Honors Program (HONR)

This course introduces students to the SMSU Honors Program. Subjects covered include the requirements and responsibilities of being an honors student, an introduction to university life and campus resources, the history and goals of liberal education, and assessments of student capacities concerning those goals. The main objective will be to assist students to design an Honors Program Proposal, but there will also be formal discussions of topical issues, written assignments, guest faculty visits, off-campus visits, and a careful reading of several central texts.

A study of more advanced topics in honors not normally provided as part of the curriculum.

Students will discover new knowledge by completing and presenting an approved undergraduate research, scholarly, or creative project and reflecting on the experience.Prerequisites: Admission into the Honors Program on the Experiential Pathway

Students will engage with the campus or community by participating in an approved volunteer opportunity or internship and reflecting on the experience.Prerequisites: Admission into the Honors Program on the Experiential Pathway

Students will lead by taking on an approved leadership role in a campus or community club or organization and reflecting on the experience. Prerequisites: Admission into the Honors Program on the Experiential Pathway

A course to be designed by the student in conjunction with his/her advisor and approved by the Honors Review Board as partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program.

Students will be selected after an application process and will work with close supervision by the Director of the Honors Program. They will lead discussions, plan and conduct tours and/or trips, and arrange for class visits by faculty (and others) who might make presentations to the Introduction to Honors Course.

A study of more advanced topics in honors not normally provided as part of the curriculum.

A senior interdisciplinary seminar for honors students as partial fulfillment of the Honors Program.

To provide honors credit for workshops in the area.