Academic Catalog

Honors Departmental Certificate

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Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
HON 101The Examined Life3
HON 301Self and Community3
HON 302Honors Option 10
HON 391Honors Portfolio1
Honors Elective
Choose from one of the following: 23
Intercultural Communication
Applied Critical Thinking
Leaders Without Titles
Humanity in the Postmodern Age
Humanity in the Postmodern Age
Total Hours10
1

HON 302 Honors Option is a zero-credit-hour course taken in conjunction with a course of the student’s choosing (usually but not necessarily in the student’s major) at the 300-level or higher. Satisfying the HON 302 Honors Option requirement involves completing an honors interdisciplinary research project related to materials in the corresponding non-honors course, explicitly relating them to themes and issues addressed in HON 101 The Examined Life and/or HON 301 Self and Community. The project for HON 302 Honors Option must receive a grade of “B” or higher for Honors Certificate credit.

2

Students completing one of these electives for Honors Certificate Elective credit will be required to do an honors interdisciplinary assignment that links course material explicitly to lessons and/or themes from HON 101 The Examined Life and/or HON 301 Self and Community.

Note: Average GPA of courses applied to the minor or certificate must be 2.25 or better.