Honors Graduation
To graduate with honors from the Honors Program, a student must be eligible to graduate from the college and must meet additional requirements as detailed:
- at least, 3.5 MCCCD cumulative GPA
- completion of fifteen (15) credit hours in Honors coursework across three (3) disciplines and
- completion of all scholarship requirements
Please send your completed Honors Program Graduation Application (found on Canvas) to honorsprogram@estrellamountain.edu. Graduates who have the following grade point average and complete the additional requirements will graduate with the following distinctions. Students must complete all requirements prior to graduation to be eligible for higher distinctions. Please contact the Honors Office with any questions.
Honors Scholar Cum Laude [with distinction]
- GPA 3.5-3.69
Honors Scholar Magna Cum Laude [with high distinction]
- GPA 3.70-3.89
- Complete HON190 with a “C” or higher
- Complete 5-10 hours of Service Learning
- Present at the Honors Expo
- Complete two (2) additional co-curricular events and complete required reflections
Honors Scholar Summa Cum Laude [with highest distinction]
- GPA 3.90-4.0
- Complete HON190 with a “C” or higher
- Complete 15+ hours of Service Learning
- Present at the Honors Expo
- Complete four (4) additional co-curricular events and complete required reflections
NOTE: Graduation regalia handed out at the Spring Honors Regalia Ceremony is based on the accumulative MCCCD GPA from Fall. Should a student's GPA change significantly after grades are in after graduation, Honors will contact the student to pick up any additional regalia they have earned.