Honors Program Curriculum

Honors Theses

As part of the Honors Curriculum, Patriot Scholars complete an honors thesis or capstone and present it at the Undergraduate Research Conference. Some work is presented at national research conferences and published in refereed journals as well.

Curriculum

Students have three options for completing the honors curriculum:

Honors with Highest Distinction (21-27 credits)

  • 6–12 credits Honors communication skills courses (Depending on college-in-high-school, AP, transfer, previously completed coursework. See listing below)
  • 6 credits Honors general education courses (See listing below)
  • 3 credits HNRS 39xx seminar or study abroad.
  • 6 credits Honors Thesis: HNRS 4900 Thesis Design and Development, HNRS  4911 Honors Thesis, 4912 Honors Thesis

Honors with Distinction (18 credits)

  • 9 credits Honors coursework (See listing of Honors communication skills and general education courses below)
  • 3 credits HNRS 39xx seminar or study abroad
  • 6 credits Honors Thesis: HNRS 4900 Thesis Design and Development, HNRS  4911 Honors Thesis, 4912 Honors Thesis

Honors (15 credits)

  • 12 credits of Honors coursework (See listing of Honors communication skills and general education courses below)
  • 3 credits HNRS 39xx seminar or study abroad
  • 0 credit Honors 4000 Capstone
Honors Comm Skills Offerings
  • CSHR 1025 Honors Rhetoric & Academic Writing
  • CSHR 1035 Honors Speech, Rhetoric, and Culture
  • CSHR 2045 Honors Organizational Communication
  • CSHR 2055 Honors International Communication
Honors Gen Ed Offerings
  • FYSP 1005 Honors First Year Seminar
  • HNRS 2900 Honors Scholar Development
  • ENGL 2075 Honors Seminar in Literature
  • SOCI 1025 Honors American Contemporary Social  Problems
  • HUMA 1015 Honors Arts & Humanities
  • STAT 2125 Honors Statistics
  • POLS 1025 Honors American National Government
  • GEOL 1095 Honors Stars, Planets, Cosmos
  • INFS 1025 Honors Fundamentals of Intro Tech
  • HIST 1105 Honors US History I
  • PSYC 1015 Honors General Psychology
  • ECON 1035 Honors Principles of Microeconomics
  • ACCT 2035 Honors Intro to Financial Accounting
Honors Seminars Examples
  • WW1 in Literature and Film
  • Lego
  • Jane Austen’s World
  • Year 2020
  • Typography
  • Buddhism
  • Music and Folklore
  • Creating the Magic: Disney
  • Winemaking