2018-2019 Catalog

Berkshire Honors Scholar Program

Contact Stacy Evans at 413-236-4563 for more information.

The Berkshire Honors Scholars Program at BCC provides a creative and challenge-driven learning experience. The program is designed for highly motivated and capable students who want to pursue the highest level of academic achievement that asks students to go a bit further, to look a bit more deeply and to work more independently.

Criteria:

  • Current BCC students with 12 or more 100- or 200-level credits with GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Transfer students with 12 or more 100- or 200-level credits with GPA from transfer institution of 3.25 or higher
  • Recent high school graduates with a GPA of 3.25 or higher (83 or higher on a 100-point scale)**

Notification:

  • Eligibility to take designated Honors courses
  • Use of the Berkshire Honors Scholar Center
  • Identification of honors course work on student’s academic transcript
  • Designation as Berkshire Honors Scholar in commencement program and on student’s academic transcript if student completes all program/graduation requirements

Students who are close but do not meet these criteria may meet with the Honors Coordinator to create an alternate application.

* Courses with earned grades of P/NP (Pass/No Pass) are not eligible. Students who fail to complete a course are not eligible for the Dean’s List whether they are part-time or full-time students.

** For more information on the above honors, contact the Registrar’s Office at 413-236-2137.