The Honors Program - Moorpark College

About the Honors Program:

The purpose of the Moorpark College Honors Program is to enable well prepared and motivated students to undertake and complete especially challenging course work that prepares them for transfer to four-year institutions.

The program offers exciting and novel learning experiences to students who are committed to excellence.
Through special projects and unique learning activities, honors classes provide a forum for creative thinking and critical judgment.
Honors course work promotes precision of thought and expression as the necessary tools for
continued academic success.

Entrance Requirements:

High school GPA of 3.25 OR
College G.P.A. of 3.00 with 12 units of transferable college- level courses.

Exit Requirements:

Complete a minimum of 15 units in Honors courses in at least three different disciplines.
At least three (3) courses must have been completed at Moorpark College.
Participate in at least two of the extra-curricular Honors activities offered each academic year.
Maintain an overall college G.P.A. of 3.00 and an average G.P.A. of 3.25 in Honors courses with a minimum of ‘C’ in each Honors course.
Formally present one Honors project before an assembly of peers and faculty mentor/advisor/instructor(s) (e.g. MC Student Symposium, HTCC Research Conference)

Honors Program Course Offerings

ANTH M95 - Honors in Anthropology: Contemporary Problems in Anthropological Perspective
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: ANTH M01 and ANTH M02 (at least one must be completed prior to enrollment; the other must be taken concurrently)
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Provides an Honors forum for evaluating contemporary human problems using both the biological and the sociocultural perspectives. Examples of problems that may be considered include: overpopulation, environmental degradation, criminality and violence, globalization and culture change, substance use and abuse, and ethnic and religious intolerance. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; for UC, determined after admission.

ENGL M01AH - Honors: English Composition
Units: 4 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL M02 with a grade of B or better or completion of the assessment process.
Class Hours: 4 lecture

Emphasizes expository writing and research, demonstrating rhetorical organization, range of diction, clear sentence and paragraph construction, and command of the conventions of English usage. Develops analytical and interpretive reading skills. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (ENGL M01AH and ENGL M01A combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: ENGL 2; ENGL SEQ A (ENGL M01A+M01B). IGETC AREA 1A

ENGL M01BH - Honors Literature: Critical Thinking and Composition
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL M01A or ENGL M01AH with grade of B or better
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Emphasizes critical thinking and writing skills in close textual analysis of issues and themes in fiction, poetry, drama as well as in non-fictional literature and literary criticism. Reviews deductive and inductive reasoning, recognition and avoidance of logical fallacies, and relationships between language and meaning. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (ENGL M01BH and ENGL M01B combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: ENGL 4; ENGL SEQ A (ENGL M01A+MO1B). IGETC AREA 1B or 3A

ENGL M01CH - Honors: Critical Thinking and Composition
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL M01A or ENGL M01AH
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Develops work in advanced levels of critical thinking, reading, and writing. Focuses on the development of logical reasoning as well as analytical and argumentative writing skills. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (ENGL M01CH and ENGL M01C combined: maximum credit, one course). IGETC AREA 1B

ENGL M95 - Honors in English: Approaches to Literary Study
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL M01A or ENGL M01AH
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Introduces the aims and methods of literary scholarship and criticism, emphasizing both literary and critical theory. Includes the terms and concepts necessary for meaningful discussions of and writing about fiction, poetry and drama. Studies three or four literary texts from a variety of contemporary critical approaches, preparing students for upper-division university-level work. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications, and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. IGETC AREA 3B

GEOG M03H - Honors: World Regional Geography
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Provides an honors level survey of world geography, emphasizing the regions, people, and economic activities characteristic of the major political areas of the world. Explores how world affairs are affected by the way humans occupy the earth. Applies to the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (GEOG M03H and GEOG M03 combined: maximum credit, one course). IGETC AREA 4

HIST M25H - Honors: History of the United States
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 Lecture

Provides honors work in a survey of the political, economic, and social development of the United States. Traces the constant and changing values that shaped American institutions. Analyzes the diversity of the American people – the heroes Americans have treasured and the significant choices Americans have made. Partially satisfies the Title V United States History, constitution, and American Ideals requirement. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC.

MATH M15H - Honors: Introductory Statistics
Units: 5 Units
Prerequisite: MATH M03 with a grade of B or better.
Class Hours: 5 lecture

Provides honors work studying the nature of statistical methods, including the description of sample data, probability, theoretical frequency distributions, sampling, estimation, testing hypothesis, and special topics. Provides problem-solving techniques. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (MATH M15H and MATH M15 combined: maximum credit, one course). IGETC AREA 2

MATH M25AH - Honors: Calculus Analytic Geometry
Units: 5 Units
Class Hours: 5 lecture

MUS M04H - Honors: Survey of World Music
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Provides honors work that surveys selected world music traditions, examining style, performance practice, and cultural context. Reviews the range and diversity of musical expression in a variety of world cultures, Western and Non-Western, expanding appreciation. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Requires field trips and concert attendance. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (MUS M04H and MUS M04 combined: maximum credit, one course). IGETC AREA 3A

PHIL M01H - Honors: Introduction to Philosophy
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Honors work in the systematic exploration of the concepts of knowledge, reality, and value, including review of epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Introduces idealism, realism, skepticism, materialism, and relativism. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC(PHIL M01 and M01H combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: PHIL 2. IGETC AREA 3B

PHIL M02H - Honors: Introduction to Ethics
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Honors work in the study of the types and applications of moral theories. Analyzes the normative and non-normative factors in making moral choices, as well as the nature of moral standards and values and their relevance to contemporary moral issues, such as abortion, capital punishment, sexuality and marriage, war, etc. Honors work challenges student to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC (PHIL M02 and M02H combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: PHIL 4. IGETC AREA 3B

PHIL M95 - Honors in Philosophy: Ethics and Technology
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: PHIL M01, or M02, or M04
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Investigates the moral issues and implications raised by recent developments of modern technology and provides a theoretical framework for moral reflection and judgment. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC; IGETC AREA 3B

POLS M03H - Honors: American Government and Politics
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Honors work in the principles and problems of American Government and its political process, emphasizing national government. Satisfies Title V United States Constitution requirement as well as California state and local government requirement. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC IGETC AREA 4 (POLS M03H combines with POLS M03: maximum credit, one course). CAN: GOVT 2

PSY M01H - Honors: Introduction to Psychology
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Introduces Honors work in the areas of history and systems, research methodology, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, motivation and emotion, learning and memory, cognition and intelligence, personality, stress and health psychology, behavior disorders (psychopathology) and treatments, human sexuality, life span development, and social and environmental psychology. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (PSY M01H and PSY M01 combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: PSY 2; IGETC AREA 4

SOC M01H - Honors: Introduction to Sociology
Units: 3 Units
Class Hours: 3 Lecture

Honors work in sociology analyzes major theoretical constructs involving human interactions, cultural origins, community organizations, collective behavior, social change, institutional growth, and social movements. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC

SOC M95 - Honors in Sociology: Social Inequality - Privilege and Poverty
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: One college-level course in Sociology with a grade of B or better.
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Investigates the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige in societies. Compares and contrasts various types of stratification systems (caste, estate, and class) throughout the world, focusing on meaning, causes and consequences of social inequality in America. Examines who gets what and why in society. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC; IGETC AREA 4

SPAN M03H - Honors: Intermediate Spanish I
Units: 5 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN M02 or three years of high school Spanish with a grade of B or better
Class Hours: 5 lecture, 1 lab as arranged

Provides honors work in Spanish literature. Offers intensive review of basic grammar, including extension and refinement of fundamentals and increased proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking skills. Focuses on culture through study of selected literature and contemporary society. Requires individualized work in the lab each week. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number CEP2811 for 75 contact hours. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (SPAN M03 and SPAN M03H combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: SPAN 8; SPAN SEQ B (SPAN M03 + M04). IGETC AREA 3

SPAN M04H - Honors: Intermediate Spanish II
Units: 5 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN M03 or four years of high school Spanish with a grade of B or better
Class Hours: 5 lecture, 1 lab as arranged

Provides honors work in Spanish literature. Offers intensive review of basic grammar, including extension and refinement of fundamentals and increased proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking skills. Focuses on culture through study of selected literature and contemporary society. Requires individualized work in the lab each week. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Provider approved b y the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number CEP2811 for 75 contact hours. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC (SPAN M04H and SPAN M04 combined: maximum credit, one course). CAN: SPAN 10; SPAN SEQ B (SPAN M03 + M04). IGETC AREA 3

SPAN M95 - Honors in Spanish: Readings in Hispanic Literature
Units: 3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN M02 (grade B or better) or two years of high school Spanish (grade B or better)
Class Hours: 3 lecture

Recommended: Completion of SPAN M03 (grade B or better) or three years of high school Spanish (grade B or better) Introduces modern His panic/Spanish and Latin American literary texts and their historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts. Emphasizes critical reading and oral and written analysis of the literary works. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and creative through expanded assignments, real-world applications and enrichment opportunities. Course taught in Spanish. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU, UC. IGETC AREA 3B