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2008–2010 Undergraduate Catalog

HONORS (HON) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

2201  Honors Community Service
1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Supervised community service experience relevant to an Honors education. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 3 semester credit hours will apply to a bachelor’s degree.

3021  Honors Essay Writing
1 hour credit. Prerequisites: WRC 1013 and WRC 1023 and enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
A special Honors course designed to allow students to receive credit for work on writing essays for competitions. Involves substantial rewriting. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 3 semester credit hours will apply to a bachelor’s degree.

3223  Honors Seminar in Social & Behavioral Sciences
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary seminar that explores broad topics and themes in the social and behavioral sciences. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

3233  Honors Seminar in Arts & Humanities
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary seminar that explores broad topics and themes in arts and humanities. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

3243  Honors Seminar in Business & the Professions
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary seminar that explores broad topics and themes in business and the professions. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

3253  Honors Seminar in the Sciences
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary seminar that explores broad topics and themes in the sciences. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

3301  Graduate School Workshop
(1-0) 1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
A special workshop designed to prepare undergraduate students for admission to graduate school, with special emphasis on admission to Ph.D. programs. Topics include selecting a graduate program, preparing an application packet, writing the personal statement, and preparing for the Graduate Record Examination.

3501  Honors Thesis Exploration Seminar
(1-0) 1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Course designed to help students develop an understanding of what a thesis project is, what resources are necessary to complete the project, and identify a topic and a faculty thesis advisor. Students are encouraged to take this course in the first semester of their junior year.

4913  Honors Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Independent reading, research, and writing under the direction of a faculty member. Designed as preparation for completion of an Honors Thesis. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor’s degree.

4933  Honors Leadership Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MGT 4953.
Supervised experience in a professional setting that provides the student the opportunity to integrate theory and practice programs regarding leadership and to exercise leadership skills. May be repeated for credit in a subsequent semester, but not more that 6 semester credit hours of internship will apply to a bachelor’s degree.

4941  Honors Leadership
1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the College of Business Leadership Challenge program.
Supervised leadership experience relevant to an Honors education. Usually involves planning and designing experiences for new Honors students.

4953  Honors Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Supervised experience in a professional setting that provides the opportunity to integrate theory and practice programs relevant to the student’s degree program and honors experience. May be repeated for credit in a subsequent semester, but not more than 6 semester credit hours of internship will apply to a bachelor’s degree.

4993  Honors Thesis
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College or consent of instructor.
Supervised research and preparation of an Honors Thesis for the purpose of earning University Honors. May be repeated once for credit.

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