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The University Honors Program
Benefits Smaller classes Interdisciplinary discussion-based
seminars Priority registration Community of scholars Scholarship Leadership and research opportunities Recognition on diploma and transcript
Flexible curriculum
Two ways to satisfy honors requirements: AUCC core path: students take Honors
seminars which satisfy most AUCC core categories
Departmental path: : students complete the AUCC but focus honors requirements on their major
Typical freshman curriculum
University Honors Scholar(23 credits)
HONR 192, Honors First Year Seminar (4 credits)
HONR 193, Honors Seminar (3 credits)
HONR 392, Honors Seminar (3 credits) HONR 492, Honors Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Honors course in the major (200 or 300 level) (3 credits)
Honors course in the major (300 or 400 level) (3 credits)
HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit)
HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits)All-University Core Curriculum
Category Requirements(18 credits)
Intermediate Writing (1A)
Arts/Humanities (3 cr) (3B)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3C)
Historical Perspectives (3D)
Global and Cultural Awareness (3E)
Major Requirements(9 credits)
200 or 300 level course in the major
300 or 400 level course in the major
HONR 399 and HONR 499
Electives
(1 credit)
Fulfills
Honors seminars Small classes
15-20 students Lots of choices
22 freshman sections in FA14
Discussion-based Interdisciplinary Emphasize critical
thinking, analysis, communication skills
Freshman Seminars FA13 Wild thinking: Creativity in
Art, Science and Business Nature in the West Sexuality Across the Lifespan Who Am I? The Nature and
Function of Self 1960s in America: Moving
Forward or Falling Apart? Lannea’s Puzzle Darwin, Marx, Mill, Freud, and
Nietzsche: Are Their Ideas Still Relevant Today?
Peacemaking: Skills for Negotiating Life
What We Can Learn From the Ancient Greeks
Infectious Disease: An Exploration of Human Disease and the Pioneers Behind Biomedical Research
Ethics, Public Policy and Management in the 21st Century
American Media in Wartime The Evolution of
Biotechnology and Biomedical Science
The Global Environment
Departmental Honors Scholar More focused experience in the
major Students satisfy regular AUCC
core requirement in each category
Freshmen take 4 credit HONR192 and 15 honors credits in their major
Also requires a 1-credit pre-thesis and 3-credit thesis class in the major
Students can enter this path after freshman year
Honors sections of regular classes
Open to all honors students Small classes – enriched (not
harder) content Excellent profs and classmates Appear on transcript as
“Honors”
Honors Residential Learning Communities
Three residence options: Academic Village – Honors, Aspen and Engineering Edwards Hall
Eligibility criteria
A few students are automatically admitted 4.0 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT math & verbal 3.9 GPA, 33 ACT or 1440 SAT
We invite other students to apply 4.0 GPA, 27 ACT or 1200 SAT 3.7 GPA, 30 ACT or 1310 SAT
Application is on the honors website so anyone can apply – deadline is March 1
Questions?