Honors Foundation Courses
Incoming freshmen are encouraged to choose from one of the “Foundations” courses to fulfill the general education requirement for Honors. They should select courses according to their intended major in the first semester with the Honors Program. Current Honors students may also register for any of these courses. The choices are:
BIOL 151-B003H General Biology I∆±
Professor: Daniel Bergey
Credits: 3
Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00-10:50 AM
Location: Jonas Academic 304
Description: Introductory course for those majoring in biology and microbiology. Presents the concepts of cell biology, evolution, heredity, molecular genetics and ecology.
CHEM 112-B002H General Chemistry I∆±
Professor: Micheal Zehfus
Credits: 3
Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00-11:50
Location: Jonas Academic 308
Description: Introduction to basic principles of chemistry for students needing an extensive background in chemistry.
HUM 100-B001H Introduction to Humanities±
Professor: Gary Groce
Credits: 3
Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-9:50 AM
Location: Jonas Academic 102
Description: Interdisciplinary course introducing students to humanistic knowledge, inquiry, and values by focusing on connections among humanities disciplines.
POLS 100-B002H American Government#±
Professor: Ahrar Ahmad
Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00-12:50 PM
Location: Jonas Academic 304
Description: A study of basic principles of the American system of government with emphasis on problems relating to governmental structure and policies.
PSYC 101-B003H General Psychology*±
Professor: James Hess
Time: Tuesday, Thursday 11:00AM-12:15 PM
Location: Jonas Academic 305
Description: Introductory survey of the field of psychology with consideration of the biological bases of behavior, sensory and perceptual processes, learning and memory, human growth and development, social behavior and normal and abnormal behavior.
*For education majors, %For business majors, #For political science majors, ∆For science majors, ±Overlap for several majors
Required for all Honors Students:
All Honors students who enter the program without previous credit for English 101 should register for:
ENGL 101-B022H Composition I
Professor: Kent Meyers
Credits: 3
Time: Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:15 PM
Location: Jonas Science 168
Description: Practice in skills, research, and documentation needed for effective academic writing. Analysis of a variety of academic and non-academic texts, rhetorical structures, critical thinking, and audience included.
Other Honors courses to consider for the first semester:
FREN 101-B002H Introductory French I
Credits: 4
Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00-1:50 PM
Location: Jonas Academic 104
Description: Fundamentals of language structure and introduction to French culture enabling students to converse, read, and write simple French.
GER 101-B002H Introductory German I
Professor: Constance HubbardCredits: 4
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11:00-11:50 PM
Location: Jonas Academic 104
Description: Becoming sensitized to authentic listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture skills at the elementary level. Introduction to basic functional grammar and sentence structure.
HON 302-B001 Political Doublespeak (Colloquia)
Professor: Andre Reznikov
Credits: 3
Time: Tuesday 4:00-7:00 PM
Location: Meier 202
Description: Examine the use of rhetorical language and Orwellian doublespeak in politics.
MATH 102-B002H College Algebra
Professor: Curtis Card
Credits: 3
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 08:00AM - 08:50AM
Location: Jonas Academic 106
Description: Equations and inequalities; polynomial functions and graphs, exponents, radicals, binomial theorem, zeros of polynomials; systems of equations; exponential, logarithmic, and inverse functions, applications and graphs. Other topics selected from sequences, series, and complex numbers.