Earn the NEW 3R’s: Recognition • Respect • Reputation
The Parkland College Honors Program offers unique educational opportunities and scholarships to students each semester. If you are looking to challenge yourself academically, find an outlet for a special academic interest or talent, or continue your commitment to scholastic achievement, the Honors Program is for you!
Recognition
- Educational scholarships:
- $200 A with Honors Project Completion
- $500 Study Abroad Honors Project in advance of your Travel
- $500 to one member of the Honors Program each semester
- $1,000 Graduation from the Honors Program
- Annual Honors Program awards
- Leadership roles in the Parkland Scholars Student Organization
- Recognition on your transcript and diploma for high achievement
- Transfer directly into Honors Programs at other colleges and universities
Respect
- Access to National Collegiate Honors Council scholarships/activities
- Honors Program members may also join Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society of two-year colleges
Reputation
- Advanced preparation for college transfer and post-graduate work
Eligibility
You are eligible to join the Honors Program if you have a cumulative 3.0 GPA (High School or College) or have an academic or creative interest that you would like to explore.
Please complete an Honors Program Application to get started. There is no fee required to join the Honors Program. In order to graduate from the Honors Program, students must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA.
A with Honors and Honors Projects
Honors students use SPARK (Parkland's online academic repository) to create, preserve, and showcase their Honors Portfolios. An Honors Portfolio contains A with Honors Projects, essays, or journals about Honors Seminars students have attended, overviews and outcomes of service learning, and Honors Projects they have completed.
Students must submit an Honors Project Proposal Form for all projects and activities they wish to enter into their portfolio. The deadline for Honors Project Proposals is one week after the midterm of the semester.
Once the project or activity is complete, it must be approved by the Honors Director, who will upload it into the student's portfolio. Submit an Honors Project Completion Form before the end of the semester to begin this review process.
Graduation/Honors Scholarships
Student Honors Projects are reviewed at the end of each semester. Students who have completed at least one satisfactory Honors Project are eligible for a $200 scholarship (if funds are available).
In the semester that they will graduate, students will participate in an Honors Symposium where they will highlight their honors achievements. To graduate from the Honors Program, students must:
- have a cumulative minimum 3.5 GPA
- complete three acceptable Honors Projects
- participate in the Honors Symposium
- participate in the Honors Convocation
The three acceptable portfolio projects must include two A with Honors Projects and one service-learning project (one of their A with Honors Projects can be their service-learning project). Honors Program Graduates receive a $1,000 Honors Program Scholarship.
Parkland Scholars Student Organization
The Parkland Scholars Student Organization is dedicated to the improvement of the Honors Program and scholarship at Parkland College. This club is available to all students who are one of the following:
- in the Honors Program
- members of Phi Theta Kappa
- on the Parkland Dean's List
- interested in Honors at Parkland
This club supports the community of honors students, allows students to participate in service learning, and sponsors college-wide events.
Questions?
Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Marsh W. Jones at honors@parkland.edu.