Extended Honors Courses

The Honors College entails the offering of independent, stand-alone honors courses for Miami Dade College students. These courses are intended for students who are not admitted into The Honors College but who would like to have the experience of challenging coursework, or who wish to earn honors course credits for graduation.  Available for eligible students and placed on all MDC campuses, these courses will be identified in the College handbook with an “H” designation. 

Benefits of Honors Courses

The Extended Honors Courses will allow more students to benefit from a challenging and intensive academic experience and interactions with other students who share a passion for learning in an organized classroom environment.  Students may earn the honors designation (H) on their transcripts and accumulate one or more honors credits that may lead to graduation with honors and distinction. The chart below shows the current categories of honors graduation:

Honors credits are an attractive asset in transferability and will further increase the opportunity to compete for scholarships.  The offering of these additional honors courses will also provide opportunities for more faculty members to teach under the honors format.

The Students

Honors courses are designed for students who may have an interest in and meet the eligibility requirements for challenging coursework.  They must be able to demonstrate academic excellence by presenting acceptable scores obtained on either the SAT or CPT and current GPA.  Students may register for honors courses as:

• First time in college students (FTIC)
• Currently enrolled MDC students– Traditional students, ESL and College Prep completers
• Students returning to college after an extensive absence
• Students in School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

 Eligibility Criteria

The criteria for eligibility are consistent but may vary according to the entering category detailed in the table below. 

      STUDENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS COURSES

*Note:

For mathematics courses, student must have recommended SAT/ACT quantitative scores.  For all other courses, students must have verbal scores.

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