Honors College Student Handbook
Honors Curriculum (24 units)
The Honors College provides honors students with a wide variety
of specially-designed honors courses to choose from, including Honors
College seminars, projects, and honors versions of existing General
Education courses.
The core curriculum includes an Honors English, 15 units of Honors College courses (9 units must be Honors College seminars), and 6 units of an Honors Project.
I. Honors English (3 units - 100 / 200 level)
ENGL 190 Honors Writing Seminar (If advanced placement unit is granted, another Honors English seminar, e.g. ENGL 290, may satisfy this requirement.
II. Honors College Courses (15 units)
a. Honors College Seminars (HONR Courses)
All Honors College Students must complete at least 9 units of honors
College Seminars
Seminars change every term. The Honors College Seminar List, published each term, explains which courses are offered, what their topics are, and who will teach them. The Honors College Seminars may satisfy Gen Ed requirements; some may count toward required departmental major courses.
200 Level (pre-approved in General Education category with topics
that vary)
Lower level Honors seminars allow for in-depth study of fundamental issues,
ideas, topics or problems. The seminars are on a wide range of original
topics that are based on the instructor's area of interest. Most
courses integrate knowledge across disciplines. Emphasis for these
seminars is on developing and strengthening skills important to
success in Honors and undergraduate education, including oral and
written communication skills, reading skills, critical and creative
thinking, etc. These seminars may satisfy Gen Ed requirements and may be repeated for units as topics
change.
300/400 Level (pre-approved Departmental major courses with topics that vary)
Upper level Honors are designed
to deepen knowledge about a particular intellectual issue and demonstrate
the interconnectedness of academic disciplines. The approach is
interdisciplinary, but the specific discipline content will be used
to further greater understanding of a broader issue. Many of these
seminars incorporate moral or ethical thinking and problem-solving
components and independent writing projects may be assigned as part
of a culminating activity. Like the lower level seminars, these
courses have original topics that are based on the instructor's
area of interest. These seminars may satisfy a General Education
as well as major department requirements. Prerequisites: Completion of 60 units toward graduation and permission of The Honors College.
b. Honors versions of existing courses (General Education courses)
These courses are special sections already existing and highly demanded courses at the University. They offer students the opportunity to take required courses in an enriched, enhanced manner. These courses are designed to be smaller, more discussion-based, more focused on critical thinking, and more writing intensive than non-Honors sections of the same course. See complete list of available courses in this section.
c. Honors Course Options
Students may earn up 6 Honors units toward Honors College course requirements
in the following Honors course options.
Honors Independent Study / Honors Directed Reading / Internship - Independent Study and Directed Readings research topics and Internships
will be arranged on an individual basis. In order to obtain Honors College credit,
students must submit a formal written research or review paper,
as arranged with a faculty member, to The Honors College.
Study abroad - Students participating in minimister or summer study courses may receive 3 units toward their Honors seminar requirement if they complete an approved study abroad project. Honors students participating in a full semester (term) study abroad may receive 6 Honors units if they complete an approved study abroad project. Students participating in Honors College sponsored study abroad programs do not have to complete a separate project to receive Honors units. Questions about the Study Abroad Project should be directed to the Honors College Associate Dean
Honors Contract Courses - Honors contract courses will enable
students to receive credit for Honors study in a wide range of academic
areas, are only available to students at the upper undergraduate
level (300 or above), can only be used in exceptional circumstances with prior approval from The Honors College (e.g. for majors in programs where separate upper level honors courses and/or sections are not offered. Honors contract courses
may be used to fulfill requirements in The Honors College as well
as department major requirements.
Courses Fulfilling the Honors College Requirements
Courses taken to fulfill the requirements for the Honors College may not be taken pass/fail.
To graduate as a University Honors Scholar, the student must be in the Honors College at the time of graduation.
SAMPLE 4 YEAR SCHEDULE
LOWER DIVISION (4 courses - 12 units)
First Year (6 units)
Honors English
Honors College course
Second year (6 units)
2 Honors College courses
UPPER DIVISION (4 courses - 12 units)
Third year (6 units)
2 Honors College courses
Fourth year (6 units)
Honors Project (2 terms)
(may be Departmental Honors)
Honors Versions of Existing General Education Courses
The following are the Honors courses by General Education category available at TU.
GenEd I.A. Writing for a Liberal Education
ENGL 190 Honors Writing Seminar
GenEd I.B. Using Information Effectively
COSC 112 Honors Information and Technology for Business
ENGL 153 Honors Solving Literary Problems
HONR 223 Honors Seminar in Using Information Effectively
IDHP 111 Honors Information Utilization in Health Professions
ISTC 202 Honors Using Information Effectively in Education
THEA 126 Honors Script Analysis
GenEd I.C. College Mathematics
MATH 233 Honors Basic Statistics
MATH 283 Honors Calculus I
MATH 284 Honors Calculus II
MATH 293 Honors Seminar in Mathematics
GenEd I.D. Advanced Composition
HONR 224 Honors Seminar in Advanced Writing
KNES 354 Honors Sport and Society
GenEd I.E. Creativity and Creative Development
ART 146 Honors Drawing for Non-Art Majors
COSC 225 Introduction to Lego Robotics
ENGL 332 Honors Writing Fiction
HONR 225 Honors Seminar in Creativity and Creative Development
THEA 102 Honors Acting I
GenEd II.A. Scientific Inquiry
Laboratory Courses
BIOL 112 Honors Contemporary General Biology
BIOL 203 Honors Biology I: Cellular Biology and Genetics
CHEM 115 Honors Chemistry for Allied Health Professions I
GEOL 122 Honors Physical Geology
PHYS 251 Honors General Physics I Calculus-Based
PHYS 252 Honors General Physics II Calculus-Based
Non-Laboratory Courses
ASTR 302 Honors Cosmic Origins
CHEM 112 Honors Chemistry for Non-Scientists
HONR 227 Honors Seminar in Scientific Inquiry
HONR 327 Honors Seminar in Science, Technology and Society
IDNM 312 Honors Human Genetics
GenEd II.B.1. American Experience: Arts and Humanities
HIST 148 Honors History of the United States Since the Mid-19th
Century
HIST 162 Honors Native American History
HONR 230 Honors Seminar in the American Experience: Arts & Humanities
IDFA 202 Honors American Vision: Baltimore Visual and Performing
Arts
MUSC 125 Honors History of Jazz
GenEd II.B.3. American Experience: Contemporary Issues
CLST 202 Honors Introduction to Cultural Studies
COMM 132 Honors Fundamentals of Speech Communication
DFST 102 Honors Introduction to Deaf Studies
ELED 202 Honors School and American Society
HLTH 102 Honors Wellness for a Diverse Society
HLTH 217 Honors Health Care in the U.S.
HONR 233 Honors Seminar in the American Experience: Contemporary
Issues
GenEd II.C.1. Western Heritage: Arts and Humanities
ARTH 207 Honors: Seminar in Art History
DANC 133 Honors Introduction to Dance: European Court
DFST 117 Honors American Sign Language I
ENGL 290 Honors Seminar in Literature
HIST 108 Honors History of European Civilization from the 17th Century
HONR 235 Honors Seminar in Western Heritage: Arts and Humanities
MUSC 106 Honors Introduction to Music of the Western Heritage
PHIL 112 Honors Logic
PHIL 212 Honors: Special Studies in Philosophy
THEA 243 Honors Costume, Dress and Society: Egyptian to Elizabethan
THEA 244 Honors Costume, Dress and Society: Elizabethan to 1950
GenEd II.C.2. Western Heritage: Social and Behavioral Sciences
ANTH 211 Honors Anthropology of American Culture
ECON 203 Honors Microeconomic Principles
ECON 204 Honors Macroeconomic Principles
GEOG 110 Honors Introduction to Human Geography
HONR 237 Honors Seminar in Western Heritage: Social and Behavioral
Sciences
POSC 102 Honors Introduction to Political Science
POSC 212 Honors in Political Science
PSYC 102 Honors Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 204 Honors Human Development
SOCI 102 Honors Introduction to Sociology
GenEd II.C.3. Western Heritage: Cultural Plurality and Diversity
ENGL 249 Honors 19th and 20th Century Jewish Literature
HONR 240 Honors Seminar in Cultural Plurality and Diversity
SPAN 203 Honors Spanish Intermediate I
THEA 304 Honors Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Theatre
WMST 232 Honors Seminar: Women in Perspective
GenEd II.D. Global Awareness: Non-Western Cultures, Tradition
and Issues
ANTH 210 Honors Cultural Anthropology
ARTH 208 Honors: Seminar in Non-Western Art History
GEOG 112 Honors World Regional Geography
HONR 243 Honors Seminar in Global Awareness: Non-Western Cultures,
Traditions and Issues
MUSC 110 Honors Introduction to World Music
POSC 108 Honors International Relations
WMST 234 Honors International Perspectives of Women
Other Honors Courses
ACCT 211 Honors Accounting Principles I
ACCT 212 Honors Accounting Principles II
HONR 270-278 Honors Seminar Special Topics
HONR 279 Honors Independent Study
HONR 370-378 Honors Seminar Advanced Topics
HONR 379 Honors Independent Study
HONR 490 Honors Study Abroad
HONR 495 Honors Directed Readings
HONR 497 Honors Independent Investigation
HONR 499 Honors Thesis
MCOM 102 Honors Introduction to Mass Communications
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The Honors College
Stephens Hall, Room 302
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-4677
Fax: 410-704-4916
E-mail: honors@towson.edu
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