Honors Transfer Program

Honors Transfer Program at Citrus College

The Citrus College Honors Transfer program is designed to enhance the educational opportunities of those students who desire to go beyond the boundaries of the regular classes offered at Citrus College. The program provides an opportunity for highly motivated students to participate in an enriched academic environment that promotes close interaction with outstanding faculty and other honors students.

View the honors transfer program information video on YouTube, a brief video created by honors transfer program students who discuss the program's benefits and provide important program information.

Honors Transfer Program Applications

College Student Honors Transfer Program Application+-

Current college students may submit their application online through this link.

High School Student Honors Transfer Program Application+-

Current high school students may submit their application online through this link.

Staff and Faculty

Honors Program Staff+-

Advisement

Honors Transfer Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Miller-Thayer
Anthropology
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
(626) 852-8086
jmillerthayer@citruscollege.edu

Honors Transfer Counselor
Eileen Sin
Counseling
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.S., California State University, Northridge
(626) 914-8530
esin@citruscollege.edu

Honor Societies

Phi Theta Kappa
Brian Waddington
(626) 857-4039
bwaddington@citruscollege.edu

Alpha Gamma Sigma
Raquel Gutierrez
(626) 914-8530
rigutierrez@citruscollege.edu

Student Government
Student Activities and Clubs

ASCC
(626) 914-8603

Library

Public Services Librarian
Sarah Bosler
B.A., M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
(626) 914-8642
sbosler@citruscollege.edu

Honors Transfer Instructors+-

Accounting
Robert Smolin
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
M.B.A., California State University, Long Beach
(626) 857-4055
rsmolin@citruscollege.edu

Anthropology
Dr. Jennifer Miller-Thayer
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
(626) 852-8086
jmillerthayer@citruscollege.edu

Arts
Dr. Cathrine Besancon
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of Southern California
(626) 914-4118
cbesancon@citruscollege.edu

Arts
Lori F. Rusch
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
(626) 914-4118
lrusch@citruscollege.edu

Astronomy
Dave Kary
B.S., University of British Columbia
Ph.D., State University New York at Stony Brook
(626) 852-8031
dkary@citruscollege.edu

English
Carsten Dau
B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University
(626) 852-8091
cdau@citruscollege.edu

English
Tom Eiland
B.A., M.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
(626) 852-8089
englitguy@earthlink.net

English
Rebecca Rudd
B.A., California State University, San Bernardino
M.A. California State University, San Bernardino
(626) 857-4056
rrudd@citruscollege.edu

English
Dr. Dale Salwak
B.A., M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., University of Southern California
(626) 914-8859
dsalwak@citruscollege.edu

History
Brian Waddington
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., California State University, San Francisco
(626) 857-4039
bwaddington@citruscollege.edu

History
Senya Lubisich
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
(626) 857-4106
slubisich@citruscollege.edu

Kinesiology
Nickawanna Shaw
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.S., Smith College
(626) 914-8652
nshaw@citruscollege.edu

Mathematics
Donna Troy Wangler
B.A., University of San Diego
M.A., San Diego State University
dwangler@citruscollege.edu

Philosophy
Jamie Love
B.A., Pitzer College, Claremont
M.A., California State University, Dominquez Hills
(626) 852-8013
jlove@citruscollege.edu

Political Science
Gerhard Peters
M.A., C.Phil., University of California, Santa Barbara
(626) 914-8866
gpeters@citruscollege.edu

Psychology
Erin Tate
M.A., Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
B.A., Pepperdine University
(626) 914-8867
etate@citruscollege.edu

Spanish 101
Anna McGarry
B.A., M.A., University of California, Davis
M.A. in Spanish, California State University, Sacramento
(626) 852-8015
amcgarry@citruscollege.edu

Sociology
Eric Lopez
B.A., California State University, Pomona
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
elopez@citruscollege.edu

Speech
Tasha Van Horn
B.A., M.A., California State University, Fullerton
(626) 852-8093
tvanhorn@citruscollege.edu

Theatre Arts
Joseph Holbrook
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
M.F.A., California State University, Fullerton
(626) 857-4030
jholbrook@citruscollege.edu

Program Tenets

Goals+-

To promote scholastic excellence through hands on educational opportunities, high levels of student-instructor interaction, student led discussions and opportunities for original research.

To promote student transfer opportunities and success, as well as scholarship and grant opportunities, through participation in the transfer alliance program and active membership in the Honors Transfer Council of California.

To foster student care and commitment to civic responsibility, as well as real-world experience and application of their studies, through service learning.

To encourage student leadership skills.

To foster experimental pedagogies for faculty.

To encourage compliance with the student code of conduct.

Mission+-

Honors courses are designed to meet transfer requirements for any California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campus, as well as many private institutions. Successful completion of the program, along with meeting all major transfer requirements, can result in priority consideration for admission, along with other benefits, at specific four-year institutions.