Minimum Requirements for Completion
GPA Requirement
Freshmen
CHC students should attain a minimum GPA of at least a 2.8 by the end of their first year. Those who drop below a 2.8 will be placed on probation for the following quarter. Students on probation will meet with an honors advisor during their probationary quarter to discuss their situation and monitor subsequent progress during the quarter. CHC students will be allowed to continue through the first year on probation if they are making progress toward raising their GPA and attend the required meetings with an honors advisor. However, if they do not raise their GPA to the required minimum or do not attend the advising meetings, they will not be allowed to continue in the honors program. Those who fall below a 2.8 during spring quarter only will be placed on probation for summer/fall quarter (depending upon their proposed action plan as set up with an honors advisor).
Sophomores
CHC students should attain a minimum GPA of at least a 3.0 by end of their sophomore year. If their GPA is below a 3.0 at the end of fall quarter, sophomore year, students receive a warning and are placed on probation for winter and/or spring quarter. The same probation process outlined above for freshmen year applies. CHC students must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to continue beyond their sophomore year.
Juniors and Above*
A minimum overall GPA of 3.2 is required for graduation from the CHC. Students who fall below a 3.2 in any quarter from the beginning of their third year onward will receive a warning and be placed on probation with the CHC. Students who fall below a 3.0 GPA during that time are subject to dismissal from the CHC (decided at the discretion of the director). Students’ GPAs will be recalculated at the end of each quarter on probation to make sure student is able to raise their GPA to the minimum required.
*Honors to Honors transfer students should attain a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of their first year in the CHC. A 3.2 is required for Honors to Honors transfer students to graduate from the CHC.
Unit Requirement
CHC students must enroll in a minimum of 12 graded units per quarter, although most students try to take around 16 units and some take even more than that. Furthermore, students must take all of their required honors core courses for a letter grade.