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Honors Curriculum

The curriculum offered in the Honors Program is designed to meet the requirements of the University Core Curriculum and the needs of our Honor students.

The classes listed below substitute for ordinary Core requirements. It is expected that the Honors student will normally take at least 12 hours from this set of classes.

ENGL 1360 Honors Rhetoric Composition, Part I (FALL)
ENGL 1361 Honors Rhetoric Composition, Part II (SPRING)
ENGL 2360 Honors Sophomore Literature (SPRING)
MATH 2460 Honors Calculus and Analytical Geometry (FALL)
CHEM 1460 Honors General Chemistry II (SPRING)
HIST 1361 Honors American History: 1763-1877 (FALL)
HIST 1362 Honors American History: 1877 to present (SPRING)
HUMA 1360 Honors Society and the Arts (Variable)
POLS 2301-60 Introduction to American Government I: Honors Section (FALL)
POLS 2302-60 Introduction to American Government II: Honors Section (SPRING)
COMM 1360 Honors Public Speaking (FALL)
PHIL 1360 Honors Philosophy of Knowledge (FALL)
ANTH 2346 Introduction to Anthropology (Variable) (Petition for Honors)
ECON 1301 Principles and Policies (Variable) (Petition for Honors)
PSYC 2301-60 General Psychology: Honors Section (FALL)
SOCI 1301-60 Introduction to Sociology: Honors Section (SPRING)
PHYS 2425 Honors University Physics I (SPRING)
PHYS 2426 Honors University Physics II (FALL)

In addition, the Honors Program offers several interdisciplinary courses.

HNRS 2160 Scholars Development Seminar
ECON 3360 Honors Global Economics
SOCI 3360 Honors Human Nature and the Human Condition
BIOL 4360 Honors Environment and Ecology
HNRS 3161 Honors Seminar (ALL SEMESTERS)
HNRS 4364 Honors Topics - This class can be just about anything. Most recently, it has been taught as "Computer Law and Ethics," "Science Fiction and Fantasy," and "American Presidency." Students are encouraged to suggest new topics for this class.

Finally, the Honors Program makes available classes that are entirely created by the individual student in collaboration with his/her professor.

HNRS 3360 Honors Independent Study
HNRS 4360/4361 Honors Thesis

Honors Contract


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