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Honors Checksheet (PDF) |
HONORS COLLEGE
REQUIREMENTS
The Honors College provides
a four-year curriculum for students of high ability and initiative. This
curriculum satisfies the University Graduation Requirements and represents
one-quarter to one-third of the student's undergraduate program. The Honors
curriculum works together with the student's major to provide a breadth
of knowledge and skills in critical thinking, writing, independent research,
oral presentation, and teamwork.
The Honors College accepts Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Running Start, and transfer credit work. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis in consultation with an Honors advisor. A minimum cumulative gradepoint average of 3.2 must be maintained in order to graduate through Honors. In addition, students must complete at least 14 graded credits in the Honors College curriculum. The following information is provided to further explain the "Honors College Checksheet" which appears on this page.
English Requirements: All students are required to complete English 198, Honors Composition, and English 199, Honors Literature, unless they already have AP, IB, or transfer credit for English 101 and/or English 108. Students who enter WSU with credit for English 101 through AP or transfer work are strongly encouraged to register for English 298, Honors Writing and Research.
Social Sciences:
Honors offers seven Honors social science courses - Anthropology, Comparative
Ethnic Studies, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and
Sociology. The regular curriculum requires students to complete three
of these courses. Students in the Foreign Language Option complete only
two social science courses.
Science: All Honors students are required to complete
a 4 credit physical science course with a lab and a 4 credit biological
science course with a lab. Science 198, The Sciences for Honors Students
I, and Science 199, The Sciences for Honors Students II, will fulfill
this requirement for non-science majors including the liberal arts, business,
and education. See an Honors advisor if you have questions about the appropriateness
of these courses for your major. Science majors and some majors in Engineering
require specific courses such as Biology 106 or Chemistry 105.
Honors Seminar: In an Honors seminar, no more than 14 students meet once a week with a professor to discuss selected topics in depth. The focus is on critical thinking, group discussion, reading, and class interaction. Topics vary each semester. Philosophy 198 or Humanities 198 may be taken in lieu of the Honors Seminar.
Upper Division Honors Courses: UH 330, "Western Civilization," is recommended for the Junior year and focuses on some aspect of Western Europe or the United States. UH 350, "Global Civilization," is also recommended for the Junior year and focuses on some aspect of Latin America, Asia, Africa, or the Middle East. Students are also required to take either UH 410 "Domain of the Sciences" which is an interdisciplinary science course or UH 440 "Domain of the Arts," which is an interdisciplinary arts course. Science and Engineering majors are strongly encouraged to take UH 440 “Domain of the Arts,” and non-science majors are encouraged to take UH 410 “Domain of the Sciences.”
Honors Thesis
Project: Students complete three credits of an Honors Thesis
or Project under the mentorship of a university faculty member. This independent
work concludes with a 20 page paper and a public presentation of the project.
Click on Thesis
Project to find more information about how to fulfill the Honors thesis
requirement.