As
an Honors student at BCC, one of the privileges that you have is
the opportunity to earn a transfer scholarship to the university
of your choice.
The
Honors Institute is ready to help you with this process, however,
it is the responsibility of you, the student, to read and perform
the steps listed below. Please see the Transfer
Scholarships page
for scholarships listings and other helpful resources.
1)
Plan on earning the Honors Institute Certificate
The
Honors Institute Certificate is an articulated credential
of academic distinction recognized by the Florida State University
System and also by universities outside of Florida. It is conferred
upon eligible BCC Honors student at graduation. Honors students
are not required to obtain this certificate to be listed as members
of the Honors Institute on their BCC transcript. However, having
the Honors Certificate is
an important asset when your application is evaluated for admission
and for transfer
scholarships.
The Certificate
is often
necessary for admission to the junior
year in Honors Colleges and can increase
the scholarship amount awarded to you by some state universities.
Students
must meet the following requirements to earn the Honors Certificate:
-
AA Students: completion of 18 total credits of Honors courses
(6 classes); one of the classes must be IDH2121
- AS Students: completion of 9 total credits of Honors Courses
(3 classes); IDH2121 is not required
- minimum 3.5 GPA
2)
Attend an Honors Transfer Scholarship Workshop
Be
sure to attend an Honors Transfer Scholarship Workshop on
your campus in the Fall term prior to the year during which you plan to graduate. Notice of
these workshops is posted on the Honors website and is sent
via email
and postal mail to all Honors Students. It is critical that you
sign on to your BCC email account because the Honors Institute
has completed the conversion to email notification for all official announcements.
At
the workshop, students will receive valuable information about
transfer scholarships, especially those offered by Florida
universities.
Additionally,
all pertinent forms will be distributed and all procedures
will
be explained.
3)
Complete and return the "Honors Graduation Request & University
Preference Form" by the Jan. 15 deadline
You
must fill out the "Graduation Request & University Preference
Form" by the posted January deadline of the year that you plan to graduate. This
deadline applies to May, August, and December graduates. The form
accomplishes two purposes:
1)
It informs the Honors Institute of your graduation plans so
that the Institute may prepare the Honors Certificate (if you
are eligible) and/or other transcript information. The Institute
must receive this information from you in
order for your graduation to be properly processed. You should
complete this form even if you are not seeking the Honors Certificate.
2)
It informs the Honors Institute about the universities to
which you are planning to transfer. The Institute may send
nomination information to some universities, but you must
personally apply for any scholarships that you seek by the
university's posted deadlines.
This is an important step in your efforts to get scholarship
money. You
must attach copies of the university applications for those
universities that you have listed.
4)
Complete and submit applications to the University(ies)
of your choice before the applicable deadlines
You
will need to apply to the university(ies) of your choice, pay
the application
fees
and make sure that you complete
all sections of the application. In addition, you usually
will be required to submit a FAFSA, letters of recommendation
and
an essay on a topic specified in the application process. Be
sure
to follow directions and submit a complete application to
each university you have chosen. Failure to do so may cause
your
file to be incomplete and you will lose scholarship money.
Find out in advance about
the application deadlines at your chosen university(ies).
Note
that you will
need to meet the Spring application deadlines at the university(ies)
of your choice, even if you plan on graduating from BCC in
August or December. Please contact the university(ies)
of your choice for further advice
in this
matter.
Finally,
as mentioned above, be
sure to attach copies of your university application(s) packet(s)
to the “Honors Graduation Request & University
Preference Form” that you submit to the Honors Institute
by the January deadline. It is important that we have
copies
so that we can
help you during the transfer process.
GOOD
LUCK!!
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