Program Requirements
The Honors Program includes six credit hours of Honors coursework and two Honors projects.
Honors Courses (6 credit hours)
These courses count as elective credit within the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science.
Please note: These courses are only offered in-person on the Normal campus on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 11:00 am - 12:15 pm. Students must be available to attend the classes in-person in Normal to participate in the Honors Program.
- HONR 101 - Honors Seminar I (offered in fall semester; 2 credits)
- HONR 201 - Honors Seminar II (offered in spring semester; 2 credits)
- SVL 101 - Service Learning (taken both fall and spring semesters; 1 credit each)
The Honors Seminar courses are discussion-focused. The topics in the courses are chosen by the Honors faculty and vary semester by semester, but are always interesting and engaging. Students really enjoy these classes! Additionally, students begin researching a topic of their choice in the fall semester and then in the spring semester will present their research at a conference by either giving a talk or presenting a poster.
The Service Learning course is where the Honors Program students brainstorm, decide, plan, and implement service projects that benefit the college and community.
The Honors Program can be started in either the fall or the spring semester. HONR 101 is not a prerequisite to HONR 201.
Honors Projects
Two projects will be completed inside other courses you are taking at HCC. You get to choose
which classes you'd like to do the projects in and, with the help of your instructor in that class,
will decide what you want those projects to be—for example: an extra paper, a presentation,
teaching a lesson, conducting research, etc. One project will be done during each semester of the Honors Program.
Program Completion
In order for Honors Program completion to be listed on a student’s transcript, all the elements
above are required. However, if a student’s program of study or timeframe at the college
makes it impossible to complete the entire program, students are welcome to do individual
elements of the program.
