Dr. John U Trefny Honor Program Application

The Honors Program at RRCC is an application-based, academic program open to all students. This is an “early decision” round of applications for students who will be attending RRCC next academic year. The Honors program focuses on connecting your studies to real-world wicked problems. Students interested in pursuing a career in STEM are particularly encouraged to apply, but the program serves all majors and programs. The Honors Program Theme for the 2021-22 Cohort is “Climate Change Action”. 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. Please complete the entire application and reference requests. 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 required, late-start, one credit course that will be offered on Fridays, starting 9/24/21 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.

Award
Varies
Deadline
09/01/2021
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: 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 discuss your stake in the challenge of global climate change (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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