1. San Diego Mesa College Honors Program Spring 2017

2. Pegah Motaleb & Susan Hogan
Honors Center Coordinators

3. Pam Luster
President

4. Tim McGrath
Vice President, Instruction

5. Andy Macneill
Dean, School of Humanities

6. Our Mission
To provide San Diego Mesa College students enhanced academic leadership, service opportunities through deeper exploration of topics, learning through self discovery, and association with a motivated community of learners.

7. Benefits Earn scholarships Receive specialized academic advising
Receive "Honors" designation on your transcript
Take advantage of university transfer agreements
Earn an honors program completion certificate
Earn a certificate of global competencies
Present your research at conferences
Perform community service
Visit UCs and attend other off-campus events
Participate in the Honors Club and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Attend and present your research at academic conferences
Get support and mentorship from the honors staff
Take advantage of resources at the Honor’s Center (I-110)

8. SUMMER ACADEMY IN THE HUMANITIES UC SAN DIEGO| July 3 - August 4, 2017
Contact Laura Martin at if you are interested in the program. Applications will be available in May.

9. University Agreements
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Stanislaus
San Francisco State University
San Diego State University (services and transfer of 9 honors credits for their honor’s program)
*guaranteed priority consideration for admission as a junior
University of California, Irvine (Honors to Honors)
University of California, Los Angeles (TAP)
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
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10. Completion Requirements
Maintain a 3.25 GPA
Complete 15 units of Honors credit
Attended 4 Honors activities
Perform 10 hours of community service
All of these requirements need to be completed by the last semester before transfer

11. How to Register for Honors
Log into your
Reg-e
Select the Honors Tab
Fill in the information
This is done every semester
This is a very important step!

12. Honors Courses
Log into sdmesa.edu/honors
Select the Courses tab

13. Honors Contracts

14. Student Club/Participation
Honors Club
Phi Theta Kappa

15. Types of Activities that Honors Club and Greek Societies participate
Canyon Day Clean up: In support of Terra Mesa Club/ volunteer opportunity
Creek to Bay Clean up: Eco friendly volunteer opportunity
Earth Day Fair: Volunteer opportunity/Fundraising Event
Study Night: Snacks provided/ always counts as an Honors “activity” many throughout semester
Movie Night: Get together at Center for group nominated film or series
Club Hike: Typically held on weekends
Game Night: Usually precedes a study event that is scheduled on Friday. Open to board games, ping pong etc.
Scholarship and transfer application workshops/support

16. Research/Conferences
HTCC
Bay Honors Consortium - Honors Research Symposium
Mesa College Research Conferences (MCRC)

17. Scholarship process
Jack Kent Cook ($40,000)
All-USA Community College Academic Team Scholarship ($100,000)
Honors Program Scholarship ($$$)

18. Honors FAQ’s Honors courses are not GPA weighted
Every grade earned holds normal academic value, but the “H” for honors appears on your transcripts
Contracts are legal documents and cannot be withdrawn from after the course number has been changed
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19. Stop by the Honors Center and utilize all we have to offer!
Free snacks & cold drinks
Free printing and internet access
Free supplies such as scantrons and access to school supplies (graphing calculators, reference guides and more!)
Lounge, Arts & Craft area
Honors Center located in I-109
Open: Mon, Wed. 9am-5pm
Tues, Thurs. 11am-5pm
Friday 9am- 4pm

20. Leroy Johnson
Transfer Canter

21. Anthony Reuss
UCLA TAP

22. Mark Manasse
MT2C

23. Honors Club
Visit: Mesahc.org

24. www.ptk.org Transcript Designation Campus and Community Involvement
Leadership Development Opportunities
Recognition at Graduation
Scholarships
Transfer Opportunities

25. Veterans Resource Center
Building strong relationships with The Honors Program to better help our Veterans
Tangible and Intangible Resources
Relationship Between the Veterans Resource Center and the Honors Program
Accessible Programs and Services Offered to Student Veterans