Honors Institute

• First day registration privileges.
• Smaller class size.
• Honors courses include an honors designation on all transcripts.
• Transfer agreements with honors programs at several local universities.
• Free printing, blue books, and scantrons.
• Free use of campus honors suite amenities, including computer lab, casual lounge area, informal study rooms, and printing.

Collin College's Honors Institute is part of a national network of honors programs.

Collin College is a member of The National Collegiate Honors Council NCHC .

 

Get involved!

 

Collin College honors students have many opportunities to get involved with clubs and honors societies throughout the district. Transferring to a four-year college or university can be competitive and more so for honors students.  Students enhance their potential for acceptance into programs and colleges of their choosing by joining and participating in clubs and honors societies.  Most importantly, membership in scholarship societies presents students the opportunity to contribute to the betterment of Collin College and the greater Collin County community.

 

On-campus honors organizations include the following:

 

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is an Honor Society which offers qualified students opportunities for internships, networking, and scholarships. Membership is by invitation, and students must maintain a 3.4 GPA or higher to be invited. The NSCS conducts an induction ceremony once a year.

For more information access the national website: NSCS.ORG

 

Phi Theta Kappa is the largest and most prestigious honor society among two-year colleges. Collin College enjoys a long and esteemed relationship with Phi Theta Kappa, which promotes academic achievement and offers qualified students networking and scholarship opportunities. Membership is by invitation, and students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher to be invited. PTK conducts an induction ceremony each semester.

To find out more, access the national web site: PTK.ORG

 

Benefits of membership include free graduation regalia.

• The Collin College PTK Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/collinptk
• Email questions about membership to the club email: PTK@collin.edu
• Check Facebook or email for information about current advisor.

 

Please note: Phi Theta Kappa and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars are independent student organizations supported by the Honors Institute.  All questions about membership or events should be directed to the clubs' themselves through their websites or by contacting faculty advisors.

Transfer agreements, also known as articulation agreements, transfer guides, and transfer pathways, represent a partnership between two institutions.  These agreements recognize credits earned from the previous institution that are placed toward admission into anohter college or university's program. These agreements allow students a smooth transition between Collin College and other institutions of higher learning.

 

Texas Woman's University (TWU)

• Graduates of the honors program who have earned an associate’s degree are guaranteed admission into TWU’s Honors Scholar Program.
• Students who have not graduated from the honors program are not guaranteed acceptance into TWU’s Honors Scholar Program.
• TWU will accept up to 12 hrs. of honors credit.
• All students in the Honors Scholar Program receive scholarship money that covers approximately 70% of costs.

 

University of North Texas (UNT)

• Students must maintain a GPA of at least a 3.35 on all completed college work and have up to a maximum of 72 total college hours when entering UNT Honors College.
• The UNT Honors College Scholar Award requires a total of 18 honors credits. Nine of which may be earned while enrolled at Collin College.
• The UNT Advanced Honors College Scholar Award requires a total of 12 honors credits earned as a student at UNT, including an honors thesis.  This award is only available to transfer students, but does not include transfer honors credits.
• The UNT Distinguished Honors College Scholar Award requires a total of 21 honors credits, including an honors thesis. Collin College students may count up to nine honors credits toward completion of this award.

 

Texas A&M University-Commerce (TAMUC)

TAMUC requires that transfer students maintain a 3.3 GPA for all courses transferred from Collin College and will accept a maximum of six honors credits.

Requirements to Remain in Good Standing

• Maintain a 3.25 or higher cumulative GPA.
• Earn a "B" or higher in all honors courses.
• Take at least one honors course per academic year.
• Maintain Collin College's Core Values: Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect, Integrity

Dr. Lauryn Angel
Director, Frisco Campus Honors Institute
469.365.1827
Langel@collin.edu

Frisco Campus
9700 Wade Blvd.
Frisco, TX 75071

Office: F135

Spring 2024 Honors Courses COMING SOON!

 

Searching for honors courses during registration is easy – Log onto CougarWeb, go to the Look Up Classes link on the home page, select the semester, press the Advanced Search button at the bottom of the screen, highlight all of the subjects in the Subject Box (click the first subject, hold shift and click the last subject), select campus, select Honors in the Attribute box, and then press Search.

Keith Elphick
Director, McKinney Campus Honors Institute
972-548-6661
kelphick@collin.edu

McKinney Campus
2200 W. University Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071

A-203

Spring 2024 Honors Courses are HERE!!

 

Course Name	CRN	Title	Professor	Days	Time
BIOL 1407.300        Lab: 1407.303	26355   21447	Biology for Science Majors II: Taking Organismal Biology to the Next Level   Lab: Biology for Science Majors II	Velamakanni, Miller	MWF   W	11-11:50am   8-10:50am
BIOL 2402.308        Lab: 2402.307	20297   20299	Anatomy and Physiology II: What Makes Us Tick?   The Inside Mechanisms of the Human Body	Cravo	T/Th	8:30-11:45am
ENGL 1302.30H	29235	Composition II: The Curious Mind	Elphick	T/Th	2:30-3:45pm
ENGL 1302.31H	29690	The Art of Persuasion Online: Dissecting Social Media Arguments	Azard	MWF	11-11:50am
GOVT 2305.912	21363	The Supreme Court: Federalism, Race, Class, Gender, and the US Constitution	Geisler	WEB	WEB
GOVT 2306.31H	27683	Texas Government: The Future of Texas	Betti	T/Th	11:30am-12:45pm
HIST 1301.916	20089	United States History I: The Intersection of Media and US History	Cubberly	WEB	WEB
HIST 1302.3OH	27707	United States History II: Playing the American Past	Whitaker	MW	11:30am-12:45pm
SPCH 1311.316	26343	Introduction to Speech Communication: Leaders Speak; Speakers Lead: Real-world Experiences in Communication	Wohead	T/Th	10-11:15am

 

Searching for honors courses during registration is easy – Log onto CougarWeb, go to the Look Up Classes link on the home page, select the semester, press the Advanced Search button at the bottom of the screen, highlight all of the subjects in the Subject Box (click the first subject, hold shift and click the last subject), select campus, select Honors in the Attribute box, and then press Search

Daniel Sattizahn, JD
Director, Plano Campus Honors Institute
972-516-5181
dsattizahn@collin.edu

Plano Campus
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.
Plano, Texas 75074

Room D-154

Spring 2024 Honors Courses are HERE!!

 

Course Name	CRN	Title	Professor	Days	Times
ECON 1301.000	29475	Innovation Economics – Barbeque, Baseball, Robots, and Business & Economic Development Partnerships	Randall, Clay	W	2:30-3:45pm
ECON 2301.005	23470	AI, Workers, and the Future of Everything	Latham, Michael	T/Th	10-11:15am
ENGL 1302.049	29473	Shonen, Shoujo, and Sometimes Kawaii!: Rhetorically Analyzing Anime and Manga	Cooper, Khimen	T/Th	10-11:15am
ENGL 1302.908	28907	Working-Class America:  Exploring the Rhetoric of Work, Class, and Identity	Kirby, Lisa	WEB	WEB
ENGL 2307.901	28912	Cool Approaches to Poetry	Richardson, Leslie	WEB	WEB
ENGL 2341.002	29474	"Do You Even Lit, Bro?": Intro to Literature through [web]Comics, Anime, Picturebooks and the YA Novel	Cooper, Khimen	T/Th	10-11:15am
GOVT 2305.091	29449	The U. S. Constitution: The Glue that Holds America Together	Hershenberg, Julie	T/Th	1-2:15pm
GOVT 2306.090	29448	Texas Government: The Politics of The Lone Star State	Hershenberg, Julie	T/Th	1-2:15pm
HIST 1302.090	29183	How Did We Get Here? -- The Return	Caughfield, Adrienne	T/Th	10-11:15am
HUMA 1301.020	20879	The City is Your Classroom	Perry, Carolyn	Th	7-9:45pm
MUSI 1306.000	28250	Music Appreciation	Carter, Casey	MWF	9-9:50am
MUSI 1307.001	28252	Music Literature	Carter, Casey	T/Th	11:30am-12:45pm
PHIL 2306.002	23340	"Zombies Everywhere!" Ethics in a Post-Apocalypse	Courtright, Jeffrey	MW	12-1:15pm
PSYC 2301.011	20228	Welcome to the World of the Psychological Detective!	O'Loughlin Brooks, Jennifer	T/Th	10-11:15am

Searching for honors courses during registration is easy – Log onto CougarWeb, go to the Look Up Classes link on the home page, select the semester, press the Advanced Search button at the bottom of the screen, highlight all of the subjects in the Subject Box (click the first subject, hold shift and click the last subject), select campus, select Honors in the Attribute box, and then press Search.

 

Michael Rose
Director of the American National Bank of Texas Honors Institute
972-378-8878 / WLB 215D
MRose@collin.edu

Wylie Campus
391 Country Club Road
Wylie, TX 75098

Wylie Library Building (WLB), 2nd floor
Suite 215A-D
8am to 5pm

Questions or Comments: 972-378-8897 / Wylie_Honors@collin.edu

Spring 2024 Honors Courses are HERE!!

Course Name	CRN	Title	Professor	Days	Times
BIOL 1406.400	23533	Biology - Take Cellflies, Not Selfies	Cardenas, Deborah	T/Th	11:30am-12:45pm
GOVT 2306.400	23635	Texas Government - All Rise. An Examination of the Texas Courts and the Criminal Justice System	Black, Millie	T/Th	10-11:15am
HIST 1302.400	23753	US History II - The Quest for Equality: A History of Race, Gender, and Social Class in the United States (1877-2001)	Humphreys, Krystal	MW	10-11:15am
PSYC 2314.400	26017	Lifespan Development - Death Becomes Us: How to Live a Full Life Across the LIfespan	Rose, Mike	T/Th	11:30am-12:45pm
SOCI 1301.901	23654	Introduction to Sociology - Let the Music Play: A Sociological Analysis of Social Meanings and Messages Reflected in Pop Culture Music Throughout Various Decades	Gaiter, Pam	WEB	WEB
SPCH 1311.902	25099	Introduction to Speech - Forging Friendships Across Continents and Languages, Speech Students as Conversation Partners	Salva-Ramirez, Maria-Angle	WEB	WEB

 

 

Searching for honors courses during registration is easy – Log onto CougarWeb, go to the Look Up Classes link on the home page, select the semester, press the Advanced Search button at the bottom of the screen, highlight all of the subjects in the Subject Box (click the first subject, hold shift and click the last subject), select campus, select Honors in the Attribute box, and then press Search.