Honors, College of Health and Human Services Honors Program

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Advisement for the program is available from the Clarke Honors College .

Curriculum

The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Honors Program offers a variety of enhanced courses to satisfy the interests of honors students in the College. Enhanced courses are available to students admitted to any CHHS program with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Full course descriptions for Honors unique topics courses can be found on the Clarke Honors College webpage.

Grading Requirements for the Honors Program

All courses used to fulfill Honors Program requirements must be completed with a C or better; HONR 495 and HONR 499 must be completed with a B or better. Honors courses cannot be taken pass/fail except where indicated.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Honors Curriculum

* May be used to fulfill a General Education requirement.

** Honors-designated sections are those courses that are offered exclusively to students in the Honors College. They are indicated by an H following the course number. IHHS Honors-designated courses are preferred, if available. CHHS majors courses may be Honors-designated sections or Honors-contracted courses. Student must choose the major course that coincides with their discipline.

*** Honors-contracted courses are those in which the instructor of a non-Honors section of a course provides the student with graded enrichment assignments that are not included in the regular course. Students may take four credits maximum of Honors-contracted courses (typically, one course).

**** Honors-designated activities include, but are not limited to, participation in a pre-approved study abroad experience. Honors-designated activities must be approved by the College of Health and Human Services Honors Program faculty director and the dean of the Honors College.

General Education Requirements Fulfilled by the College of Health and Human Services

Depending on your course choices, you may be able to use honors requirements to fulfill general education requirements. Please discuss with your advisor.

Complete the Following (11-12 credits):

IHHS Honors-designated courses are preferred, if available. CHHS majors courses may be Honors-designated sections or Honors-contracted courses. Student must choose the major course that coincides with their discipline.

HONR 111 - Freshmen Research Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit * *
IHHS Honors-designated course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit (preferred, if available)**
OR
Honors-designated Social Work Major Course 4 hours credit**
OR
Honors-designated Nursing Major Course 3-4 hour credits**
OR
Honors-designated School of Health Science Major Course 3-4 hour credits**
HLSC 106 - Lifestyle Behaviors for Personal Health and Wellness 4 Hour(s) Credit *

Complete At Least 2 Honors Electives (Minimum of 6 credits):

CHHS majors courses may be Honors-designated sections or Honors-contracted courses. Student must choose the major course that coincides with their discipline.

HONR 211 - Humanity in Con(TEXT) 4 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 212 - Issues in the Natural Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 311 - Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit
1 Honors Science Course 4 Hour(s) Credit* (Science courses may be from the following departments/programs: Biological Sciences Chemistry and Physics)
1 Honors Math Course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *
Honors-designated CHHS Major Course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit **
HONR-contracted course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit***
HONR-designated activities 3-4 Hour(s) Credit****

Complete Courses from Group 1 OR Group 2 (4-5 credits):

Group 1

Student must choose IHHS section of HONR 312 . HONR 312 must be taken the semester PRIOR to HONR 499 .

Student must be concurrently enrolled in HONR 499 AND a clinical, internship or practicum, which includes field work in their chosen CHHS major.

HONR 312 - Honors Research/Creative Project 1 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 499 - College of Health and Human Services Honors Interprofessional Collaboration Experiential Capstone 3 Hour(s) Credit **

Group 2

HONR 490 - Honors Thesis Preparation 1 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 495 - Honors Thesis 3-4 Hour(s) Credit