Specialized Honors Courses

HON 397 - Formerly 108 - Pre-Honors Colloquium (2): 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 410 - Formerly 109 - Specialized Honors I (4): 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 411 - Formerly 110 - Specialized Honors II (4): Open to students enrolled in specialized honors who wish to earn credit for their work.
Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.