University Honors Program Curriculum

NOTE: Starting in Catalog Year FA2023 the Upper Division Honors Program is converted into the University Honors Program with a Capstone Only option.  Upper Division Honors is still available to students in Catalog year SP2023 and earlier.

The University Honors curriculum provides students the opportunity to engage in both broad interdisciplinary study and in- depth exploration of a specific topic. It builds on the First Year Experience and culminates in an Honors Capstone project. University Honors Students may complete their Capstone Project within or outside their chosen major.

General Requirements

Complete a total of 12 credits of Honors coursework. At least 6 credits must be upper division. The Honors First Year Experience automatically satisfies 6 of these credits.

Complete at least 4 credits of Honors Capstone requirements and culminating in an Honors Capstone project approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum.

Participate in at least six Honors Connect activities.

Achieve and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.00 UNC GPA.

Lower-Division Honors Courses: up to 6 credits

Note: students who complete the First Year Experience will have already fulfilled 6 credits of Lower Division Honors Coursework and should choose Upper Division Courses from the list below.

Students who did not participate in the First Year Experience may choose up to 6 credits from the following list, though they may also choose courses from the Upper-Division Honors Course list below to satisfy the Honors Coursework requirement.

UNIV 101	Foundations for Learning and Development	3
HON 100	Honors Connections Seminar I	3
HON 180	Great Ideas in Context LAA2 LAIS	3
HON 182	Confluence of Cultures LAA2 LAMS	3
HON 185	Religions and Worldviews	3
HON 200	Honors Connections Seminar II	3

Upper-Division Honors Coursework: 6 to 12 credits

All students must complete at least 6 credits (two courses) from the lists below. Students who enter the University Honors Program without completing the Honors First Year Experience may select additional upper-division credits or may choose up to 6 credits of lower division credits from the list above.

Special Topics

Note: HON 395 is repeatable under different subtitles.

HON 395

Honors Special Topics

3

Only Honors Special Topics courses may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement (departmental special topics courses do not serve as substitutions).

Research Methods Courses

Honors 420 or any approved departmental research methods course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement,

HON 420	Honors Research Methods	3
ANT 340	Quantitative Methods for Anthropology	3
ANT 350	Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology	3
CHEM 499	Seminar and Research in Chemistry	1- 3
CRJ 380	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	3
MET 376	Meteorological COOP Education	1-12
PHYS 370	Research I	1- 3
PSY 201	Research Methods in Psychology	3
SOC 361	Methods of Sociological Research I	3
SOC 362	Methods of Sociological Research II	3
STAT 451	Intermediate Applied Statistics	3
UNIV 431	McNair Scholars Research Studies I	2

Internship/Study Abroad Courses

HON 492 is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours. HON 492 or any approved departmental internship, practicum, field work or study abroad course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement.

HON 492	Honors Internship/Study Abroad	1- 4
AFS 399	Community Study Project	1-4
ANT 492	Internship	1-12
ART 492	Internship in Art	1- 5
CSD 473	SLPA Seminar and Field Experience	4
BA 415	International Experience/Study Abroad	1
BAAC 492	Internship in Accounting	3
BACS 492	Internship in Computer Information Systems	1- 3
BAFN 492	Internship in Finance	1- 3
BAMG 492	Internship in Management	3
BAMK 492	Internship in Marketing	3
BIO 492	Internship in Biological Sciences	1- 3
BIO 493	Clinical Internship in Biological Sciences	1- 3
BIO 494	Practicum in College Biological Science Instruction	1- 2
BREW 492	Internship	1-9
COMM 492	Undergraduate Internship	1-10
CRJ 492	Internship	1- 9
CSD 474	Clinical Practicum in Audiology	1

CSD 483	Entry/Primary Speech-Language Pathology Practicum	2
ECLD 401	CLD Practicum	3
ECON 492	Internship in Economics	3- 6
EDEC 490	Early Childhood Student Teaching	6-12
EDFE 444	Supervised Student Teaching	1-15
EDSE 328	Field Experience in Special Education: Elementary	3
EDSE 329	Field Experience in Special Education: Secondary	3
ENG 492	Writing Internship	1-3
ENST 492	Internship in Environmental Studies	1- 4
ESCI 492	Earth Science Internship	1-15
GEOG 392	Field Course in Geography	1- 6
GEOG 492	Internship	1- 6
GEOL 481	Geologic Field Techniques	3
GNDR 492	Internship	3-6
HIST 492	Internship	1- 3
HUSR 492	Internship in Human Services	1-15
INTR 492	Internship for Interpreters	3
JMS 492	Internship	1- 3
LEAD 492	Leadership Internship	3
MAS 450	Internship in Mexican American Studies	4
MUS 450	Seminar in Student Teaching for Music Educators	1
NURS 470	Clinical Practice: Professionalism in Practice	3
PHIL 492	Internship	1- 6
PSCI 392	Internship	1-13
PSY 491	Psychology Field Experience	1- 6
RTH 492	Internship in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality	3-12
SES 492	Internship in Sport and Exercise Science	6-12
SOC 491	Sociology Internship	3- 9
SOC 492	Practicum in Applied Sociology	3- 9
SOC 493	Practicum in Family Studies	3- 9
SOC 494	Research Practicum	3- 6
SOC 496	Study Abroad Experience	3
STEP 464	Secondary Student Teaching	1-14
THEA 401	Practicum in Theatre	1- 4
THEA 450	Design and Technology Practicum	3
THEA 465	Acting Showcase	3

THEA 485	Clinical Experiences II: Secondary Theatre	3
THEA 490	Theatre Arts Student Teaching Seminar	1
WLC 296	Study Abroad Experience	1-3

Honors Capstone — at least 4 credits

Complete the Honors Capstone Curriculum.

Honors Capstone Project Design (2 credits)

Take at least two credits from the following.

HON 351	Junior Honors Seminar	1- 3
	or
UNIV 432	McNair Scholars Research Studies II	2
LIB 251	Research as Inquiry: Exploration for Beginning Researchers	1

Notes: HON 351 is repeatable for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

UNIV 432 is restricted to students enrolled in the McNair Scholars Research Program. For more information about the program, see https://www.unco.edu/mcnair/.

Honors Capstone Project (2 credits)

Note: HON 451 is repeatable with a maximum of 3 credit hours. Students may complete their Capstone Project through HON 451 or any equivalent departmental capstone course on the list below.

HON 451

Senior Honors Research Thesis

1- 3

AFS 490	Seminar in Africana Studies	3
ANT 470	Seminar in Anthropology	3
ASIA 499	Asian Studies Thesis	3
BACS 488	Senior CIS Project	3
CHEM 499	Seminar and Research in Chemistry	1- 3
COMM 491	Communication Theory Capstone	3
CS 497	Senior Project	1- 8
ECON 475	Senior Seminar	3
ENST 491	Senior Capstone	2
GEOG 491	Senior Capstone	2
HIST 480	Seminar in History	3
HIST 580	Seminar in History	3
INTR 450	Senior Capstone	3
MUS 414	Transitional Capstone Course in Music Education	2
NURS 446	Clinical Practice Capstone	5
PHIL 495	Advanced Seminar	3
PHYS 470	Research II	1- 3
PSCI 405	Senior Seminar in American Politics	3
PSCI 415	Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics	3
PSCI 425	Senior Seminar in International Relations	3
PSCI 435	Senior Seminar in Political Philosophy	3
RTH 490	Evaluation and Research in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality	3
SOC 400	Senior Seminar	3
STAT 489	Project in Data Science	2
THEA 454	Theatre Studies Senior Seminar	1
THEA 464	Audition Techniques	3

Every final Honors Capstone project must be approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students who choose a departmental capstone course should consult regularly with the Honors program to ensure they are on track to meet this requirement.

Diploma Recognition

Students who complete the University Honors Program -- including a Capstone Project -- are recognized during commencement ceremonies and receive the designation "University Honors" on both their transcript and their diploma. See the Honors Student Handbook at www.unco.edu/honors for more information.