American Honors Program
Community Colleges of Spokane canceled their contract with American Honors two years prior to this academic school year. Linda Beane-Boose, Dean of Humanities, arrived at SFCC in 2016.
“There was a nascent committee working on a homegrown honors program,” Beane-Boose said about that time, “and that was abandoned because we adopted American Honors contract.”
The CCS’ district-wide committee had been working on a new honors program that was launched on both campuses in the fall of 2019. Yet, this program is suspended due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of a budget.
SFCC’s Honors Program
As seen on the SFCC website, the honors program is still listed as if it were never suspended. Anyone can still fill out the applications and find further information regarding it. In order to complete your application, you need to:
- Fill out the application form below
- Write and submit your application essay
- Request and submit a letter of recommendation (optional)
After completing the following, SFCC students could potentially earn an SFCC Honors designation on their transcripts by:
- Completion of five Honors (H) courses (25 credits)
- Completing capstone course GENST 290 (1 credit)
- Earning an Associate Degree at SFCC
- Graduation with 3.2 cumulative GPA or higher
- Achievement of 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA in the Honors courses
The honors program is designed to help students who plan to achieve their Associate of Arts (AA) and transfer to a four-year university. This is a way to think creatively, broadly, and even independently. The office building is located in the Business & Social Science building (# 24) in room 108B. Contacting Anna Gonzales at either (509) 533-3681 or honors@sfcc.spokane.edu can get you further information on the program’s details. Acknowledging that the program is suspended due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of budget; you may not hear back on your application yet. As SFCC continues to push through with all the precautions of keeping the spread to a minimum, the honors program might be back sooner than anticipated.