Honors Curriculum Proposal/Update Form 1
Your Name:
Date:
Department:
Name of the Course:
Course SLOs:
Honors courses address the same core competencies as any other class at Chaffey College.
They must also address the same departmental and curricular specifics. However, honors
courses differ in that they should compel students to address the subject area in more depth
and breadth, preparing them to engage in the scholarly and professional conversation by
means of conference presentations, publication in honors journals, etc.
Communication
In addition to meeting the college core competencies, a student in any honors course must be able
to do the following:
Condense and communicate the essential points of a longer research project in a
presentation to the class; such a presentation might include visual components, oral
components or both.
 Demonstrate the ability to present research in a conference or seminar-style format.
 Engage with classmates and the instructor in a respectful, rigorous discussion of course
material and subject matter.
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1. Please indicate how an honors version of this course would allow students to meet these
competencies:
2. How does this differ from the standard version of the course?
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Honors Curriculum Proposal/Update Form 2
Critical Thinking and Information Competency
Students enrolled in any honors course must demonstrate superior evidence of critical thinking
skills. In addition to meeting the college core competencies, a student in any honors course must be
able to do the following:
Clearly identify the main problems, questions, or issues raised within the scope of the course,
and respond thoughtfully to such problems, questions, or issues.
 Demonstrate advanced proficiency in the ability to select, analyze and evaluate the accuracy,
credibility, and relevance of primary and secondary sources.
 Read and synthesize substantially more, or more advanced, material, including primary source
materials where feasible, especially scholarly writing or media within the academic discipline.
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1. Please indicate how an honors version of this course would allow students to meet these
competencies:
2. How does this differ from the standard version of the course?
Community/Global Awareness and Responsibility
In addition to meeting the college core competencies, a student in any honors course must be able
to do the following:
Participate in an out-of-class educational experience related to the content of the particular
course. Such an activity may include but is not limited to an out-of-class assignment to a
museum, community center, or other site of cultural, social, or academic significance.
Students must also articulate the value of such an experience, preferably in writing.
 Compose original written work with the eventual aim of presenting such work at conferences.
 Develop the ability to integrate knowledge within the course itself and to extend that
relationship to not only other courses but other disciplines.
 Articulate and understand the implications of the acquired knowledge with emphasis on
ethical and/or ecological dimensions
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1. Please indicate how an honors version of this course would allow students to meet these
competencies:
2. How does this differ from the standard version of the course?
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Honors Curriculum Proposal/Update Form 3
Personal, Academic, and Career Development
In addition to meeting the college core competencies, a student in any honors course must be able
to do the following
Demonstrate the ability to use and integrate advanced research techniques, including the use
of library databases and print sources, with a special emphasis on finding and incorporating
primary sources.
 Compose a ten-to-twelve page, thoroughly documented research paper (or appropriate
disciplinary equivalent), on a subject pertaining to the course material.
 Develop an appreciation of his or her potential as an active learner and the desire to pursue
knowledge independently.
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1. Please indicate how an honors version of this course would allow students to meet these
competencies:
2. How does this differ from the standard version of the course?
Please email the completed form to honors.program@chaffey.edu with the subject heading
“New Honors Course Proposal.” The committee will review your proposal at our next
meeting. The proposal will then go to the Curriculum Committee for final approval and
posting to Curricunet.
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