THE HONORS PROGRAM

Minimum Honors hours for Program = 24

Admittance to the Honors Program is by invitation of the Director (see Honors Program section in Academic Information). The Honors Program offers a four-year program which requires that students complete twenty-four hours of Honors Courses. During the first five semesters students are required to take five three-hour courses from the General Studies Requirements. During the final three semesters, students must complete nine hours of Junior/Senior credits taken from their major fields of study.

1. Honors Courses within the General Studies:
   In close consultation with an Honors advisor, take 5 Honors courses from:
   • Take 0-6 hours from the following English Language General Studies:
     • ENG 101HGS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: Admission to Honors Program)
     • ENG 102HGS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
       
       (Prereq: Admission to Honors Program; ENG 101GS or ENG 101HGS or English ACT score of 30 or above)
     • SPCH 100HGS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
   • Take 0-15 hours from the following Humanities General Studies:
     • (Coursework must be from three separate perspectives)
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Literary Perspectives:
       • ENG 235HGS, American Studies - 3 hours
       • ENG 240HGS, Literary Classics - 3 hours
       • HIST/ENG 280HGS, Special Topics - 3 hours
       • ENG/ART/ PSY 280HGS, The Search for Myth - 3 hours
       • ENG/CHEM/CSIS 280HGS, Exotic Worlds: DNA, Gigabytes and Metaphor - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Aesthetic Perspectives:
       • ART 120HGS, Seminar in Art Appreciation - 3 hours
       • ENG/ART/PSY 280HGS, The Search for Myth - 3 hours
       • MUS 100HGS, Introduction to Music - 3 hours
       • THEA 120HGS, Introduction to the Theatre - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Historical Perspectives:
       • HIST 210HGS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
       • HIST 211HGS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
       • HIST 212HGS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
       • HIST 215HGS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
       • HIST 250HGS, American History - 3 hours
       • HIST 251HGS, American History - 3 hours
       • HIST/ENG 280HGS, Special Topics - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Philosophic Perspectives:
       • PHIL 100HGS, Introduction to Philosophy - 3 hours
       • PHIL 120HGS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
   • Take 0-3 hours from the following Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science General Studies:
     • ENG/CHEM/CSIS 280HGS, Exotic Worlds: DNA, Gigabytes and Metaphor - 3 hours
   • Take 0-15 hours from the following Natural Sciences General Studies:
     • (Coursework must be from two separate departments; at least one of the courses taken will have a laboratory component)
     • BIOL 280HGS, Special Topics - 3 hours
     • CHEM 160HGS/CHEM 160L General Chemistry - 4 hours
     • CHEM 161HGS/CHEM 161L, General Chemistry - 4 hours
     • ENG/CHEM/CSIS 280HGS, Exotic Worlds: DNA, Gigabytes and Metaphor - 3 hours
     • PHYS 131HGS, Newton's Universe - 4 hours
     • PHYS 132HGS, Einstein's Universe - 4 hours
   • Take 0-15 hours from the following Social Sciences General Studies:
     • (Coursework must be from three separate perspectives)
     • Take 0-3 hours from the following Economic Perspectives:
       • ECON 100HGS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Social Perspectives:
       • SOC 100HGS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
       • SOC 250HGS, Anthropology - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Political Perspectives:
       • PSCI 100HGS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
       • PSCI 110HGS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
       • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
       • PSCI 280H, Special Topics - 3 hours
     • Take 0-3 hours from the following Geographic Perspectives:
       • GEOG 104HGS, World Regional - 3 hours
     • Take 0-6 hours from the following Behavioral Perspectives:
       • ENG/ART/PSY 280HGS, The Search for Myth - 3 hours
       • PSY 210HGS, Issue in Psychology - 3 hours
       • PSY 210HGS, Issue in Psychology - 3 hours
2. Junior/Senior Requirements
   Take 9 hours from:
   • Honors Option Courses Variable Topics - 6 hours
     
     Honors Option Courses are selected major courses from the various disciplines which the student may take as honors credit. The kind of study will vary from course to course and from discipline to discipline.
   • Senior Study Variable Topics - 3 hours
     
     The Senior Study, taken during the senior year, is the culmination of the student's honors work directed by a professor in the major field.
   • Graduate Courses - 1-3 hours
     
     A senior in the Honors Program may take one graduate course for Honors credit.