Program Procedures

• Students must be registered in the Civic Honors Program before starting program requirements. Training activities and service hours completed prior to registration will not be accepted. Only the academic service-learning requirement can be completed prior to civic honors registration.
  
• Registration must be completed within the first month of a semester in order to graduate the next semester, (by mid-September for spring or summer graduation or mid-February for a December graduation).
  
• Requirements must be completed while a student is enrolled at JCCC, or during the summer or semester breaks between semesters when enrolled.
  
• Students will meet monthly with a Civic Honors advisor, to outline an individual Civic Honors plan, to discuss activities, review progress on requirements, and to reflect on topics of civic responsibility and community engagement.
  
• Requirements should be completed and reported by mid-March for spring and summer graduation so that recipients’ names can be printed in the graduation program.

Program Requirements

• Students must complete a JCCC course with an academic service-learning component.
  
• Students must complete at least one activity from two the following three categories:  skills training, meeting observation/analysis, or leadership development.
  
• Students must complete a minimum of 75 hours of service with community non-profit organizations, agencies, schools, or facilities which provide care, support, or advocacy services.
  
• Students must prepare and present a final project that integrates his/her academic and community endeavors.

Civic Honors Requirements Checklist (PDF)