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Commonwealth Honors Program Approval

In June 1997, the Board of Higher Education established Commonwealth College, a free-standing honors college of distinction at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition, the Board of Higher Education approved the development of an integrated network of Commonwealth Honors Programs throughout the public higher education system under the leadership of Commonwealth College.

The Board of Higher Education has approved the following Commonwealth Honors Programs:

• Bristol Community College Honors Program
• Bunker Hill Community College Honors Program
  
• Bridgewater State College Honors Program
• Fitchburg State College Leadership Academy
• Holyoke Community College Honors Program
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Honors Program
• Mount Wachusett Community College Honors Program
• North Shore Community College Honors Program
• Northern Essex Community College Honors Program
• Quinsigamond Community College Honors Program
• Salem State College Honors Program
• Springfield Technical Community College Honors Program
• University of Massachusetts Amherst Commonwealth College
• University of Massachusetts Boston Honors Program
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Honors Program
• University of Massachusetts Lowell Honors Program
• Westfield State College Honors Program
• Worcester State College Honors Program

In order to begin a new Commonwealth Honors program, public higher education institutions must complete and submit the information outlined in the following documents:

• Approval Process Guidelines, Revised November 2006 (.PDF)
• Honors Program Checklist (.PDF)