Honors College Certificate Requirements
Honors certificates allow students to build a personalized academic pathway while exploring topics beyond their major. Each certificate requires 9 credits and can be completed alongside any undergraduate degree program.
Requirement:
Choose from the following courses to complete 9 credits.
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Year Experience Course LASC Goal 2 |
HON 100 | Interdisciplinary Honors | 3 |
| LASC Goal 6/WI | HON 200 | Honors Colloquium in the Humanities | 3 |
| LASC Goal 6/WI | HON 275 | The Dreaming Machine: AI & the Movies | 3 |
| LASC Goal 6 | HON 305 | Communications Strategy: Taylor Swift, TikTok, & Reality TV | 3 |
| LASC Goal 5 | HON 307 | From Gladiators to Gospels: Rome’s Religious Revolution | 3 |
| LASC Goal 3/3L | HON 318 | Issues of the Nuclear Age | 3 |
| LASC Goal 3/3L | HON 324 | Life & Death in the Universe | 3 |
| LASC Goal 9 | HON 325 | Influence Powered by Information & Disinformation | 3 |
| Writing Intensive (WI) | HON 386 | Eureka! A History of Mathematical Ideas | 3 |
| HON 435 | An Introduction to Negotiations | 3 | |
| Total Credits: 9 | |||
Requirement:
Choose from the following courses and experiences to complete 9 credits.
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange or study abroad experience | HON 450 | Topics in Experiential Travel | 1-6 |
| COMM 324 | International Communications | 3 | |
| ECON 300 | Global Economic Issues | 3 | |
| GEOS 320 | Economic Geography | 3 | |
| HIST 380 | Silk, Spices & Secrets: Networks That Shaped the World | 3 | |
| HSAD 218 | Introduction to Healthcare and Global Health | 3 | |
| HUM 320 | Humanities East & West | 3 | |
| NURS 342 | Interdisciplinary Care of Diverse Populations | 3 | |
| POL 160 | International Relations | 3 | |
| SUST 485 | Global Health Perspectives | 3 | |
| WS 420 | Feminism in Global Perspectives | 3 | |
| Total Credits: 9 | |||
Requirement:
Complete 9 credits from the following courses.
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM 110 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 3 | |
| COMM 211 | Group and Team Communication | 3 | |
| COMM 301 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 | |
| COMM 310 | Rhetorical Theory and Criticism | 3 | |
| COMM 315 | Communication Theory | 3 | |
| COMM 410 | The Rhetoric of Popular Culture | 3 | |
| Total Credits: 9 | |||
Requirement:
Complete 9 credits through approved experiential learning opportunities. Courses may be repeated for credit toward the certificate.
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| HON 389 | Learning Assistant Program Seminar | 1 | |
| HON 469 | Internship | 1-12 | |
| HON 494 | Undergraduate Research | 1-5 | |
| HON 497 | Independent Study | 3 | |
| Total Credits: 9 | |||