Music and Fine Arts Honors Program

Participating students take 24 hours of Honors credit in the 8 areas listed below.  Additionally, students starting in the fall of 2010 or later are required to take the Honors Foundational Seminar in their first year.  All Honors students must present a senior thesis/project completed through the Honors Program or in their major department.

The Honors course requirements are composed of 30 credit hours:

First Year Students:

  • Honors Foundational Seminar Semester I
 3

Distribution Requirements:

  • Honors English
  • Honors History
  • Honors Philosophy
  • Honors Religious Studies
  • Honors Natural Science
  • Honors Social Science
  • Honors Mathematics
  • Honors Fine Arts
 24

Senior Project:

Honors Senior Thesis - HONS H491 or Departmental Project or Thesis Contract

 3
Total Credits 30

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Other Helpful Guidelines

  • Honors Students do NOT take T-level courses. Once you are in the Honors Program, any T-level course you take will be counted as a general elective.
  • Students are permitted to do a contract course only as a last resort and in exceptional circumstances, by the discretion of the Honors Director(s).
  • Natural science majors may take Honors seminars in the biology, chemistry, or physics to meet their Honors requirement. Those who prefer not to take Honors courses in math and science will take Honors electives in other subjects to make up the minimum requirement of 8 Honors courses.
  • "Seminar on Global Issues" (HIST H235 033), is a 1.5 credit hour course designed to help students who are interested in applying for prestigious fellowships and scholarships. This course will only count as a general elective.