First Years Honors Schedule

What your schedule should look like as a first-year Honors College Student

First year Honors College students take a mix of Honors and traditional classes. The Honors College classes are designed to fulfil multiple general education requirements, meaning you can complete you general education requirements more efficiently — giving you more time to take courses that you really want to take (more details below). Here is an example of a course schedule for a first-year Honors College Student:

FALL SEMESTER

    • ENGL 101H: Honors Rhetoric (3 credits)
    • HNRS 125: Biblical and Classical Roots 1 (3 credits)
    • HRNS 115: Honors Seminar (0 credits)
    • Other courses you choose in Honors, your major, or general education (6-12 credits)

SPRING SEMESTER

    • ENGL 102H:  (3 credits)
    • HNRS 126: Biblical and Classical Roots 2 (3 credits)
    • HRNS 115: Honors Seminar (0 credits)
    • Other courses you choose in Honors, your major, or general education (6-12 credits)

NOTE: ENGL 101H counts for both the ENGL 101 and the COMM 105 requirement (the one class fulfils two general education requirements. HNRS 125 Biblical and Classical Roots I fulfils the requirements for LITR and HMNT; HNRS 126 Biblical and Classical Roots II fulfils the requirements for HIST and Social Sciences. That means that just 9 credits of Honors core general education fulfills the requirements of 21 credits of traditional program general education. That leaves more time for some of the other Honors College electives that are required in later years.