Honors Courses

ENGL1440 English Honors 3 s.h.
Designed to help exceptional students improve their writing skills and increase their understanding of their linguistic environment by combining extensive writing practice with a study of language, the basic principles of logic, and the various forms of written discourse (exposition, narration, argumentation, description). Admission by selection only. Goal 1b, 4c1, 4ab (Goal 1B Catalog 0809+)

ENGL3250 Advanced Composition: Honors 3 s.h.
Designed to increase the writing skill of upper-division Honors students. Emphasis on the interconnections of critical thinking, reading, writing and the sustained scholarly research process. Prerequisites: ENGL1410 or ENGL1440 and Junior standing. Admission for Honors students or by instructor consent. Goal 1b, 4c1, 4ab (Goal 1C Catalog 0809+)

INTD2330 Honors Humanities: Ways of Seeing 3 s.h.
An interdisciplinary foundation course in the shared and unique approaches to human experience of the visual artist, musician, creative writer, and philosopher. Course content draws freely on major cultural landmarks from each discipline. Prerequisite: Honors Program or instructor consent. Goal 2b, 10 (Goal 10 Catalog 0809+)(Goal 2B Catalog 0910+)

INTD3800 Junior Honors Seminar 3 s.h.
A series of weekly discussions of topics selected by seminar participants for a broad cross section of intellectual disciplines. Each participant is required to prepare specified readings in advance of weekly sessions and to share in planning and conducting discussions. Offered in the fall semester only. Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Program and junior or senior standing.

INTD4800 Senior Honors Seminar 3 s.h.
A series of weekly discussions of topics selected by seminar participants for a broad cross section of intellectual disciplines. Each participant is required to prepare specified readings in advance of weekly sessions and to share in planning and conducting discussions. Offered in the fall semester only. Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Program and junior or senior standing.

ACCT-THTR4850 Honors Thesis/Senior Project 3 s.h.
A major scholarly paper or senior project planned by the honors student and executed in consultation with an approved faculty member. To count toward an honors degree, the student must receive a grade of A or B. The thesis/project will be evaluated on the basis of its originality, quality of research, and presentation. A prospectus must be approved by the Honors Council before significant work is begun. The subject of the thesis/project may be outside the student’s major and may be interdisciplinary in scope. Prerequisites: Senior standing and admission to the Honors Program.