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Honors Program Curriculum

Students in the honors program will take the following honors courses:

ENGL 1023H Honors ENGL 1023: Rhetoric & Research Writing
COMM 1213H Honors Fundamentals of Speech
HIST 1543H Honors Western Civilization
PSCI 2843H Honors Topics in Political Science

Students in the honors program must pass the following courses to graduate “with honors”:

ENGL 3792H Honors Thesis
ENGL 3801H Honors Thesis Independent Study

Students in the honors program must pass seven of the following eight honors courses to graduate “with honors”:

COMM 1213H Honors Fundamentals of Speech
ENGL 1023H Honors Rhetoric & Research Writing
ENGL 2843H Honors Topics in Literature
HIST 1543H Honors Western Civilization
PSCI 2843H Honors Topics in Political Science
PSYC 1013H Honors General Psychology
SCIE 1843/1H Honors Topics in Science with Lab
THEO 1213H Honors Christian Thought

Honors Course Sequence

To make sure all the necessary courses are included, each student will follow the structure of the course sequence below:

Fall of First year

THEO 1213H Honors Christian Thought
ENGL 1023H Honors Rhetoric & Research Writing

Spring of First year

COMM 1213H Honors Fundamentals of Speech
PSYC 1013H Honors General Psychology

Fall of Sophomore year

SCIE 1843/1H Honors Topics in Science with Lab
HIST 1543H Honors Western Civilization

Spring of Sophomore year

ENGL 2843H Honors Topics in Literature
PSCI 2843H Honors Topics in Political Science

Fall of Junior year

ENGL 3792H Honors Thesis

Fall of Senior Year

ENGL 3801H Honors Thesis Independent Study

Spring of Senior year

ENGL 3801H Honors Thesis Independent Study

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