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LSC-Tomball Honors Program

Welcome to the website of the Lone Star College-Tomball Honors Program. Our program has a lot to offer, including smaller class sizes, close interaction with faculty, and specialized coursework. Our students make the program outstanding. Please take the time to look around the website and familiarize yourself with the opportunities the Honors Program has to offer. If you have any questions feel free to contact the Director of Honors. 

Dr. Steven Prewitt
TomballHonorsProgram@lonestar.edu
(832)559-4214 or (281)357-3759

The mission of the Honors Program is to provide appropriate learning opportunities for outstanding students who are committed to achieving academic excellence. The Honors student is challenged to perform at their highest intellectual ability through acceleration, enrichment, experience, innovation, reflection and scholarly research. Together, Honors students and Honors Faculty constitute a community of scholars dedicated to quality education, personal growth and lifelong learning.

Courses being offered Fall 2013

• ECON 2301.3010  Macroeconomics                        TTh 1-2:15 p.m.                 Prof. Davia
• HIST 1301.3006    United States History to 1877   TTh 9:30-10:45 a.m.          Dr. Prewitt
• ENGL 2322.3001  British Literature I                    TTh 11-12:45 a.m.             Dr. Tate
• ENGL 1302.3011  Composition and Rhetoric        MW 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Prof. Veselis

 

Honors Courses and Honors Contracts
All students wishing to earn Honors credit can enroll in an Honors course or sign an Honors contract. Students who are members of the Honors Program are encouraged to take Honors Courses or to complete Honors Contracts. To graduate with Honors from Lone Star College-Tomball, a minimum of 9 hours of Honors credit must be completed. Honors Courses and Honors Contracts are only scheduled during the fall and spring semesters. Students are encouraged to take electives, participate in study-abroad or internships during the summer terms. Pease click on the links on the left side of the screen for additional information ad to print a contract.

Admission Criteria
To qualify for admission to the Honors Program, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, an SAT score of at least 1930 or an ACT score of at least 28. For additional information, contact the Honors office or the Honors Director.

Honors Scholarship Opportunities
Each semester the Honors Program has three $500 scholarships to award to active members of the program. The Honors Council will award these scholarships at the end of each Fall and Spring semester, based on the evaluation of each student's work.

LSC-Tomball Faculty
Faculty...have you been thinking about offering Honors Credit in the courses you teach? Do you have a great idea for a new course that you are teaching that might be perfect for Honors students? The Honors Program is always looking for enthusiastic instructors to teach our courses or offer Honors by Contracts.