The Honors Program,
Honors Courses, and
Phi Theta Kappa at Inver

The Honors Program

The Honors Program at Inver Hills is the only comprehensive honors program at a community college in Minnesota. This unique associate degree includes 22 credits of honors courses, a twice-monthly colloquia, and an individualized Honors Capstone Project. Upon degree completion, your transcript and diploma will indicate “with Honors.” And, of course, all courses will fulfill the MN Transfer Curriculum agreement.

The Honors Program is open to all students with a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher. Students who are new to the College must submit a transcript and fill out a brief application. Deadline for Fall 2013 is July 15, 2013. Deadline for Spring 2014 applications is November 15, 2013.

Fall 2013 Honors Courses
SAMPLE Courses from Spring 2013

Honors Courses

Honors courses are open to all students with a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher. These courses are designed for those wishing to have a more in-depth understanding of the course subject matter with a strong emphasis on critical thinking; progression through the learning cycle of research, creation, collaboration, and dissemination of ideas. Honors students are required to participate in a twice-monthly colloquia. Individuals need not be part of the Honors Program to take an honors course.

Students taking honors courses tell us these are the things they like most:

• Transfer “with Honors” on their transcript.
• Intellectual exchange amongst all honors students and faculty at a  twice-monthly colloquia.
• Collaboration with, and accessibility to, honors professors.

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the National Honors Society at community colleges. Inver Hills' Phi Theta Kappa chapter is robust,  lively and recognized by the national PTK organization as the Midwest’s most active chapter. Students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA to be invited into PTK.