TRACK 1: HONORS INTERDISCIPLINARY

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I. Honors Core Requirements (26 Credits)

(Equivalent to General Education Requirements)

HNRS 115 - Honors Seminar Credits: 0
INTD 105H - Honors First-Year Experience Credits: 1
HLSC Health elective Credits: 2
PEAC Physical Education elective Credits: 1
ENGL 101H - Honors Rhetoric Credits: 3
Note: Covers ENGL 101 and COMM 105 requirements
ENGL 102 - Research and Literature Credits: 3
HNRS 125 - Biblical and Classical Roots I Credits: 3
HNRS 126 - Biblical and Classical Roots II Credits: 3
RELB 160 - Jesus and the Gospels Credits: 3
- or -
RELT 160 - Introduction to Religion Credits: 3
- or -
RELT 250 - Principles of Christian Faith Credits: 3
HNRS 2XX - Technology and Ethics Credits: 3
Note: Course in development. CPTR 105 - Introduction to Computers and INSY 110 - Computer Concepts I are equivalent in transition
MATH Mathematics elective Credits: 4

- HONORS CORE TOTAL (26 Credits) -

II. Honors Leadership and Service (6 Credits)

HNRS 200 - Service learning elective Credits: 3
Note: Service learning elective course must be approved by Honors College. (Must be at the 200 level) PLST 220H will fulfill this requirement.
HNRS 315 - Leadership and Service I: Service Credits: 1
HNRS 316 - Leadership and Service II: Leadership Credits: 1
HNRS 317 - Leadership and Service III: Internship Credits: 1

III. Honors Interdisciplinary Courses (25-29 Credits)

Honors students need to take seven Honors elective courses and produce a capstone thesis, for a total of eight courses. Courses can be cross-listed in multiple subjects, and for both lower and upper division credit, as needed.

At least six credit hours of designated “learning-on-location” courses are required. These would include courses focused on resources in Washington, D.C., in the United Kingdom, study tours, or Adventist Colleges Abroad language programs.

Honors courses not listed with prefix HNRS are denoted with an “H” at the end of the course number. For example, a regular RELT Topics course would be listed as RELT 294, whereas an Honors RELT Topics course would be listed as RELT 294H.

Students do not need to take an Honors elective in the area of their selected major.

Honors interdisciplinary Science Credits: 4
Honors interdisciplinary Religion Credits: 9
Honors interdisciplinary History Credits: 3
Honors interdisciplinary Literature Credits: 3
HNRS 499 - Honors Thesis Credits: 3
Additional Honors Interdisciplinary electives Credits: 3-7

IV. Required Cognate (0-12 Credits)

Intermediate level foreign language Credits: 0-12
Note: Minimum grade of “C” required. NOTE: Competency based. May have requirement waived through exam or receive credits through challenge exam.

- HONORS INTERDISCIPLINARY TRACK TOTAL (31-47 Credits) - Sections II, III & IV -

(beyond the Honors Core)

V. Selected Major

Total credits will vary depending on what program students are undertaking for their major.

VI. Electives

Number of elective credits will vary. Minimum total credits required for graduation is 120. Credits remaining after Honors Core, Honors Interdisciplinary Track and student’s selected major requirements have been met will be the number of elective credits needed.