Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Apr 06, 2025  
Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

Academic Honors at Yavapai College


YC HONORS

The YC Honors fosters academic, personal, and professional growth for students with a GPA of 3.25 or higher across their college coursework and high school graduation. Participants engage in enriching courses that enhance critical thinking and collaborate with distinguished faculty, while also benefiting from mentorship, leadership opportunities, and financial support a course scholarship. With a requirement to enroll in at least one honors course each semester, students gain special recognition on transcripts and diplomas, along with access to networking events and extracurricular enrichment. Once admitted, students maintain their status by upholding eligibility, ensuring a continuous journey of academic excellence and community engagement.  Students are admitted twice a year.  For more information and to apply, visit www.yc.edu/honors.

 

PHI THETA KAPPA

Yavapai College is home to the award-winning Beta Gamma Pi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), an international honor society for two-year colleges and academic programs. As the largest honor society in American higher education, PTK boasts over two million members and more than 1,200 chapters across all 50 states and abroad. The organization emphasizes its four cornerstones: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship. Members learn undergraduate research skills, engage in leadership and service, and develop fellowship with peers. Additionally, student members have the opportunity to receive competitive scholarships when transferring to their chosen universities, further enhancing their educational journey.

More information about the program is available on the PTK website at http://www.yc.edu/ptk.