Dr. John U Trefny Honor Program Application

The Honors Program at RRCC is an application-based, academic program open to all students. This is for students who will be attending RRCC in the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 academic year (continuing students and new students). 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 2023-24 Cohort will focus on Advancing Colorado. 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 1001 in the Fall:
Upon acceptance, all Honors students will register for the Honors Seminar course in the fall semester. HNR 100 is a required one credit course that will be offered on Wednesdays or Fridays. Please see the schedule of classes for dates and times. Honors students will also be attending an Honors Intensive 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 ($600 first semester). You will receive a letter stating the scholarship award amount each semester as long as eligibility requirements are met.