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Students, not parents, should communicate with the Honors Program with any questions about the program or the application process, since we encourage Honors students to be self-motivated and resourceful.

General Program Information

The Honors Program office is located in the Liberal Arts building, Room 107A. It includes the offices of the Honors Program Coordinator (LA 107B) and Administrative Assistant (LA 107A), and a student lounge (LA 107) with an Internet-connected study area and kitchen.

Yes. All students are welcome to enroll in Honors courses. Any Honors classes taken for a letter grade prior to admission to the Honors Program will be counted towards the 15 required units of Honors coursework.

Yes. Honors courses are designated on the transcript. In addition, students who complete the program requirements receive a special transcript annotation of program completion as well as recognition at Commencement and an Honors medallion.

The IVC Admissions and Records Office assigns student registration times based on different levels of priority; at the assigned day and time, student may begin registering for classes for the designated term. Honors Program members receive priority to enroll in classes on the second day of the priority registration period (before registration begins for Freshman Advantage). Some students, like those who have completed more than 100 degree-applicable units or who have already earned an associate degree or higher, are not eligible to receive priority registration per California education code.

Students cannot receive IVC Honors course credit through AP exams. Honors courses must be specifically designated as college Honors courses to count towards the 15 units of Honors coursework required for program completion.

Honors Program Application Process

There is no deadline to apply to the Honors Program. The program accepts applications year-round. Deadlines do apply for priority registration privileges, however. In order to receive priority registration, applicants must submit the application with all requirements by the following dates: 

  • For spring priority registration: September 1 
  • For summer priority registration: March 1 
  • For fall priority registration: April 1 

Priority registration for first-year students begins in their first fall semester.

Yes, students may apply to the Honors Program as soon as they have attained the eligible GPA. For example, high school graduates may apply to the Honors Program the summer after graduating, if their final unweighted academic GPA is a 3.25 or higher. Current IVC students may apply as soon as they have attained a 3.25 GPA in at least 12 units of UC-transferable coursework, although they must join early enough to complete 9 Honors units by the end of their fall semester prior to transferring, and 15 Honors units by the end of their spring semester prior to transferring.

Even if dual-enrolled high school students have completed more than 12 college units, they should apply to the Honors Program as a first-year student. They should submit both an updated high school transcript and all college transcripts with their Honors Program application. 

If students have not taken classes at IVC for more than a year (2 semesters), they must re-apply to IVC and submit a new IVC application for the fall semester, even if they already have an IVC student ID.

Honors Program applications must be received via the Honors Program application online system; we cannot accept applications through email. Students should contact the Honors Program office directly if they have questions regarding the Honors Program application or need information specific to the Honors Program. The Honors Program is unable to give information to parents regarding the application process or status.

Students graduating early from high school should submit certification of high school proficiency or an official letter from the high school counselor or principal confirming early graduation. They should also upload the most recent high school transcript with their Honors Program application.

Honors Transfer Agreements

Yes, you may do all three!

The UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) is open to all California community college students. It offers guaranteed admission to one of six UC campuses (Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz). Some majors are excluded and/or have specific GPA requirements, so be sure to check the updated TAG matrix for your application year. To apply, students should use the Transfer Admission Planner to complete their TAG application between September 1-30 for fall admission. Then, they should submit their UC application between October 1 through November 30. The major selected on the TAG application must be the same as the major selected on the UC application.

You may, but you are not required to. You will not be given consideration through those agreements unless the IVC Honors Program submits your certifications.

If you are an engineering or computer science major, you can still be TAP-certified. You would be considered first for your first-choice major (in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science); then, if you are not admitted for your first-choice major, you would receive priority consideration for admission to an alternate major within the College of Letters and Science. Common alternate majors for engineering or computer science majors include Applied Mathematics B.S. and Linguistics and Computer Science B.A.

To be certified for TAP, UCLA requires students to be a community college student for a minimum of two years after completing high school. In other words, UCLA will not allow TAP certification of one-year transfers, as TAP was established as a program for typical two-year and non-traditional transfer students. A student could still apply to UCLA as a one-year transfer, but they would not be able to utilize the TAP transfer agreement.

Your application in its entirety will be considered in the comprehensive review process, and students on track to complete IVC Honors Program requirements in good standing will receive special consideration in the evaluation of their transfer application through their participation in an academically selective honors program. If you are admitted to UCI, have completed the IVC Honors Program, and have at least a 3.5 UC transferable GPA, you are welcome to apply to join the UCI Campuswide Honors Collegium.

No. To qualify for Honors transfer agreements, Honors students must complete all 15 Honors units (with a letter grade) by the end of their spring semester prior to transferring.