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Each
class fulfills a general education (GE) requirement for graduation. We
do offer an occasional section of very popular, non-GE classes as a
service to our students. You choose which courses you want to take each
semester. This structure gives the program the flexibility to fit well
with every major on campus.
Lower-division
courses are available in most of the required GE areas, and we are
adding more all the time. Most of these classes are special honors
sections of popular general education courses. Others are special,
innovative classes created just for the Honors Program.
Upper-division
requirements are met by special team-taught theme courses. You work
with each other and professors from two disciplines. The intent
is to provide you with a broader understanding of a world of rapidly
changing social and technological demands and opportunities. In the Honors upper-division
theme you have the opportunity to complete a supervised research
project, to study abroad, and/or to engage in service learning.
If
you choose to take individual honors classes as an incoming freshman,
you are required to complete 27 units (nine honors classes) in your
four years of study at the university. Of course, you can take more
than the nine; many of our students do because they like the classes
and do well in them. To remain in the program, you need to maintain a
GPA of 3.3 or above in your cumulative GPA.
The
courses we offer for individual honors are outlined below. Which ones
you choose to take depends on your interests and your major as well as
a number of other factors. Once you are admitted into the program, you
will receive detailed information from us, and the Honors staff is
always available to review your options with you. Please see the
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Incoming
freshmen should enroll in Honors Connections their first semester. This
course focuses on the building of interdisciplinary learning
communities. Working closely with a faculty member, each class explores
an issue of contemporary concern from a variety of perspectives. The
units earned for this class can be used to satisfy a general education
requirement from any one area C, D or E of the student’s choice.
- HNRS 110H Honors Connections 3.0
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The following courses satisfy General Education Area A requirements as indicated.
- CMST 131H Speech Communication 3.0 A1
- ENGL 130H Academic Writing 3.0 A2
- PHIL 102H Critical Thinking 3.0 A3
- MATH 105H Statistics 3.0 A4
The following courses satisfy General Education Area B requirements as indicated.
- NCSI 101H Intro to Earth's Environment 3.0 B1
The following courses satisfy General Education Areas C, D, and E requirements as indicated.
- HNRS 175H Make Believe: Creativity & Interpretation 3.0 C1
- ENGL 252H American Indian Literature 3.0 C2(Eth)
- PHIL 101H Introduction to Philosophy 3.0 C3
- ANTH 113H Human Cultural Diversity 3.0 D1(NW)
- PSYC 391H Psychology of Prejudice, Hate, and Violence 3.0 D3(Eth)
- NFSC 100H Basic Nutrition 3.0 E
The following courses satisfy other requirements as indicated.
- BADM 101H Understanding Global Business 3.0 n/a
- HNRS 249 Outstanding Prof. Seminar 3.0 varies
- HIST 130H United States History 3.0 (a State-mandated code course)*
- POLS 155H American Government 3.0 (a State-mandated code course)*
*Unlike standard ‘code’ courses, Honors in GE ‘code’ courses cannot be taken as credit/no credit. |
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One General Education goal is to provide you the opportunity to integrate and apply skills and knowledge gained through your college experience to issues and areas of life you will face as a citizen of a complex world. You should also be able to integrate your major with seemingly unrelated knowledge. To help achieve these goals, nine of the requisite 48 GE units must be selected from an upper-division theme. Honors in GE students are required to take the Honors Upper Division Theme. These courses may not be taken earlier than your last semester as a sophomore.
You must complete 9 units of upper-division Honors theme courses to earn Honors in General Education.
1 course selected from:
1 course selected from:
- GEOG 316H/MCGS 316H Gender & Modernization 3.0(Eth) [sample syllabus]
- SOCI 356H Genocide & Mass Persuasion 3.0(NW)
- PSYC 398H What Motivates Altruism? 3.0 [sample syllabus]
- HNRS 398H-02 Men, Women & the Land 3.0 [sample syllabus]
1 capstone selected from:
- HNRS 399H Honors GE Thesis 3.0
- HNRS 398H-01 The American University 3.0 [sample syllabus]
- HNRS 398H-02 Men, Women & the Land 3.0
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