Benefits for Honors Students
Early Registration
One day is set aside each semester for continuing Honors students to register for the following semester before registration officially begins. To take advantage of this option, continuing Honors students must pick up registration-appointment cards at the Registration building, seek advisement, and then register at or after the appointed time.
Financial Benefits
Recent graduates from NCA-accredited high schools in Maricopa County are eligible to apply for the Presidents' Scholarship, provided they rank in the top 15% of their graduating classes in the 6th, 7th or 8th semester and enroll in the academic year following high school graduation without having enrolled in any institution other than a Maricopa Community College.
Continuing and transfer students may apply for the Fee Waiver Program after having accumulated a minimum of 12 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.250.
GCC Honors Awards Dinner
Honors Program Graduates are recognized at GCC's annual Honors Awards Dinner. Friends, family and faculty offer well-deserved (and often very generous!) applause as students receive the impressive Honors Program medallions they will wear during commencement exercises. Honors students from GCC's Music Department often provide the superb entertainment that makes this event especially memorable.
The transcript of an Honors Program Graduate indicates his/her high level of achievement, and their diplomas bear the distinctive gold seal of the Honors Program.
