During each semester of the first three years, Honors Scholars concurrently enroll in three different types of Honors College courses — a lecture course, a writing seminar, and one or two discussion seminars.
The Special Topics courses in the fourth (optional) year are electives on different topics. The Senior Thesis during the fourth year is also an elective, and it can either be a one- or two-semester project.
The plan below outlines the Honors College courses taken each semester for all students except those with majors in the College of Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Nursing majors, and Bachelor of Science in Education majors (both (K-6) and (7-12)).
| Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | HNRS 1410 Honors Chronology: Ancient HNRS 1300 Honors Topics: Story & History HNRS 1020 Honors Writing I HNRS 1030 Honors Lecture I |
HNRS 1440 Honors Chronology: Medieval HNRS 1380 Honors Topics: Faith, Reason & Romance HNRS 1050 Honors Writing II HNRS 1060 Honors Lecture II |
| Second Year | HNRS 2410 Honors Chronology: Early Modern HNRS 2300 Honors Topics: Theology & Psychology HNRS 2020 Honors Writing III HNRS 2030 Honors Lecture III |
HNRS 2440 Honors Chronology: The Last 300 Years HNRS 2380 Honors Topics: Person & Society HNRS 2050 Honors Writing IV HNRS 2060 Honors Lecture IV |
| Third Year | HNRS 3410 Honors Topics: Life & Death HNRS 3380 Honors Topics: Natural Philosophy HNRS 3020 Honors Writing V HNRS 3030 Honors Lecture V HNRS 3135 Honors Laboratory |
HNRS 3740 The Story of Scripture HNRS 3050 Honors Writing VI HNRS 3060 Honors Lecture VI |
| Fourth Year (optional) |
HNRS 4310 Special Topics HNRS 4330 Special Topics HNRS 4398 Senior Thesis |
HNRS 4320 Special Topics HNRS 4340 Special Topics HNRS 4399 Senior Thesis |
Honors College Core Curriculum
Students with majors in the College of Science and Engineering follow pathways that are tailored to enable them to complete all the Honors College requirements over four years instead of the standard three.
Students majoring in education or nursing follow pathways that are tailored to enable them to complete all the Honors College requirements in two years instead of the standard three.