Transcript Estrella Mountain Community College HONORS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ORIENTATION Alex Andrews Director Honors Program Honors Office Montezuma 122 623-935-8222 Marcie Tiano Office Coordinator II Vickie Weeks Honors & Phi Theta Kappa Office Assistant EMAIL.

Estrella Mountain Community College
HONORS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ORIENTATION
Alex Andrews
Director
Honors Program
Honors Office
Montezuma 122
623-935-8222
Marcie Tiano
Office Coordinator II
Vickie Weeks
Honors & Phi Theta Kappa Office Assistant
EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
Congratulations
on Qualifying for
the Honors
Achievement
Award!!
WHAT
TO DO
NEXT…
Honors Achievement Requirements
(make note of your deadlines)
Choose one
of your classes
to do an
Honors
project in
Research,
create, then
present your
project to
your class
Upload
your
project in
CANVAS
Print out an
End of
Semester
Checklist
Fill out
Section
A/Instructor
fills out
Section B
Ask instructor
for permission
to do your
Honors
project in their
class
Agree on
project details
with instructor
then fill out
and submit
your CEP
Attend
one
Honorssponsored
event
Type &
upload a full
2-page
event
summary
Hand deliver
your
completed End
of Semester
Checklist to
Honors office
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)
Honors-Sponsored Events/
Co-Curricular Activities
Attend one Honors-sponsored
event/co-curricular activity for the
semester.
In Canvas, click on “Calendar”
near the top left of the page.
Then click on “EMC Fall 2015
Honors Achievement” to view
dates and times.
Composing a Summary
Attend one event or co-curricular activity for the
semester, then submit a typed summary into
Canvas by the designated deadline.
Summary requirements are:
 2 full pages long
 Size 12 font
 1-inch margins all around
 double-spaced
Wr i te a b o u t y o u r r e f l e c t i o n s
and observations!!
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 to
your class, locate this form in the
“Assignments” section:
 Student fills out Section A
 Instructor fills out Section B
 Student hand delivers completed
form to the Honors office by the
designated deadline
Scholarship Award Amounts
Amount award is based on the number of credit hours currently enrolled in (summer excluded):
$500 for 12+ credit hours
$325 for 9 -11 credit hours
$244 for 6 - 8 credit hours
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.
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
District
Example
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-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 can take a Cohort class any semester, but it is not required
Cohort classes don’t require a CEP
Honors Transcripts Distinction
Honors Expo
*Not Mandatory
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
N e x t H o n o r s E x p o : W e d , N o v 1 8 , 8 am – 4 pm
Thi s Ye a r ’s The m e :
“Fr ontier s and the Spirit of Explor ation”
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
Symphony
An 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