Honors Courses
Course Descriptions
HONS 101 Honors Humanities I 3 credits. A writing-intensive interdisciplinary course examining relationships between the arts and letters from the Classical Age through the Enlightenment. F
HONS 102 Honors Humanities II 3 credits. A writing-intensive interdisciplinary course examining relationships between the arts and letters from the nineteenth century to the present. With HONS 101, satisfies Goals 6 and 7 of the General Education Requirements and with grades of C- or better in both courses, also satisfies Goal 1 of the General Education Requirements. S
HONS 103 Honors Social Science I 3 credits. A writing-intensive interdisciplinary course examining the relationships in the social sciences from the Classical Age through the Enlightenment. F
HONS 104 Honors Social Science II 3 credits. A writing-intensive interdisciplinary course examining the relationships in the social sciences from the nineteenth century to the present. With HONS 103, satisfies Goals 10A and 11 of the General Education Requirements. S
HONS 201 Honors Science I 4 credits. First of a two-course sequence. An interdisciplinary examination of the processes by which scientific knowledge is gained in biology, physics, chemistry, and geology and how that knowledge influences our world, especially human societies. Includes laboratory. PREREQ: MATH 108 or equivalent. F
HONS 202 Honors Science II 4 credits. Second course in the introduction to science for honors students. A continuation of the concepts developed in HONS 201. Includes laboratory. With HONS 201, satisfies Goals 4 and 5 of the General Education Requirements. PREREQ: MATH 108 or equivalent. S
HONS 391 Honors Seminar 1 credit. Exposes students to a range of critical and theoretical approaches within various disciplines in multiple seminars. Students formulate research problems and incorporate the results of their research into a seminar paper and/or oral presentation. May be repeated for up to 4 credits with different content. F, S
Before completing an Honors Contract Course an Honors Contract must be completed.
HONS 493 Honors Project or Thesis 3 credits. Supervised by a committee of at least two members and approved by the University Honors Program Director. DEPT 493 will be used when possible. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. PREREQ: Consent of Instructor and University Honors Program Director.