Honors Program Curriculum

Honors Program Courses

HNRS 1000 - Introduction to Honors Academic Inquiry (3 credit hours)

This course serves to introduce students to the community of scholars and the Honors perspective. To these ends, the course takes an interdisciplinary approach to a selected topic, emphasizing scholarship as a foundation for leadership and service.

HNRS 2000 - Honors Leadership Tutorial and Practicum

This course serves to develop students’ leadership and mentorship skills through effective materials and discussion, as well as through practical experience as mentors in the Honors 1000 class.

HNRS 3000 - Honors Research Methods (3 credit hours)

This course is designed to introduce students to research methods from a cross-disciplinary perspective.

HNRS 3200 - Honors Special Topics (3-4 credit hours)

Students can earn 3-4 hours of credit for completion of one section of the course (depending on the section’s topic, it could include a lab). The course is repeatable for up to 8 hours of credit.

Note: This course is not offered every semester. Please consult the 91�� course schedule for information about course availability.

HNRS 3500 - Research and Innovation Practicum (3 credit hours)

This course connects students to a project supporting a community business or organization. As part of a team, students are matched with a project that links as closely as possible with their major/minor area of study as well as civic and career goals. In completing the course, students develop skills and experience in problem-solving, teamwork, research, communication, and service learning.

THS 3999 - Thesis Writing and Defense (1 - 3 credit hours)

Students can enroll in this course as an independent study for credit associated with thesis writing and thesis defense preparation.

Honors Section Options

Stand-Alone Honors Sections

The Honors Program offers sections of core courses exclusively for Honors students, and or students who meet Honors criteria. These sections cultivate experiences for students to learn in differentiated environments, geared specifically for high performing students.

These classes typically enroll only 12-18 students so that intensive discussion is possible, along with a growing professional relationship between student and instructor.

These sections will be indicated with either an “H” in the course number (e.g., ENGL 1102H Honors English Composition II) or with the word “Honors” in the course title, (e.g., ENGL 2122 Honors British Literature II).

Embedded Honors Sections

Some Honors offerings are scheduled in Banner with their own section number, even though they are combined with (or embedded in) a regular section of the course.

An embedded Honors section is often set at "0" seats so that the Honors Director can control the enrollment by manually enrolling Honors Students in the section. Embedded sections are held in the same place and time as the regular section with which they are combined. This enables the instructor to teach the two sections together, while differentiating for the Honors Program students "on the side."

Honors Contract Courses

In addition to earning Honors credit through completion of a stand-alone or embedded Honors section, an Honors Program student may earn Honors credit by collaborating with a professor to develop an Honors Contract course. An Honors Contract is an “upgrade” of a regular section of an upper-level course for Honors credit.

See the Honors Contract Courses page for more information and deadlines.

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