Types of Honors Courses

1. A one-semester Via ad Honores course is required of all incoming first-year Honors students.

2. Special Honors courses open only to Honors students complete the general education requirements for Honors students. These include three Dialectics courses (HON 220, HON 230, HON 240) and three Idea Labs, one each in the Health/Natural Sciences (HON 253), Social Sciences (HON 257), and Humanities/Fine Arts (HON 255).

3. The Capstone experience for Honors is the creation of a thesis. A standard thesis is an original argument that is, at minimum, the length of a publishable article. Creative theses are welcome. Students should attempt to publish or make public their thesis in an appropriate venue, whether that venue is a journal, conference, juried art show, or stage.

4. Honors students may receive credit for Oxford University semesters.

5. Honors courses must be taken for a grade and cannot be taken pass/fail.