Honors Course Update

As most know, we have worked hard to get an honors course approved for our program to try to help college/scholarship bound cadets - and attract cadets who want to add more rigor to their schedule. We are still in the "crawl before you walk" phase, but we have solid plans for the future for qualified cadets. We received our approval from the Air Force, but our textbooks and supporting materials arrived after we had already started the Fall semester. Since we only have five seniors who have met the course prerequisites, we will try to add enough rigor to award them honors credit before they graduate. That may mean some independent study this year. All other cadets must first complete the "Science of Flight" curriculum before they are eligible for the honors course. We are teaching that course this semester so next year academically qualified cadets will have the honors opportunity - if we can "make" the class with enough students. FYI - not all AFJROTC units offer an honors course, so this is a big deal for us. It is an elective - not science - course, but honors elective credit will be awarded.