Honors Program

4 Credit Hours

Introduces freshmen students to the Honors Program. Provides instruction in library research and the mechanics of writing a thesis paper. Satisfies a GEC100-level requirement.

 

4 Credit Hours

Introduces the Honors Program unifying theme, used to structure the work of the HON300 and HON400 seminars, and demonstrates how the theme may be studied from different view points.

Prerequisite (freshmen students): HON100

 

4 Credit Hours

Advanced interdisciplinary work on the special topic chosen for the program. Students work in small groups within the seminar dealing with issues from various points of view. Open only to students in the Honors Program.

Prerequisite: HON200

 

4 Credit Hours

Building on the work of the previous seminars, students will strive to construct theoretical paradigms to account for the issues studied. They will relate theoretical concerns to the work of their major field. Open only to students in the Honors Program.

Prerequisite: HON300

 

4 Credit Hours

The final seminar in interdisciplinary honors is devoted to the development of the capstone research project. Special lectures, screenings, and trips enhance the work of the seminar. The program culminates in the presentation of the students’ research in written and oral form. Open only to students in the Honors Program.

Corequisite: HON400