Curriculum and Course Policies

Requirements for Honors Academy Graduation

Core Curriculum4 CR:
Service Project0 CR
HN250 – Honors Leadership Seminar2 CR
HN410 – Honors Capstone Seminar: Enduring Questions2 CR

Complete one of the following pathways:

Pathway 1: Extended Research Project6 CR:
HN299 – Intro to Undergraduate Research2 CR
HN303 – Honors Scholarship I2 CR
HN304 – Honors Scholarship II2 CR
Pathway 2: Enduring Questions: Take 3 of the following:6 CR:
HN305A – Topical Honors Seminar: Topic 12 CR
HN305B – Topical Honors Seminar: Topic 22 CR
HN299 – Intro to Undergraduate Research2 CR
Pathway 3: Combination of Research and Enduring Questions6 CR:
HN299 – Intro to Undergraduate Research2 CR
HN303 – Honors Scholarship I2 CR
HN305 – Topical Honors Seminar2 CR
(*HN305 is repeatable 2 times for 4 Credits in the Honors Academy; additional repetitions count toward University Elective Credit.)
*Note: All honors (HN) classes are on a 5.0 scale.
*Note: Freshmen in the Honors Academy should take the Honors section of FYE100.

Grading System

The Honors Academy awards weighted grades; a grade of “A” will contribute 5 points to calculation of the GPA, rather than the traditional 4 points. Thus, heightened expectations exist for the quality of performance by an Honors Academy student who earns an “A.” This course will have a notation of honors grade on the transcript. The following scale is used to ensure that only extraordinary work receives a grade of:

HA = 95–100%
HB = 85–94%
HC = 77–84%
HD = 69–76%
Below a 69% = F (no HF is available)
It is important to understand that a B in a HN class is numerically equivalent to an A in a regular course.
If you withdraw from a class and receive either a W or a WF, those hours will count toward your scholarship credit load.

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