(4-Year Curriculum: 38-46 units/36 Units GE; Transfer Curriculum: 12-20 units/9 units GE)
(13 units)
Complete these four required GE courses (or their equivalent, with permission of program co-director):
- COMM 2005 - Honors Communication Seminar
- ENGL 1005 - Honors Composition
- HONS 1010 - Reading Seminar in the Humanities
- PHIL 2005 - Honors Critical Thinking
Choose one of the following discussion seminars:
- HONS 1020 - Mathematical Connections
- HONS 1960 - Honors Colloquium: Issues and Advocacy
Additional course options with special Honors sections that meet GE requirements:
- HIST 2600 - Problems in U.S. History (Honors section) Typically offered in Spring
- PSCI 1201 - American Government
(7 units)
- HONS 2010 - Reading Seminar in the Social Sciences
- HONS 2850 - Honors Service Learning Project
- HONS 2990 - Sophomore Seminar: Human and Social Institutions
(10-12 units)
Complete these three required GE courses (or their equivalent, with approval of program co-director):
- HONS 3000 - Intellectual Methods in the Humanities
- HONS 3050 - Methods of Discovery
- HONS 3100 - Methods of Inquiry in the Sciences
Complete Research Sequence:
-
HONS 3990 - Capstone Research Proposal (1 unit) Typically offered in Spring
(2-8 units)
Fall IV:
-
HONS 4200 - Senior Colloquium (for McNair Scholars) (1 unit)
-
HONS 3500 - Information/Research Analysis (3 units)
Choose one of the following (optional, with approval of faculty research mentor):
-
HONS 4990 - Honors Thesis
or
-
HONS 4995 - Honors Capstone Project
or
- Discipline-based Senior Thesis
Spring IV:
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HONS 4960 - Honors Presentation Seminar
Choose one of the following (optional, with approval of faculty research mentor):
-
HONS 4990 - Honors Thesis
or
-
HONS 4995 - Honors Capstone Project
or
- Discipline-based Senior Thesis
Note:
*Students may earn up to 6 units for completing the Honors Thesis or Senior Capstone Project.
*Students have the option of completing a senior thesis paper for 3 units in lieu of a full thesis.
Updated: August 15, 2023