Honors Program: Foundation Honors Requirements

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Honors Program Course-Based Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate critical thinking that is curious, open-minded, persistent, and interrogative.
• Students will analyze familiar cultural assumptions and views in context of the world’s diverse values, traditions, and belief systems.
• Students will adapt and apply ideas, concepts, skills, methodologies, and/or theories across disciplines.
• Students will write and communicate in clear and compelling ways.

Foundation Honors Requirements

Select one of the following 3-credit intro-level courses:

HNRS 1110 HU - Introduction to Honors Credits: (3)
HNRS 2110 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras Credits: (3)
HNRS 2120 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modern Era Credits: (3)
HNRS 2130 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East Credits: (3)

Additional Required courses

Select one of the following 1-credit course required options:

HNRS 2830 - Directed Readings, Projects, and Research Credits: (1-3)
HNRS 2900 - Honors Colloquium Credits: (1-3)
HNRS 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)

And finally, select a total of 6 credit hours from any of the following courses:

Please note that not every course listed is taught this semster. To find the current listing of courses offered in your desired semester, check out weber.edu/honors/courses to see offerings, descriptions, dates, times, and professors.

HNRS 1110 HU - Introduction to Honors Credits: (3)
HNRS 1500 PS - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences Credits: (3)
HNRS 1510 LS - Perspectives in the Life Sciences Credits: (3)
HNRS 1520 SS - Perspectives in the Social Sciences Credits: (3)
HNRS 1530 CA - Perspectives in the Creative Arts Credits: (3)
HNRS 1540 HU - Perspectives in the Humanities Credits: (3)
HNRS 2010 HU - Exploring Key Concepts in the Disciplines: Humanities Credits: (3)
HNRS 2020 CA - Exploring Key Concepts in the Disciplines: Creative Arts Credits: (3-6)
HNRS 2030 PS - Exploring Key Concepts in the Disciplines: Physical Sciences Credits: (3)
HNRS 2040 LS - Exploring Key Concepts in the Disciplines: Life Sciences Credits: (3)
HNRS 2050 SS - Exploring Key Concepts in the Disciplines: Social Science Credits: (3)
HNRS 2110 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras Credits: (3)
HNRS 2120 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modern Era Credits: (3)
HNRS 2130 HU/SS - Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East Credits: (3)
HNRS 2830 - Directed Readings, Projects, and Research Credits: (1-3)
HNRS 2900 - Honors Colloquium Credits: (1-3)
HNRS 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)
HNRS 3110 - Great Books Credits: (3)
HNRS 3900 - Honors Colloquium Credits: (3)
HNRS 4830 - Directed Readings: Senior Project Research Credits: (1-3)
HNRS 4990 - Honors Senior Project Credits: (1-3)