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Honors Certificate

Honors students who complete 15 units or more in honors-designated courses will earn special recognition as an Honor Scholar, a distinction that may entitle students to enhanced transfer and scholarship opportunities at select transfer colleges and universities. Honors students should meet regularly with an Honors faculty advisor to ensure completion of Honors Scholar requirements in a timely fashion. Courses that qualify as part of the Honors Program are listed below. Honor courses are limited to Honors Program students.

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First Year

Pre-Semester 1 Summer Option

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
ENGL C1000H
Honors College Composition
3
Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process
Su, F

Or any other available Honors course.

Semester 1

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
COMM 480
Honors Seminar: Political Campaign Communication
3
ENGL C1000
Offered every 4 yrs (2028, 2032, etc.)
ENGL C1000H
Honors College Composition
3
Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process
Su, F
HIST 485
Recent United States History - Honors
3
F
PHIL 485
Honors Seminar: Philosophy of the Martial Arts
3
F, S
PHIL 486
Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking and Composition: Philosophy of Happiness
3
ENGL C1000 or C1000H
F, S
STAT C1000H
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Honors
4
Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra.
Check Class Schedule

Or any other available Honors course.

Semester 2

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
BIOL 485
Honors Seminar in Genetics
3
S
ENGLT 488
Honors - Literature Adapted into Film
3
Eligibility for ENGL C1000
S, Su
FMS 488
Honors Seminar: Introduction to Critical Theory
3
S
MATH 483
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Introduction to Mathematical Proof
1
MATH 370
Even-numbered S terms
MATH 484
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Topics in Number Theory
1
MATH 370
Odd-numbered S terms
PHIL 485
Honors Seminar: Philosophy of the Martial Arts
3
F, S
PHIL 486
Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking and Composition: Philosophy of Happiness
3
ENGL C1000 or C1000H
F, S
POLS C1000H
Introduction to Government: United States - Honors
3
Even-numbered S terms
POLS 482
International Political Economy - Honors
3
Odd-numbered S terms

Or any other available Honors course.

Second Year

Semester 3

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
COMM 480
Honors Seminar: Political Campaign Communication
3
ENGL C1000
Offered every 4 yrs (2028, 2032, etc.)
HIST 485
Recent United States History - Honors
3
F
PHIL 485
Honors Seminar: Philosophy of the Martial Arts
3
F, S
PHIL 486
Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking and Composition: Philosophy of Happiness
3
ENGL C1000 or C1000H
F, S

Or any other available Honors course.

Semester 4

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
BIOL 485
Honors Seminar in Genetics
3
S
ENGLT 488
Honors - Literature Adapted into Film
3
Eligibility for ENGL C1000
S, Su
FMS 488
Honors Seminar: Introduction to Critical Theory
3
S
MATH 483
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Introduction to Mathematical Proof
1
MATH 370
Even-numbered S terms
MATH 484
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Topics in Number Theory
1
MATH 370
Odd-numbered S terms
PHIL 485
Honors Seminar: Philosophy of the Martial Arts
3
F, S
PHIL 486
Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking and Composition: Philosophy of Happiness
3
ENGL C1000 or C1000H
F, S
POLS C1000H
Introduction to Government: United States - Honors
3
Even-numbered S terms
POLS 482
International Political Economy - Honors
3
Odd-numbered S terms

Or any other available Honors course.

Honor Courses

Select a minimum of 15 units from the following:

Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered*
BIOL 485
Honors Seminar in Genetics
3
S
COMM 480
Honors Seminar: Political Campaign Communication
3
ENGL C1000
This course is currently offered only every four years: 2028, 2032, etc.
COMM 482
Honors Seminar: Persuasion within Social Issues
3
ENGL C1000 and C1000H
Check Class Schedule for offering
ENGL C1000H
Honors College Composition
3
Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process
Su, F
ENGLT 488
Honors - Literature Adapted into Film
3
Eligibility for ENGL C1000
S, Su
FMS 488
Honors Seminar: Introduction to Critical Theory
3
S
FMS 489
Honors: Director's Cinema
3
Check Class Schedule
HIST 485
Recent United States History - Honors
3
F
MATH 483
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Introduction to Mathematical Proof
1
MATH 370
Even-numbered spring terms
MATH 484
Honors Seminar in Mathematics - Topics in Number Theory
1
MATH 370
Odd-numbered spring terms
PHIL 485
Honors Seminar: Philosophy of the Martial Arts
3
F, S
PHIL 486
Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking and Composition: Philosophy of Happiness
3
ENGL C1000 or C1000H
F, S
POLS C1000H
Introduction to Government: United States - Honors
3
Even-numbered spring terms
POLS 482
International Political Economy - Honors
3
Check Class Schedule
STAT C1000H
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Honors
4
Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra.
Check Class Schedule for offering

^You must have passed the prerequisite course(s) with a “C” or better; Corequisite must be taken during the same semester; Advisory means it is recommended but not required to enroll in the course.

*(O) = online available  (P) = Partially online

A few notes about the Honors Program:

1. No Honors courses must be taken consecutively or in a specific sequential order.

2. Some Honors courses (ENGL C1000H, STAT C1000H, PHIL 486, MATH 483, and MATH 484) have course-level prerequisites.

3. Only students in the CRC Honors Program are eligible to take CRC Honors courses.

4. To be eligible for the Honors Certificate, students must complete at least 9 units of CRC Honors coursework and an additional 6 units of CRC Honors-approved coursework. CRC Honors-approved coursework includes CRC Honors coursework, honors coursework at other Los Rios Colleges, and up to one 400’s-level Los Rios STEM course.

5. Not all CRC Honors Program course offerings are indicated for each semester they are available. Courses typically offered in, but not recommended for, a particular semester are not indicated.

Zero Textbook Costs (ZTC):

The Zero Textbook Costs designation and logo are added to any course that provides free access to all required instructional materials. These are typically shared with students through Canvas. Courses that are designated as ZTC may still require students to purchase supplemental materials such as lab coats, a calculator, art supplies, etc. See full definitions and searching tips on the Zero Textbook Costs page of the college website.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026

Published May 16, 2025

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