Honors Transfer Program
The Honors Transfer Program is a cooperative effort between Los Angeles Harbor College and our partner colleges and universities. It is intended to serve students interested in a challenging curriculum designed to prepare them for transfer to a research university. Students who complete the honors program requirements will receive priority consideration for admission to our partner colleges and universities. Specific admission criteria for each partner college or university is available at the Honors Transfer Council of California and the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program.
University Partnerships
The Honors Transfer Program (HTP) is partnered with many different institutions that gives Honors scholars admissions benefits for being a part of HTP. HTP allows students to enhance their ability to transfer to partner universities at the junior level from LAHC by offering students academic engagement, enriched learning environments, and research opportunities. Below are examples of the different partnerships HTP has with different institutions. If you have any questions about the different partnerships HTP has, please email us at @email.
UCLA Transfer Alliance Program
The UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) allows you to enhance your ability to transfer to UCLA at the junior level from a participating California community college. UCLA TAP gives applicants priority consideration for admission to majors in the College of Letters and Science, as well as the following majors: public health, public affairs, and education and social transformation. Students are certified by the honors program counselor/coordinator after completing the honors or scholars program at a participating community college.
UCI Honors-2-Honors Program
Some entering transfer students are invited to Campuswide Honors as part of the UCI admissions process through a program called Honors to Honors. Honors to Honors is a program of UCI Admissions where partner community college honors directors may nominate outstanding honors students applying to UCI for special consideration for selection for Campuswide Honors and for merit scholarships.
Honors Transfer Council of California
The Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC) is a consortium of over 50 community college honors programs. They serve California's diverse student population by offering academic engagement, enriched learning environments, and research opportunities. They provide a forum for honors directors and counselors to share experiences and successful practices in dealing with talented and motivated students.
Research Opportunities
Another benefit of participating in the HTP is that HTP students are able to participate in research opportunities while at LA Harbor College. Every year, the HTCC hosts a research conference for community college students, allowing them to showcase their academic work. Some examples of presentations include research-based presentations, posters, and creative performances reflecting inquiry into the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences, and pre-professional programs; results of research into the honors experience are also welcomed.
Having your work accepted for presentation makes you eligible not only for monetary awards but also for publication in the HTCC anthology Building Bridges.
HTP Alumni
HTP alumni have transferred to many amazing universities. Here are some of the universities that our HTP students have transferred to:
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | University of Southern California (USC) |
| University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
We are proud of all the accomplishments our HTP students have achieved!
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