Associate of Arts Degree - Cornerstone Honors Program

The Cornerstone Honors Program provides honors courses and an honors degree for a wide range of students. This degree increases opportunities for scholarships at four-year institutions.

Special Admissions Criteria:

To take honors courses and/or to seek the honors degree, a student must qualify by one of these standards:

• Be a top 10% high school graduate,
• Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4-point scale,
• Have an ACT score of 25 (composite) or higher,
• Have an SAT score of 1100 (combined critical reading and math) or higher,
• Have a TCC GPA of 3.5 or higher over a minimum of 12 semester hours excluding developmental courses, or
• Provide evidence of outstanding leadership ability and/or community service.

To apply, qualified students must submit the following:

• An honors application and two teacher recommendations, forms for which can be obtained from any participating TCC campus or online.
• A 200 to 500 word essay about a personal, local or national issue or about a significant person, experience, achievement or goal.
• An official high school or college transcript.

Associate of Arts – Cornerstone

AART.DS02.UG • South Campus
AART.DN02.UG • Northeast Campus
AART.DW02.UG • Northwest Campus
AART.DE02.UG • Southeast Campus
AART.DT02.UG • Trinity River Campus

A grade point average of 3.0 is required for graduation. A minimum grade of C must be earned in each course presented for graduation.