Honors Program Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- To graduate informed and engaged global citizens
- To value diversity and the wealth of perspectives it brings
- To develop a historical framework for referencing current global issues
- To demonstrate an awareness of the cultural, social and political issues both past and present
- To demonstrate ongoing leadership skills needed to address issues of global and local concerns
- To develop an understanding of the liberal arts and sciences as expressions of our culture and experience in the world
- To develop an understanding of diverse disciplines and their relation to one another
- To develop socially responsible learners and leaders.
Requirements
Semester I: Fall Semester - Freshman Year (7 Credits)
Complete either (3 Credits):
(The other one will be taken in Spring)
| ART 2900H | (Honors) Art and Ideas Through History | 3 |
| | Or | |
| MUS 2900H | (Honors) Music and Society Through History | 3 |
Semester II: Spring Semester - Freshman Year (6 Credits)
Semester III: Fall Semester - Sophomore Year (3 Credits)
Semester IV: Spring Semester - Sophomore Year (3 Credits)
| ETH 2900H | (Honors) Ethics and Contemporary Life | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ETH 2910H | | 3 |
Semester V: Fall Semester - Junior Year (3 Credits)
| ENG 2900H | (Honors) Modern Minds: Reflections on a Changing World | 3 |
Semester VI: Spring Semester - Junior Year (3 Credits)
Complete either (Whichever one was not taken Fall of Freshman Year) (3 Credits):
| ART 2900H | (Honors) Art and Ideas Through History | 3 |
| | Or | |
| MUS 2900H | (Honors) Music and Society Through History | 3 |
Semester VII or VIII: Fall or Spring Semester - Senior Year (5 Credits)
Total Credit Hours: 27
Please note the following:
- Students can take the COR requirement or Capstone at any point in the senior year.
- Students enrolled in the College Honors Program are allowed to take (18) credits per semester with no monetary penalty. Since AP or high school dual enrolled college courses are not accepted in lieu of Honors Program curriculum courses, but are accepted in lieu of other General Education requirements, this benefit, along with AP or high school dual enrolled college courses puts the student in a position to pursue a minor and, in some cases, an additional major.
- It is extremely important that all students remain within their cohort unless the Director of the Honors Program grants permission to do otherwise. Students not enrolled in any Honors Program course may have to forfeit the 18-credit tuition benefit for that semester.
- Business students enrolled in the Honors Program must complete either Art or Music Honors Program course for their General Education requirement, since the Speech Communications General Education requirement is a Related requirement for them. In most cases, these students are placed into either an ART of MUS Honors course as part of the Freshman Learning Community.