Honors Courses

Honors Option Policy

The Honors Option is a program that permits qualifying LaGuardia students to enroll in a regular section of a course, while receiving the Honors distinction on their transcripts for this course. In order to receive the Honors distinction, students will engage in additional research, similar to the kind of work that students in Honors sections engage in. This advanced work is to be determined and approved by the course instructor, in consultation with Honors Program Co-Directors. Courses available for the Honors Option will be determined by the Honors Programs Co-Directors.

Courses that are designated “Honors Option” will receive a reduction in course enrollment cap by one student for every student who enrolls in the Honors Option. Thus, a course that has an enrollment cap of 28, would be capped at 27 with one participating Honors Option student, 26 with two such students, 25 with three such students, and 24, with 4. The registrar will indicate for such courses, “Honors Option Available” on the College class schedule. The Honors Program will maintain records of students who are enrolled in courses in this way, and will transmit this information to the registrar at the end of each semester. The registrar will then indicate this information on students’ transcripts.

Eligibility Requirements:

Students with at least 12 completed credits and a minimum GPA of 3.2 are eligible to register for Honors courses. There are two ways to participate in the Program:

1. Enroll in an Honors course and get an “Honors course designation” on your transcript after completing the course and a “Certificate of Completion” at the annual Honors Ceremony.

2. Participate in the Honors Program Concentration. If you  are a Liberal Arts (AA or AS) or Business (AS or AAS)  student, you may take fuller advantage of the Program by  completing 7 Honors courses (20-22 credits) to receive an Honors concentration transcript notation.