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Honors Program Curriculum

Graduating with Honors

Many of the courses in the honors program meet core curriculum requirements, and all of them provide a rich academic experience for high-achieving students. To graduate from the Northwest University honors program, students must take the following courses:

COMM 1213H Responsible Speech: Serving the Audience with Purpose
ENGL 1023H Stewarding Words: A Theological Approach to Research and Writing
ENGL 3792H Honors Capstone Seminar
ENGL 3801 Honors Capstone Independent Study (usually taken twice)
IDIS 2631H & IDIS 2641H Honors Program Seminar (taken twice, once with a Service-Learning focus and once with a Depth-Credit focus)
THEO 1093H Honors Foundations of Christian Faith

Honors Course Sequence

Below is a typical sequence of honors classes.

Fall of First year

THEO 1093H Honors Foundations of Christian Faith
COMM 1213H Responsible Speech: Serving the Audience with Purpose

Spring of First year

ENGL 1023H Stewarding Words: A Theological Approach to Research and Writing

Fall of Sophomore year

IDIS 2631H Honors Program Seminar

Spring of Sophomore year

IDIS 2641H Honors Program Seminar

Fall of Junior year

ENGL 3792H Honors Capstone Seminar

Spring of Junior year

ENGL 3801H Honors Capstone Project Independent Study

Fall of Senior Year

ENGL 3801H Honors Capstone Project Independent Study

Spring of Senior year

Present Honors Capstone Project at the Honors Symposium

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