Honors FAQs

The first step is to attend an Honors information session. The dates for the current semester can be found here.

Students should maintain a 3.2 GPA to remain in good standing with the program.  Students also need to complete ENGL C1000 with a grade of ‘B’ or better to join the Honors Transfer Program.

In this situation, a student’s entire academic record will be used to assess their academic readiness for the Honors program.

If a student has completed the AP English Language and Composition exam with a grade of 3 or above, they are eligible to join the Honors program in their first semester at the college.  Students cannot be in the Program while they are presently enrolled in high school.

Another option is for high school students to take ENGL C1000 the summer prior to attending Río Hondo in the Fall. In doing so, they are eligible to take Honors courses their first full semester (typically Fall).

Although several colleges and universities do give special consideration to students completing the Honors Transfer Program, there is not a guarantee of admission.

Students who have completed both Honors and non-Honors courses unanimously indicate that the courses are not necessarily harder but they do require more work.

No, each semester, the courses offered as Honors sections are posted on the Class Schedule. In the ‘attributes’ drop-down menu, students can select “Honors” as the search term.