Honors Curriculum
The Honors curriculum offers interdisciplinary courses that fulfill the University Core Curriculum requirements, as well as upper-division electives. This flexibility allows us to welcome majors from all academic disciplines.
Honors courses do not entail more assignments than a regular course, but do require a deeper level of thinking and analysis in classroom discussion and assessment. While Honors classes have higher expectations than most, the resulting benefits are well worth the effort. Not only will you develop your intellectual abilities, but you'll build close relationships with the faculty. Our Honors students do well in this environment because they find themselves supporting each other and working together in and out of the classroom.
Students are required to take at least five Honors courses to satisfy their Curriculum requirement within the Honors Point System. Three of the five courses are required for incoming students to take:
- Introduction to the Honors Program
- Choice of either Honors Introductory Philosophy ( The Intellectual Quest) or Honors Religious Theological Anthropology). An upper level course in philosophy/religious studies is available to transfer students bringing in lower level philosophy or religious studies credits.
- Honors Composition II (This can be waived if students already have college credit for Composition II)
Otherwise, students may choose from our course selection below to earn Honors Points, or they may "contract" a course with a professor to do an Honors project in an upper-level course in their major.
More interdisciplinary courses are in development for future academic years.