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SmallerStudents admitted to the Honors College will be assigned to freshman advisors who specialize in the honors curriculum. Honors Advising is housed within the Honors College at Carmichael Hall, (CA 104, at (765) 285-1024). After completing 30 hours, honors students will be assigned to advisors in their major area, but they will continue to have easy access to the Dean, Assistant Dean, honors advisors, and other Honors College staff.
The Honors College has designed its curriculum so that the majority of the required honors courses will satisfy the University Core Curriculum (UCC). Six of the nine honors requirements currently fit into UCC for most majors: HONRS 189, 199, 201, 202, 203, and 296 or 297 or 298.
Two of the four non-UCC honors requirement are honors colloquia. The colloquium classes are small discussion-oriented courses that provide in-depth study of specific topics. Honors colloquium topics are widely varied, and new courses are added every year. Recent colloquium topics have included:
The final and capstone course in Honors is the thesis or creative project, HONRS 499. A student will design his/her project, have it approved by the Dean or Assistant Dean, and select a faculty mentor. For more specific information, contact the Honors College to receive project-related publications.
Each semester, Honors sections are offered in non-HONRS prefix courses (e.g. COMM 210, HIST 150, ECON 201.) These sections, though only available to honors students, are not required. These optional sections generally have smaller class sizes and are taught by honors faculty.
The Honors College has designed its curriculum so that the majority of the required honors courses will satisfy the University Core Curriculum (UCC). Six of the nine honors requirements currently fit into UCC for most majors: HONRS 189, 199, 201, 202, 203, and 296 or 297 or 298.
Two of the four non-UCC honors requirement are honors colloquia. The colloquium classes are small discussion-oriented courses that provide in-depth study of specific topics. Honors colloquium topics are widely varied, and new courses are added every year. Recent colloquium topics have included:
- 5000 Years of Board Games
- Sources of Evil in Detective and Horror Fiction
- Liberty, Knowledge, and the American Environment
- Once Upon a Time: The Art of the Fairy Tale
- The American Road
- Human Sexuality
- American Film Comedy
- Cleopatra: Life and Legend
The final and capstone course in Honors is the thesis or creative project, HONRS 499. A student will design his/her project, have it approved by the Dean or Assistant Dean, and select a faculty mentor. For more specific information, contact the Honors College to receive project-related publications.
Each semester, Honors sections are offered in non-HONRS prefix courses (e.g. COMM 210, HIST 150, ECON 201.) These sections, though only available to honors students, are not required. These optional sections generally have smaller class sizes and are taught by honors faculty.
To remain in good standing at the Honors College, a student must maintain a 3.000 cumulative GPA at the end of the freshman year and a 3.150 at the end of the second year. To earn an honors diploma, a student must have a 3.333 cumulative GPA at the time of graduation and have satisfactorily completed all required honors courses and the senior project. All honors students are eligible for priority registration as well as extended library privileges.
