Specialized Educational Opportunities
Commonwealth Honors Program
The Honors Program offers a stimulating, challenging, and enriching educational experience through curriculum requirements, social events, and cultural activities. It provides highly motivated students opportunities to reach their full academic potential. The Honors Program is accredited as a Commonwealth Honors Program by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education; this means that graduates of the North Shore Community College Honors Program can transfer their Honors credits directly into Honors Programs at any State University or University of Massachusetts campus, continuing in an Honors Program for their bachelor’s degree. Both new and current students are eligible to apply to the Honors Program. For information on eligibility, the academic requirements of the program, and to access the application form, visit
www.northshore.edu/honors.
Experiential Education/ Applied Learning Clinicals, Field Experience and Practicums
Most pathways provide students with opportunities to learn outside the classroom through service learning and optional internships. Many programs require experiential learning through co-op, field placement, practicum, clinical, or internship experience. North Shore Community College students are out in the community, experiencing their chosen professions and making workplace connections in North Shore in a variety of settings throughout the region.
The following NSCC programs require experiential education:
Accounting
Child/Youth Advocate
Community Health Worker
Cosmetology
Developmental Disabilities
Digital and Social Marketing
Direct Support Certificate
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Early Childhood Education
Environmental Studies
Graphic Design
Horticulture Certificate
Horticulture Degree
Human Services Practitioner
Medical Administrative Assistant
Medical Assisting
Nurse Education
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Paralegal
Physical Therapist Assistant
Practical Nursing Certificate
Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Care
Surgical Technology
Veterinary Technology
First Year Experience (FYE)
First Year Experience is strongly recommended for all first-year students seeking an associate’s degree. The course provides the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed for academic persistence and performance development, as well as an overview of the psycho-social influences on college and career success. In addition to decision making, critical thinking, study, oral and written communication skills, topics include educational goal setting, college orientation, successful academic behaviors, and career and life planning. The course emphasizes cross-cultural awareness, personal and social responsibility, resource availability, and college policies and procedures. It fulfills both open and liberal arts electives.
Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO)
North Shore Community College (NSCC) is a member of Massachusetts Colleges Online, a consortium of community and state colleges. NSCC students can expand their academic opportunities through cross registration in online courses and programs at participating colleges. For more information, visit
www.mco.mass.edu.
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
The Service-Learning program at North Shore Community College offers an educational opportunity for students to combine community service with course objectives and requirements. In addition, students focus on critical, reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Service-Learning experiences involve students in activities that address local needs while developing academic and career skills. Service-Learning opportunities are offered in courses, often as optional components, in several departments and programs throughout the college Service-Learning Courses at NSCC. The number of service hours required as well as the classroom assignment varies from course to course. The Service-Learning and Civic Engagement program is supported by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation. For more information, contact
servicelearning@northshore.edu.
TRIO/Student Support Services (SSS)
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program that provides personalized academic advising and encouragement to students who are low-income, or first generation to college (neither parent graduated from 4-Year College), or individuals who have a documented disability.
TRIO assigns each student an academic advisor who will help guide them throughout their academic career at NSCC. Their advisor will work with them to develop a plan for academic success that, if they work hard and stay on track, will lead to graduation and continued success at a 4-year college or their chosen career.
How We Support Students:
- Personalized Academic Advising
- Career Planning / Exploration
- Financial Aid Assistance
- Free Professional Tutoring
- 4-Year College Transfer Advising
- Scholarship Search Assistance
- Personalized Orientation & Workshops
- Recommendation Letters
- College Visits & Social Activities
For more information please contact TRIO Student Support Services of visit our college website
https://www.northshore.edu/trio/support-services/index.html
Email
TrioStaff@northshore.edu
Danvers Campus DB-116
978-739-5439
Lynn Campus LW-165
781-593-6722 x6626
Writing-Supported Courses
Writing-supported courses give students an opportunity to strengthen thinking and writing skills while studying various fields of knowledge. In these courses, instructors and students will discuss how to approach writing assignments by using the writing process. Students will learn course material through graded and ungraded writing assignments and will receive assistance from their instructors while working on their writing.