GPA for this scholarship

Your cumulative GPA is computed from all

community colleges you have attended in

the Maricopa County Community College

DistrictExample

Scholarship Award Amounts

Amount award is based on the number of credit hours currently enrolled in (summer excluded):

The maximum award is $500 per semester per student to assist with college tuition, registration fees, books or supplies.  Your award is disbursed to you a few weeks after the semester ends.

If you complete more than one Honors project per semester, you are awarded scholarship money for one project and Honors points for all projects.

$500 for 12+ credit

hours

$325 for 9 -11 credit

hours

$244 for 6 - 8 credit

hours

Course Enrichment Plan (CEP)

This form explains your project components. Find it in your Honors

Canvas under “Assignments”

Fill it out online, save it as a document, then

upload it in Canvas by designated deadline

(Cohort classes don’t require a CEP)

Class Schedule - Section vs Cohort

The encircled ‘H’ means

Honors class

But you need

to open the

class

description to

verify if it is an

Honors

Section or

Cohort class

Honors Section Class

*Online classes subject to instructor approval

This is a traditional class that reserves some seats for Honors students

You are required to submit a CEP through Canvas by the designated deadline

Create an Honors project that is pre-approved by your instructor

Present the project in class by a date agreed upon with your instructor

Upload your project into Canvas after presenting and then you hand deliver a completed End of Semester Checklist to the Honors Department by the designated deadline

Honors-Only Cohort Class

Cohort means:

“a group of people banded together or treated as a group”

Cohort classes have all Honors students in them with the project already built in

You may take a Cohort class, but it is not required

You do not fill out a CEP for a Cohort class

You must attend one Honors-sponsored event/co-curricular activity each semester.

After logging into Canvas, click on “Calendar” near the top left of the page.

Then click on “EMC Fall 2015 Honors Achievement” to view dates and times.

Honors-Sponsored Events/ Co-Curricular Activities

After attending an event or co-curricular activity, you must submit a typed summary into Canvas by the designated deadline. Requirements are:

2 full pages long Size 12 font 1-inch margins all around double-spaced

Composing a Summary

Write about your refl ect ions and observat ions!!

Example

Honors Project Some examples

PowerPoint Typewritten Essay

Prezi

Your project must be uploaded into Canvas by the designated deadline

End of Semester Checklist

After presenting your project, find this form in the “Assignments” section of your Honors Canvas:

Student fills out Section A

Instructor fills out Section B

Student hand delivers completed form to the Honors office by the designated deadline

Honors Transcripts Distinction

Earn 15 Honors Points for Transcripts Distinction:

Every course you submit an Honors project in, those credit hours count as points (for example, an

ENG 101 class is 3 credit hours – which equals 3 points)

Classes chosen for Honors projects must have different prefixes (i.e. MAT, BIO, PSY, ENG, etc.)

15 points and a 3.5 to 3.74 cumulative GPA designates Honors Program Graduate

15 points and a 3.75 to 4.0 cumulative GPA designates Honors Program Graduate with Distinction

Honors Expo

This event showcases scholarly

research as individuals or

small group (up to 3 members)

Create a scholarly

presentation based on our current theme

Design a Poster Board, PowerPoint or

Oral Presentation

Practice, practice, practice

You will present before a panel of judges

Top 3 individuals

travel to compete at the

Honors Western Regional

Conference

Next Honors Expo : Wed, Nov 18 , 8am – 4 pm

*Not Mandatory

T h i s Y e a r ’ s T h e m e : “ F r o n t i e r s a n d t h e S p i r i t o f E x p l o r a t i o n ”

Honors Western Regional Conference

Top 3 individuals from

Honors Expo will advance to

compete at the Western

Regional Honors Conference

in Riverside, CA in Spring

2016

Phoenix SymphonyAn Honors-sponsored event held on campus during the

spring semester

Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear these highly trained musicians

Better yet…it’s FREE!

Scholarship Opportunities

*All-USA Scholarship (Fall semester)This is an annual competition open to students who will be transferring on to an accredited 4-year institution of higher education. This scholarship pays two full years of tuition to one of our three Arizona public universities (ASU, NAU, or U of A) with money awarded for transfer: Link to Scholarship Flier

*Chancellor's Scholarship (Spring semester)Offered to one student at each college annually, selected by a college committee. It awards an amount up to 18 letter graded credits of in-county tuition and the registration fee for each semester, plus $250 each semester for books and supplies. To be eligible, a current full-time Honors student must enroll at the college awarding the scholarship on a full-time basis for the following year, and maintain an MCCCD cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher.

*Maricopa Colleges Faculty Foundation Scholarship (Spring & Fall semester)This scholarship is awarded based upon the college Honors Coordinator’s decision. Amounts can vary. Check with your Honors Coordinator for eligibility requirements (International Students are eligible to apply):Link to Scholarship Website

One Last Thing…

Check your Honors section

in Canvas regularly for updates and

instructions!!!

Questions?

Visit the Honors office located in MON 122

Or call us at

623-935-8222