Dr. John U Trefny Honor Program Application

The Honors Program at RRCC is open to all students. The Honors Program Theme for the 2020-2021 Cohort is “Climate Change Action”. The Honors program is open to all students interested in connecting their studies to real-world wicked problems, students interested in pursuing a career in STEM are particularly encouraged to apply. Students accepted into the program will be participating in Honors coursework as well as many activities outside of the classroom and will receive an Honors scholarship. For more information about the program and its requirements, please visit our website at http://www.rrcc.edu/honors. You must be accepted as an RRCC student to apply to this program. Honors applications will be evaluated on a combination of academic, creative and experiential engagement criteria.

Required registration and scholarships for HNR 100 in the Fall:
Upon acceptance, all Honors students will register for the Honors Seminar course in the fall semester. HNR 100 is a late-start, one credit course that will be offered on Fridays, starting 9/11/20 from 9:00-10:40am. Honors students will also be attending a retreat tentatively scheduled for the first weekend in October each Fall (cost covered through the program). Also upon acceptance, all Honors students will be awarded scholarships ($500 first semester). You will receive a letter stating the scholarship award amount each semester as long as eligibility requirements are met.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
This act was designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish the rights of students, to inspect and review the educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. In accordance with FERPA, Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) will disclose (to third parties) information from the academic records of a student provided that RRCC has written consent on file from the student. Please sign below if you consent for RRCC to release your educational records to RRCC faculty and staff members with a legitimate educational interest.

Award
Varies
Deadline
09/01/2020
Supplemental Questions
  1. Personal Information
    • How did you hear about the Trefny Honors Program?
    • Provide the best email to reach you at:
    • Select one:
    • What are you studying at RRCC, what degree are you seeking, and what is your academic plan after you graduate?
  2. Academic Background
    • Current RRCC GPA (if applicable, place a 0 if you do not have a current RRCC GPA)
    • High School Attended
    • High School Graduation date (month/year)
    • Un-weighted High School GPA/Cumulative
  3. AP or IB Scores, if any: List all advanced placement or IB scores here (e.g. AP U.S History, 4)
  4. Please list any AP, IB or Honors course taken
  5. Honors Specific Questions
    • Please discuss your academic strengths and challenges.
  6. Please provide contact information for ONE academic reference. Make sure to let them know they will be receiving an email asking them to be your reference.
    • Recommendation #1 (academic source)
  7. Discuss a problem or challenge you've faced and how you worked through it. What about your approach to solving this problem makes you a great candidate for the Honors Program? (word limit: minimum 400 - maximum 500)
  8. Please name and discuss three research questions you might want to address during your time in the Honors Program. (word limit: minimum 400 - maximum 500)
  9. Artistic expression: Upload an example of personal creative expression along with a brief written explanation that says something about you and your connection to the global environment. It can be a personal photograph, artwork or a link to an original video of a dance, poetic or musical selection (no longer than 60 seconds).
  10. Artistic expression: Brief written explanation
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