CCSF Honors Program Announcements

01/28/2015

For Honors Students: Deadlines for Stanford, UCLA, CCSF Honors Contracts



Stanford

The website for the May 2, 2015 Honors Research Symposium at Stanford University is up to date and we are NOW ACCEPTING student proposals for presentations. The deadline for students to submit their proposals at this site is Saturday, February 14, 2015. The website address is Los Medanos College - Bay Honors Consortium - Honors Research Symposium (http://www.losmedanos.edu/honors/research/)

UCLA

The deadline for the UCLA TAP Certification form to be turned in to the Honors Program Office (Cloud Hall - Room 214) is Feb. 9, 2015 at noon. The form is a fill-able PDF and is available now at: http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/tap/certification.htm

Please include all unofficial college transcripts when turning in the form.

After the Honors Program Coordinator reviews and signs the form, students need to process the form by making an appointment to meet with a Counselor at the Transfer Center in Science Building 132. TAP Certification Appointments are available through February 20, 2015. The deadline is Feb. 20, 2015. Late forms will not be accepted.

Please contact Sami Kudsi ([email protected]) if you have any questions.



CCSF Honors Contracts

The Deadline for Honors Contract Proposals for spring 2015 is Friday, March 13, 2015 at noon. Slip them under the door if we are out when you swing by Cloud 214, Ocean Campus.

The Bay Honors Consortium and Stanford University invite community college Honors Students to present their original research at the 8th Annual Honors Research Symposium on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

10/03/2014

Come to a Boren Awards info session on
Friday, October 3rd from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
MUB, Room 371

11/04/2013

This message is only for CCSF Honors Program students that are interested in the UCLA TAP Program. All others should ignore this message:

Dear UCLA TAP Students,

As you begin working on your UC Application for Fall 2014 Admission, please remember that as a potential UCLA TAP student, you have the added benefit of indicating an Alternate Major in the UC Application for UCLA. This means that if you are not selected for your 1st Choice Major, UCLA will look at the possibility of offering you admission in your Alternate major.

Here is UCLA’s Policy:

Alternate Major Policy for TAP Transfer Applicants

Due to the continuous increase in transfer applications to UCLA and because the majority of applicants apply to a select number of majors, the following change in TAP admissions has been approved by the College of Letters and Science: TAP certified students will be reviewed for alternate majors only if they meet both of the following provisions. A. The alternate major may NOT be one of the following 10 selective majors:

• Pre-Business Economics • Communication Studies • Pre-Economics • English • Pre-Global Studies


• Pre-History • Pre-International Development Studies • Pre-Political Science • Pre-Psychology • Pre-Sociology

B. The alternate major must have been listed on the original UC Application. Requests to add or change the alternate major after submission of the application will not be considered. This applies to all alternate majors at UCLA. Note: The TAP policy on review of alternate majors is still restricted to those in the UCLA College (Letters and Science). Majors in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS), the School of Arts and Architecture (SOAA), the School of Nursing, and the School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) are not acceptable for alternate major review.



Students, if you have any questions, please go to the Transfer Center in Science 132 for assistance.

10/30/2013

Honors Issues Sub Committee / Honors Advisory Committee

Wed, Oct 30 at 1:15 pm. Meets for 45 minutes.
We will meet in Cloud Hall ( C339).

Agenda
I. Welcome New Members
II. Approve Agenda
III. Old Business - Program Learning Outcomes
IV. New Business - Officer Elections
V. Adjourn

09/25/2013

Workshop: Selecting an Alternate Major for UCLA TAP Program

Please consider attending a workshop on Wednesday, September 25th, from 1 pm - 2 pm. The location will be Science Hall 133 on the CCSF Ocean Campus. The workshop will explain how to select an alternate major if you are part of the UCLA TAP program. The UCLA TAP program gives CCSF Honors Program Certified students priority admissions status and potential access to exclusive UCLA scholarships. Students wishing to join the UCLA TAP program are welcome to attend as well. This is not a guaranteed admissions program.

02/21/2013

The Deadline for Honors Contract Proposals for spring 2013 is Friday, March 15, 2013
at noon.

It is best to have the professor mail them to the Honors Program (Mail Box L221)
via CCSF Campus Mail. Alternatively, you may hand deliver them to our office
(Cloud Hall - Room 214. If we are not in you may slip them under the door.).
Please make sure the professor, the department chair, and the student have
signed the contracts before you send them in. Also, please make sure that all
information is filled out completely. Late contracts and contracts missing
signatures will not be accepted. Blank forms can be downloaded off our web
page (http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Honors/).



If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail [email protected] or call 415-239-3376.



Thank you for your help.

Website for the Honors Program at City College of San Francisco

01/24/2013

This e mail is only intended for CCSF Honors Program member students who applied
for admission to UCLA for fall 2013 and are members of the CCSF Honors Program
with at least 6 units of honors program credits completed at this juncture with
plans of completing at least 15 units of honors program credits completed total
across semesters while at CCSF by the end of the spring 2013 semester. Everyone
else can ignore this message, so sorry for the clutter.

The deadline for UCLA TAP Certification forms to be turned in to the Honors
Program Office (Cloud Hall - Room 214) is Jan 25, 2013 at noon. Students can
download the form (when it is available) from
http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/tap/. Please include all unofficial college
transcripts when turning in the form. If we are not in please slip it under
our door. No appointment needed for this step.

After the Honors Program Coordinator reviews and signs the form, students need
to process the form by making an appointment to meet with a Counselor at the
Transfer Center in Science Building 132. TAP Certification Appointments are
available through February 22, 2013. The deadline is Feb. 22, 2013. Late forms
will not be accepted. Please contact Sami Kudsi ([email protected]) if you have
any questions.

How does the TAP (Transfer Alliance Program) application for UCLA work?

Assuming your are certified as outlined above, do your GE requirements, and and
do all of your major prep. courses, the UCLA TAP program will give you priority
admission status when applying to the University of California, Los Angeles. It
will also allow you to apply for a non-impacted alternate major (should you not
get in to your 1st choice). Finally, it will allow you to qualify to apply for
a UCLA TAP scholarship. If you wish to attend UCLA starting in the fall you
will need to apply during the preceding year through normal means by the regular
fall deadline (usually November 30th). In addition to the regular UCLA
application, you will also need to fill out a TAP Certification Form. Your TAP
Certification Form will not be due until the beginning of the spring semester
immediately preceding the fall you intend to start at UCLA. Once you return from
winter break and have your fall grades drop by the CCSF Honors Office with your
official or unofficial transcripts by the deadline. Be sure to fill out a TAP
Certification Form when you drop off your transcripts. After reviewing your
entire transcripts the CCSF Honors Coordinator will determine if you are
eligible for the TAP program. Among other things, he will be checking to be sure
you have completed or intend to complete 15 units of UC transferable honors work
before you graduate from CCSF and that your overall CCSF GPA is 3.0 or higher.
Assuming you get the approval and sign-off of the Honors Program Coordinator,
you will be asked to meet with a counselor in the Transfer Center in the Science
Building. The transfer counselor will need to sign the TAP Certification Form
too after carefully reviewing all of your supporting documents and advising you
through the TAP process. This form should then be sent to UCLA. If you are
accepted by the TAP program, your application to UCLA will be given priority
treatment. You may also be eligible for a scholarship. It should be noted that
acceptance into the TAP program is not "guaranteed admission". For more
information about UCLA's TAP program please visit the web page they sponsor on
the topic: http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/tap

12/10/2012

Sami Kudsi, Speech Instructor and Honors Program Coordinator, will have no more office hours this semester.

Please e mail via [email protected] should questions arise. Thanks.

11/14/2012

Hi everyone!
For those who are working on their personal statements, the English Lab will be holding Personal Statement Feedback Sessions for students! Students must come prepared with a draft, and they can get individual feedback from the English Dept. & CCSF academic counselors!

All sessions will be held in Bungalow 701 from 2:00 - 6:00 P.M.

The dates are as follows:
Wednesday, November 14
Thu
rsday, November 15
Monday, November 19
Tuesday, November 20
Monday, November 26

Good luck! :)

10/25/2012

Transfer Experts from UC Berkeley & UCLA Are Scheduled to visit CCSF.

Representatives from UCLA & UC Berkeley (AKA Cal) Are Scheduled to visit CCSF.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to receive helpful tips that will increase
your chances of being admitted to these top shelf institutions of higher
learning. The representatives are transfer experts on the admissions process
and know what it takes to maximize your effectiveness when trying to get
admitted to the most highly selective colleges and universities. UCLA & UCB are
very sought after schools because they offer the prestige of an ivy league at a
fraction of the cost. This often means impressive career opportunities for
their graduates at competitive pay rates, with a relatively low level of
college debt.

10/04/2012

The Deadline for Honors Contract Proposals for fall 2012 is Friday, October 12, 2012
at noon.

It is best to have the professor mail them to the Honors Program (Mail Box L221)
via CCSF Campus Mail. Alternatively, you may hand deliver them to our office
(Cloud Hall - Room 214. If we are not in you may slip them under the door.).
Please make sure the professor, the department chair, and the student have
signed the contracts before you send them in. Also, please make sure that all
information is filled out completely. Late contracts and contracts missing
signatures will not be accepted. Blank forms can be downloaded off our web
page. Please address questions to [email protected]. Thanks.

Sami

09/28/2012

Personal Statement Workshops

(required for the UC application)
Tuesday, Sept.25th 1-2pm Rosenberg Library 301

Thursday, Oct.11th 9:30-11am Rosenberg Library 305

Tuesday, Oct.16th 12:30-2pm Rosenberg Library 301

Wednesday, Oct.17th 12-1pm Rosenberg Library 301

Tuesday, Oct.23rd 11-12 Rosenberg Library 304

Make your transfer application a success!

“Persons requiring disability-related accommodations for this event should contact Disabled Student Programs and Services at (415) 452-5481. Please allow for 72 hours advance notice.”