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University Honors Program Curriculum

NOTE: Starting in Catalog Year FA2023 the Upper Division Honors Program is converted into the University Honors Program with a Capstone Only option.  Upper Division Honors is still available to students in Catalog year SP2023 and earlier.

The University Honors curriculum provides students the opportunity to engage in both broad interdisciplinary study and in- depth exploration of a specific topic. It builds on the First Year Experience and culminates in an Honors Capstone project. University Honors Students may complete their Capstone Project within or outside their chosen major.

Current HON Prefix Course Offerings

General Requirements

Complete a total of 12 credits of Honors coursework. At least 6 credits must be upper division. The Honors First Year Experience automatically satisfies 6 of these credits.

Complete at least 4 credits of Honors Capstone requirements and culminating in an Honors Capstone project approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum.

Participate in at least six Honors Connect activities.

Achieve and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.00 ¹ú²úAV GPA.

Lower-Division Honors Courses: up to 6 credits

Note: students who complete the First Year Experience will have already fulfilled 6 credits of Lower Division Honors Coursework and should choose Upper Division Courses from the list below.

Students who did not participate in the First Year Experience may choose up to 6 credits from the following list, though they may also choose courses from the Upper-Division Honors Course list below to satisfy the Honors Coursework requirement.

UNIV 101

Foundations for Learning and Development - Honors Only sections are offered Each Fall.

3

HON 100

Honors Connections Seminar I - This course has varying themes each year.

3

HON 180

Great Ideas in Context LAA2 LAIS

3

HON 182

Confluence of Cultures LAA2 LAMS

3

HON 185

Religions and Worldviews LAA3

3

HON 200

Honors Connections Seminar II - This course has varying themes each year.

3

Upper-Division Honors Coursework: 6 to 12 credits

All students must complete at least 6 credits (two courses) from the lists below. Students who enter the University Honors Program without completing the Honors First Year Experience may select additional upper-division credits or may choose up to 6 credits of lower division credits from the list above.

Special Topics

Note: HON 395 is repeatable under different subtitles.

HON 395

Honors Special Topics

3

Only Honors Special Topics courses may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement (departmental special topics courses do not serve as substitutions).

Research Methods Courses

Honors 420 or any approved departmental research methods course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement,

HON 420

Honors Research Methods

3

ANT 340

Quantitative Methods for Anthropology

3

ANT 350

Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology

3

CHEM 499

Seminar and Research in Chemistry

1- 3

CRJ 380

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

3

MET 376

Meteorological COOP Education

1-12

PHYS 370

Physics - Research I

1- 3

PSY 201

Research Methods in Psychology

3

SOC 361

Methods of Sociological Research I

3

SOC 362

Methods of Sociological Research II

3

STAT 451

Intermediate Applied Statistics

3

UNIV 431

McNair Scholars Research Studies I

2

Internship/Study Abroad Courses

HON 492 is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours. HON 492 or any approved departmental internship, practicum, field work or study abroad course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement.

HON 492

Honors Internship/Study Abroad

1- 4

AFS 399

Community Study Project

1-4

ANT 492

Internship

1-12

ART 492

Internship in Art

1- 5

SLPA Seminar and Field Experience

4

BA 415

International Experience/Study Abroad

1

BAAC 492

Internship in Accounting

3

BACS 492

Internship in Computer Information Systems

1- 3

BAFN 492

Internship in Finance

1- 3

BAMG 492

Internship in Management

3

BAMK 492

Internship in Marketing

3

BIO 492

Internship in Biological Sciences

1- 3

BIO 493

Clinical Internship in Biological Sciences

1- 3

BIO 494

Practicum in College Biological Science Instruction

1- 2

BREW 492

Internship

1-9

COMM 492

Undergraduate Internship

1-10

CRJ 492

Internship

1- 9

CSD 474

Clinical Practicum in Audiology

1

CSD 483

Entry/Primary Speech-Language Pathology Practicum

2

ECLD 401

CLD Practicum

3

ECON 492

Internship in Economics

3- 6

EDEC 490

Early Childhood Student Teaching

6-12

EDFE 444

Supervised Student Teaching

1-15

EDSE 328

Field Experience in Special Education: Elementary

3

EDSE 329

Field Experience in Special Education: Secondary

3

ENG 492

Writing Internship

1-3

ENST 492

Internship in Environmental Studies

1- 4

ESCI 492

Earth Science Internship

1-15

GEOG 392

Field Course in Geography

1- 6

GEOG 492

Internship

1- 6

GEOL 481

Geologic Field Techniques

3

GNDR 492

Internship

3-6

HIST 492

Internship

1- 3

HUSR 492

Internship in Human Services

1-15

INTR 492

Internship for Interpreters

3

JMS 492

Internship

1- 3

LEAD 492

Leadership Internship

3

MAS 450

Internship in Mexican American Studies

4

MUS 450

Seminar in Student Teaching for Music Educators

1

NURS 470

Clinical Practice: Professionalism in Practice

3

PHIL 492

Internship

1- 6

PSCI 392

Internship

1-13

PSY 491

Psychology Field Experience

1- 6

RTH 492

Internship in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality

3-12

SES 492

Internship in Sport and Exercise Science

6-12

SOC 491

Sociology Internship

3- 9

SOC 492

Practicum in Applied Sociology

3- 9

SOC 493

Practicum in Family Studies

3- 9

SOC 494

Research Practicum

3- 6

SOC 496

Study Abroad Experience

3

STEP 464

Secondary Student Teaching

1-14

THEA 401

Practicum in Theatre

1- 4

THEA 450

Design and Technology Practicum

3

THEA 465

Acting Showcase

3

THEA 485

Clinical Experiences II: Secondary Theatre

3

THEA 490

Theatre Arts Student Teaching Seminar

1

WLC 296

Study Abroad Experience

1-3

Honors Capstone — at least 4 credits

Complete the Honors Capstone Curriculum.

Honors Capstone Project Design (2 credits)

Take at least two credits from the following.

HON 351

Junior Honors Seminar

1- 3

or

UNIV 432

McNair Scholars Research Studies II

2

LIB 251

Research as Inquiry: Exploration for Beginning Researchers

1

Notes: HON 351 is repeatable for a maximum of 3 credit hours. Most students enroll in 1 credit of HON351 with 1 credit of LIB251 in the first semester they begin their Honors Capstone - often first semester of their Junior year.

UNIV 432 is restricted to students enrolled in the McNair Scholars Research Program. For more information about the program, see https://

Honors Capstone Project (2 credits)

Note: HON 451 is repeatable with a maximum of 3 credit hours. Students may complete their Capstone Project through HON 451 or any equivalent departmental capstone course on the list below.

HON 451

Senior Honors Research Thesis

1- 3

AFS 490

Seminar in Africana Studies

3

ANT 470

Seminar in Anthropology

3

ASIA 499

Asian Studies Thesis

3

BACS 488

Senior CIS Project

3

CHEM 499

Seminar and Research in Chemistry

1- 3

COMM 491

Communication Theory Capstone

3

CS 497

Senior Project

1- 8

ECON 475

Senior Seminar

3

ENST 491

Senior Capstone

2

GEOG 491

Senior Capstone

2

HIST 480

Seminar in History

3

HIST 580

Seminar in History

3

INTR 450

Senior Capstone

3

MUS 414

Transitional Capstone Course in Music Education

2

NURS 446

Clinical Practice Capstone

5

PHIL 495

Advanced Seminar

3

PHYS 470

Research II

1- 3

PSCI 405

Senior Seminar in American Politics

3

PSCI 415

Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics

3

PSCI 425

Senior Seminar in International Relations

3

PSCI 435

Senior Seminar in Political Philosophy

3

RTH 490

Evaluation and Research in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality

3

SOC 400

Senior Seminar

3

STAT 489

Project in Data Science

2

THEA 454

Theatre Studies Senior Seminar

1

THEA 464

Audition Techniques

3

Every final Honors Capstone project must be approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students who choose a departmental capstone course should consult regularly with the Honors program to ensure they are on track to meet this requirement.

Diploma Recognition

Students who complete the University Honors Program -- including a Capstone Project -- are recognized during commencement ceremonies and receive the designation "University Honors" on both their transcript and their diploma. See the Honors Student Handbook at www.unco.edu/honors for more information.