Social Sciences 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/Thesis

 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.
  • "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.