Catalog 2020-2021

HON - Honors

HON 101 Pathways to Honors 1

Introduces the student to the Honors Program and to the Excellence in Leadership and Service (EXCELS) program. EXCELS is designed to develop leadership skills and a commitment to community service among Honors Program students. Focus is on active learning through outside-the-classroom experiences, such as community outreach and the Honors Symposia series. Graded.

Credit Hours: 1

HON 102 Pathways to Honors 2

Introduces the student to the philosophical underpinnings of the Honors Program: "Challenging Mindsets." Encourages students to explore Honors Program offerings and to continue their pursuit of experiential learning and their development of leadership skills. Graded.

Credit Hours: 1

HON 250 Topics in Honors

An introductory study of topics ranging in scope and content for Honors students. May be repeated if the content varies.
Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

AWR 101.

HON 350 Topics in Honors

This is a special topics course at the 300 level. This course represents an advanced study of a topic or topics ranging in scope and content.
Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

AWR 101.

HON 490 Honors Thesis

The Honors Thesis is a culminating project for Honors Program students. Honors Theses are discipline specific. The Honors Thesis independent study can be conducted under the guidance of any full-time faculty member at UT. Subject matter for the course will be determined through student-faculty consultation. The course may be taken multiple times for up to a total of 10 credit hours.
Credit Hours: 1-10

Prerequisites

Students must be in good standing in the Honors Program and must have completed 60 credit hours of course work.