Description
The Honors Program at PCC offers motivated students the opportunity to participate in classes and activities meant to challenge them to reach their potential. The program attempts to create a cohort of motivated students working toward their academic goals. The program includes coursework, extracurricular activities, and a capstone experience.
The bulk of an honors student’s program is taken in designated general education courses, such as WR 121HZ or COMM 111HZ. Students should take HON 101 early in their program which develops a cohort and provides leadership opportunities as they work toward the final course involving the completion of a capstone project.
Honors courses are open to all PCC students having a minimum GPA of 3.25 whether or not they are admitted to the program. Full membership in the program, however, offers significant benefits. Please contact a program representative for further information.
Honors Courses
Biology
Communication Studies
History
Philosophy
Writing
WR 121HZ. Composition I: Honors. 4 Credits.
Honors version. WR 121HZ engages students in the study and practice of critical thinking, reading, and writing. The course focuses on analyzing and composing across varied rhetorical situations and in multiple genres. Students will apply key rhetorical concepts flexibly and collaboratively throughout their writing and inquiry processes. This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. WR 121H and WR 121HZ are equivalent at PCC. Prerequisites: 3.25 GPA and placement into WR 121Z, or completion of (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115. Audit available.
WR 122HZ. Composition II: Honors. 4 Credits.
Honors version. WR 122HZ builds on concepts and processes emphasized in WR 121Z, engaging with inquiry, research, and argumentation in support of students’ development as writers. The course focuses on composing and revising in research-based genres through the intentional use of rhetorical strategies. Students will find, evaluate, and interpret complex material, including lived experience; use this to frame and pursue their own research questions; and integrate material purposefully into their own compositions. This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. WR 122H and WR 122HZ are equivalent at PCC. Prerequisites: WR 121Z and 3.25 GPA. Audit available.