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HONORS COLLEGE CUMULATIVE COURSE LIST

Honors Core Requirements (HNRS) + Honors Electives

 

Regularly offered courses (the number in parentheses is the non-Honors version of the course):

Subject + Course Number

Title

Semester(s) offered

Credits

Requirement

University Studies Program (USP)

General Education

Anthropology 202 Intro to Biological Anthropology (Honors-specific lab section)

 

Both

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Natural Science and Wellness

 

 

 

(NSWL, XL)

 

 

Biology 108 H: Concepts in Biology Unity (105) Fall 5 Natural Science and Wellness (NSWL, XL)
Communication 112  H: Intro to Public Speaking (111) Both  3 Communication and Literacy Public Speaking (CL)
Economics 208 H: Principles of Microeconomics (202) Fall 3 Social and Behavioral Science/ Social Sciences (SBS, XS)
Economics 209 H: Principles of Macroeconomics (201) Spring 3 Social and Behavioral Science / Social Sciences (SBS, XS)
English 228 H: Modern American Lit (226) Fall  3 Humanities and Arts (HA, XC)
English 229 H: African American Literature (219) Spring 3 Civics and  Perspectives  (CP, ES, XC)
Environmental Studies 103 H: Intro to Environmental Studies (101) Both 3 Social and Behavioral Science (GC, SBS, XS)
Geography 121 Physical Geography I: Weather and Climate (Honors-specific lab section) Spring 4 Natural Science and Wellness (NSWL, XL)
German 251 Honors: Germanic Culture and Literature in English Translation Both 3 Humanities and Arts Culture (GC, HA, XC)
Global Religions 110 H: Honors World Religions (102) Both 3 Humanities and Arts Culture (GC, HA, XC)
History 216 H: Topics in History Spring  3 Social and Behavioral Science (SBS, XS)
HNRS 175 (Honors Core course) Honors Seminar Both 3 Honors Core Course / Social and Behavioral Science  (SBS)
HNRS 275 (Honors Core course) Culture Connection

Both

(plus option to study abroad over the three-week interim in either January or May)

3 Honors Core Course / Humanities and Arts  (HA)
HNRS 475 (Honors Core Course) Honors Senior Seminar (For their Honors Senior Capstone, students may take the Seminar OR complete an Honors Thesis) Both 3

Honors Core Course

Honors Senior Capstone Option #1

N/A
Major/Minor-474 (Honors Core course) Honors Thesis (For their Honors Senior Capstone, students may complete a Thesis project OR take the Senior Seminar)

Both

The Thesis is an independently produced project that requires two terms, whereby the student can start the process in the spring and complete in fall OR begin in fall and finish in spring

3-6

Honors Core Course

Honors Senior Capstone Option #2

Major Elective
 Nursing 216 H: Health Practices with Diverse Populations (215)  Both  3 Civics and  Perspectives   (CP, ES, XC) Nursing Major Requirement
Nursing 317 H: Adult Health II Clinical (315) Both 3 Major Requirement (Junior II level only) Nursing Major Requirement
Philosophy 102 H: Intro to Philosophy (100) Fall 3 Humanities and Arts Culture (HA, XC)
Philosophy 106 H: Ethics (105)

Both

This course is part of a six-credit, three-week interim Honors Study Abroad program (PHIL 106 is taken in concert with HNRS 275: Culture Connection)

 

 

3 Humanities and Arts Culture (HA)
Philosophy 206 H: Ethical Issues in a Diverse Society (205) Spring 3 Civics and  Perspectives  Culture (CP, ES, XC)
WRT 110 Honors Composition (188) Both 3 Communication and Literacy First-Year Writing (CL)
WRT 310 Honors Advanced Composition (287 or 288) Both 3 Communication and Literacy Second-Year Writing (CL, XK)

 

~This information is current as of Summer 2026. Please note that Honors course availability is subject to change~