1. Information Session: Saturday November 9, 11am – Theatre Arts, Rockville Campus Application Deadline: January 17, 2014 (postmark)

2.  Began in 1999  Two-year merit scholarship – 30 credits at in-county rate per year  Take half credits (General Education) together; other half in your major  Graduate with AA/AS  Aim: transfer after two years (some majors may require one more semester) to complete baccalaureate degree

3.  First Year: ◦ Interdisciplinary Humanities Core  World Literature II  World History II  World Music  Philosophy ◦ Research and Rhetoric ◦ Social & Cultural Anthropology  Second Year: ◦ Honors Capstone  Speech  Concepts of Inquiry:  Humanities  Social Sciences  Natural Sciences  International Relations

5.  Speech  Concepts of Inquiry: ◦ Humanities ◦ Social Sciences ◦ Natural Sciences

6.  Successes: ◦ Awards – national and local:  the Maryland Association of Higher Education Distinguished Program Award; the TYCE Outstanding Program in Fostering Student Achievement Award; the Maryland College Personnel Association Innovative Program Award; semi-finalist in the 2007 Example of Excelencia Award for accelerating success for Latino Students; and featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Washington Post, the New York Times and Hispanic Outlook ◦ Transfer & completion ◦ Over 30% in graduate school

7.  Learning Community: ◦ Counseling ◦ Core curriculum ◦ Summer Study Travel