Honors Program Recommendation Form
Riverside City College Honors Program Coordinators
Prof. Tucker Amidon (tucker.amidon@rcc.edu) and Prof. Daniel Hogan (daniel.hogan@rcc.edu)
Name of Applicant: _______________________ Student ID# or SSN: _____________________
To the Recommender: Honors Program applicants who do not meet or exceed our minimum 3.2 GPA threshold must submit
a recommendation from a teacher, faculty member, or school counselor when applying. The recommendation form must include
your name, title, and contact information. The form should be in an electronic format (PDF) and emailed directly to the program
coordinators from your institution email address. If this is not possible, you may give the student a signed hard copy of this
form and the student will be required to scan it in order to submit it. The application cannot be processed until this form is
received. Please notify the student once you have submitted the form to the RCC Honors Program coordinators.
1. How long have you known the student and in what capacity?
2. Please rate the applicant on the following in comparison with other students of the same level:
Exceptional
Average
General Academic Ability
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Motivation and Initiative
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Quality of Work
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Willingness to Learn
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Imagination and Creativity
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Dependability/Responsibility
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Social/Communication Ability
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Potential to Succeed
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
3. Compared to other students, I would rank this applicant in the top:
☐1$ ☐ 5% ☐10% ☐25% ☐ 50%
4. Overall endorsement of applicant:
☐Highly Recommend ☐Recommend ☐Recommend with reservations
5. Optional: Please provide any additional comments about the applicant in the space below.
Name:____________________________________ Date:____________________
Title: _____________________________________ Institution: ______________________
Email Address:_____________________________ Phone Number:__________________
