Honors Program

Requirements (24 Credits)

Graduation as an Honors Program Scholar requires a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.

Only courses with grades of C or better may be counted towards completion of the Honors Program.

Core Courses (6 Credits )

CCSU 102 (HNR)	First Year Exploration: Honors Foundations	2
HON 201	Honors Seminar	1

HON 201 (1 Credit ) must be taken a minimum of four times (4 Credits total)

Honors Electives (15 Credits )

HON 115	Writing & Research I	3
HON 201	Honors Seminar	1
HON 221	Arts & Culture	3
HON 222	World Cultures	3
HON 223	Human Experience	3
HON 224	Science and Society	3

Students may also select any H-designated, or Honors Option courses, and may include additional credits of HON 201 beyond those applied to the core courses requirement. At least 6 credits must be selected from HON 221, 222, 223, 224 (each course may be repeated once with a different topic).

Honors Capstone (3 Credits )

Students must complete 3 credits of a capstone project. For majors that require a capstone, Honors students may use those credits to satisfy this requirement (under the Honors Option defined below). Otherwise, students will take HON 431, HON 451, HON 455.

The Honors capstone represents the culmination of one’s Honors academic career. Depending on the student’s major and academic and professional plans, the capstone may consist of a traditional research thesis, a planned outreach project, or a creative product. The exact requirements (such as format or page length) are set by departments and Honors advisors, but a capstone must include an appropriate written component that will be submitted to the Honors Program and must include a presentation at URCAD at the conclusion of the work.

Some programs of study may require more than the 3 credits listed here, but only three credits may be counted towards the total 24 credits in Honors.

Total Credit Hours: 24

Admission Requirements

There is a separate online application process for admission to the Program.

Total Credit Hours: 24