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Curriculum 

Patriot Scholars complete 27 credits of honors curriculum over four years:

Honors Courses

 Course Listings

 RMU Core Communication Skills Courses
(12 credits)

  • COSK 1221, Honors Section
  • COSK 2220, Honors Section
  • COSK 2221, Honors Section
  • COSK 2230, Honors Section

General Education Credits  

(6 credits)

Students will choose at least 2 of the following honors sections of core courses to fulfill this requirement.  This list may change as honors sections of other courses are developed.

  • HIST 1500, Western Civilization I
  • HUMA 1010, Humanities: Arts and Music
  • ELIT 2055,  World Literature
  • GEOL 1090, Stars, Planets and the Cosmos
  • POLS 1020, American National Government
  • STAT 2110, Statistics
  • SOCI 2320, Contemporary American Social Problems

 Honors Seminar
(3 credits)

Students will complete an honors seminar course with a "B" or better.  Additionally, selected study abroad experiences may fulfill this requirement.

 Honors Thesis
(6 credits)

  • HNRS 4900 Research Methodology
  • HNRS 4910 Honors Thesis Research supervised by a faculty thesis advisor.
  • HNRS 4920 Honors Thesis Completion and Presentation supervised by a faculty thesis advisor.  All Honors Theses will be presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference.

 
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