Honors, Specialized Courses

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Baldwin Honors Program

  • HON 10 / Honors Colloquium (1) - view
    A required colloquium for all first-year students in the Baldwin Honors program. Each year the colloquium will center on a single theme. The colloquium involves discussion of pertinent readings as well as activities and events outside the classroom (e.g. museum exhibitions, performances, site visits, and civic engagement experiences) Required for all first-year honors students.
  • HON 11 / Honors Seminar (4) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Enrollment priority given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors program required for registration. Offered both semesters.
  • HON 12 / Honors Seminar (1) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Fulfills a breath requirement in the Natural Sciences. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment priority: Given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors Program required for registration. Both Semesters.
  • HON 13 / Honors Seminar (4) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Fulfills a breath requirement in the Social Sciences. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment priority: Priority given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors program required for registration.
  • HON 14 / Honors Seminar (4) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Fulfills a breath requirement in the Humanities. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Enrollment priority: Priority given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors program required for registration.
  • HON 15 / Honors Seminar (4) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Fulfills a breath requirement in the Arts. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment priority: Enrollment priority given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors program required for registration.
  • HON 16 / Honors Seminar (4) - view
    Topics to be determined by the instructors, but will be distinctive from regular curricular course offerings. Seminars may be interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary or team taught. Fulfills the interdisciplinary breath requirement. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment priority: Enrollment priority given to students in the Baldwin Honors Program. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors Program required for registration.
  • HON 99 / Honors Across the Curriculum (1-2) - view
    Honors students may take any course in the general curriculum as an Honors course with the prior agreement of the instructor by adding a one-credit module to the course in which the student completes additional work beyond the assigned work in the course. The additional work may consist of reading, writing, research, experimental or creative work as appropriate. The availability of this option for any course is at the discretion of the faculty member. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Permission of the instructor and the Director of the Baldwin Honors Program required for registration.
  • HON 150 / Honors Tutorial (2-4) - view
    Honors students may propose to count an independent study as one of their Honors courses. The independent study may involve research, intensive reading, studio or performance as appropriate to the field or discipline. Proposals must be reviewed and approved for Honors by the advisory committee. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Signature of the Director of the Baldwin Honors Program required for registration.

Specialized Honors Program

  • HON 108 / Pre-Honors Colloquium (2) - view
    Recommended for juniors planning to undertake specialized honors in their senior year. Topics discussed during the weekly colloquium include finding, defining, and sustaining a topic, research methodologies, and approaches to research writing in the various liberal arts disciplines and interdisciplinary areas. In consultation with a faculty adviser, each student constructs an annotated bibliography and produces a thesis prospectus and timetable. The colloquium is organized by the director of the honors program; faculty members from a variety of disciplines join the seminar to lead the discussion on particular topics. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.1 by the beginning of the spring semester junior year. Offered spring semester.
  • HON 109 / Specialized Honors I (4) - view
    Open to students enrolled in specialized honors who wish to earn credit for their work. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
  • HON 110 / Specialized Honors II (4) - view
    Open to students enrolled in specialized honors who wish to earn credit for their work. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.