Honor Students

Honors Program

The Honors Program at San Jacinto College casts learning in a brilliant new light. Our program is full of rich educational experiences, creative projects, travel and leadership opportunities. The Honors Program is free to join and applying is easy. 

Become an Honors Student

If you’re a highly motivated student who enjoys unique and innovative educational experiences, you may have what it takes to be a San Jac Honors student.

Honors Program Benefits

The Honors Program comes with many advantages. In addition to being a distinguished honors graduate, you’ll also benefit from:

  • Scholarships for tuition, books, and travel
  • Access to specialized, seminar-style, small classes
  • Access to the Honors computer lab
  • Opportunities to present at national conferences
  • Visits from distinguished guest lecturers
  • Internship and resume-building opportunities
  • Participation in community service, social responsibility, and civic engagement 

Admission Criteria

To be an honors student, you must be a:

  • Continuing San Jac student, transfer student, or Dual Credit/Early College High School/MECA student with at least 12 college credit hours and a 3.25 cumulative GPA
  • Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society member
  • First-Time-In-College (FTIC) students, Dual Credit/Early College High School/MECA/Home-schooled students with fewer than 12 college credit hours who meet at least one of the following criteria: 
    • 3.25+ accredited high school GPA  
    • Score of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam
    • Top 20% of high school graduating class  
    • Minimum SAT score of 1160 (i.e., critical reading and math combined)  
    • Minimum ACT score of 26  
    • Approval of the director or campus coordinator after a personal interview
  • Returning or non-traditional students who have completed at least 12 college credit hours in the past five years with a 3.25+ cumulative GPA for the most recent 12 college credit hours
  • Veteran
Honors Graduate

Graduate with Honors

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Learn more about the program with the Honors Student Guidebook. Then complete the application to be considered for the Honors Program.

Find Out the Details

In honors classes, you can expect small class sizes and close interaction with your professors. All honors classes are vetted and the faculty are ready to help you learn and apply that knowledge to real-world applications. 

Over 50 honors courses are offered each semester across each of our campuses. Explore your options for next semester and register for a class that interests you.

Make any class into an honors course by creating a contract with your professor. If a specific honors course or section is not offered or if you want to explore a subject not offered in the Honors Program, talk with your campus coordinator and your professor to create an honors-level experience for your non-honors class.
As an honors student, you are eligible for up to $750 per semester in tuition scholarships. Apply for the Honors Scholarship today.

Honors Program Partnerships & Affiliates

Take advantage of our partnerships to get the most out of your Honors Program experience. 

If you’re an active honors student interested in STEM, the Take Flight Stem Scholar Program offers unique research and networking opportunities. The program offers two tracks: STEM Engagement for Continuing Students is designed for first year students and Transfer Ready is just for second year students. In the first-year track, programming will focus on career exploration. Second-year students will receive STEM-specific advisement on selective-transfer application writing and transfer preparedness.

Both groups have access to specialized STEM opportunities offered by Rice University and STEM faculty and mentors. As a Take Flight student, you also receive specialized application support for funded, summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Take flight with this unique opportunity offered exclusively to honors students.

If you’re an active honors student interested in STEM, the Take Flight Stem Scholar Program offers unique research and networking opportunities. The program offers two tracks: STEM Engagement for Continuing Students is designed for first year students and Transfer Ready is just for second year students. In the first-year track, programming will focus on career exploration. Second-year students will receive STEM-specific advisement on selective-transfer application writing and transfer preparedness.

Both groups have access to specialized STEM opportunities offered by Rice University and STEM faculty and mentors. As a Take Flight student, you also receive specialized application support for funded, summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Take flight with this unique opportunity offered exclusively to honors students.

San Jacinto College has been an active member of the National Collegiate Honors Council for more than 25 years. As an active honors student, you can apply for NCHC scholarships, events, summer institutes, scholarships and more. 
Each year, San Jac honors students are invited to attend the NCHC conference held in various locations around the country. The conference is a great opportunity for you to network with other honors students and faculty from across the country and possibly present on your research and creative projects.

The Great Plains Honors Council brings honors students together every year for a fall undergraduate research conference and a spring honors retreat. As a San Jac honors student, we encourage you to attend to meet other honors students in the area and present your work and publications.

 

The Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council brings honors students together every year for a fall undergraduate research conference and a spring honors retreat. As a San Jac honors student, we encourage you to attend to meet other honors students in the area and present your work and publications.

As a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), you have the opportunity to work with other honors students from around the world. CUR events focus on providing high-quality, collaborative research and activities. Attend events to learn about successful models and strategies for research, creativity, and getting published.

Honors Program Annual Reports

Meet Our Staff

Meet the honors faculty and reach out to us with any questions. 
Eddie Weller
Director, Honors Program
Phone
(281) 998-6150x3505
Dillon Miller
Professor, Mathematics
Phone
(281) 998-6150x1662
Cody Pogue
Professor, Government
Phone
(281) 998-6150x5434
Abbie Grubb
Professor, History
Phone
(281) 998-6150x3529
Janna Lasater
Sr Administrative Assistant
Phone
(281) 929-4655