Robert “Bob” Elmore Honors College

The Robert “Bob” Elmore Honors College is one of the most highly rated two-year Honors programs in the country, serving the College’s best and brightest students in a vibrant learning community. The Honors College serves approximately 900 students annually. These students engage with dedicated faculty and with one another in a seminar-style environment that helps Honors students get the most out of their time at Broward College while preparing them for the future. Honors College graduates have won 22 of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships. Honors students have also been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship as well as the PTK All USA, and many other scholarships, awards, and prizes. Our Honors graduates have transferred to and received scholarships from some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country, including Princeton University, Georgetown University, Columbia University, New York University, The University of Texas at Austin, and The University of California, Berkeley, among many others. The mission of the Robert “Bob” Elmore Honors College of Broward College is to provide an enriched program in a vibrant, active community of students, faculty, and staff. Every aspect of The Honors College—academic, extra-curricular, and social—is organized around the "Four Pillars of Honors Education": Critical Thinking, Service, Research, and Leadership.

Advantages of Becoming an Honors Student

Honors Faculty teach dynamic, discussion-based classes which are capped at 20 students. Honors classes create an enriched and specialized learning experience for our Honors students and Honors College members receive special recognition and benefits, including but not limited to: priority registration privileges, orientation programming, designated Honors advisors at each major campus, and a variety of other opportunities such as participation in the annual Honors Colloquium and Honors conferences at the state and regional level. Honors College students are also recognized each year for their academic, leadership, and service at the annual Honors Awards Celebration.

The Robert “Bob” Elmore Honors College also offers the following scholarship opportunities: Irm’s Honors Scholar Award and Honors Term Scholarships.

The Honors College also supports a variety of extra-curricular activities which promote scholarship, leadership, and service. Many Honors College students are also invited to join the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the Sigma Kappa Delta Honor Society.

Associate of Arts degree Honors students who maintain a minimum 3.5 Overall/Honors GPA and complete the required number of Honors courses, including Honors Introduction to the Humanities and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies, can also take advantage of a specialized degree program and earn the Honors College Certificate. Honors courses are noted on the official transcript, and eligible students receive Honors College graduation regalia to wear at the Broward College commencement ceremony.

In addition to all of the benefits described above, the Robert “Bob” Honors College also offers associate’s degree students support and guidance for their transfer to a four-year degree program. Honors College students are assisted in the transfer process with specialized seminars and workshops to prepare them for the transition to a four-year degree upon their graduation from Broward College and to match them to transfer scholarships available from our regional partner institutions such as Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, and Nova Southeastern University.

Honors College Eligibility Information

Students entering Broward College as freshmen are eligible to apply for admission to the Honors College based on their unweighted high school GPA, SAT, and ACT scores. Current Broward College associate’s degree students who have completed 6 college-level credit hours, are eligible for college-level courses, and have earned a minimum 3.5 Overall/Honors GPA are also eligible to apply for admission to the Honors College. Eligibility information, campus contact information, and the Honors admissions application are available on the Honors College website: https://www.broward.edu/honors.

For more information about the Honors College experience at Broward College, please visit the Honors website (https://www.broward.edu/honors) or contact the Honors College main office as listed below.