University Honors Program Curriculum
NOTE: Starting in Catalog Year FA2023 the Upper Division Honors Program is converted into the University Honors Program with a Capstone Only option. Upper Division Honors is still available to students in Catalog year SP2023 and earlier.
The University Honors curriculum provides students the opportunity to engage in both broad interdisciplinary study and in- depth exploration of a specific topic. It builds on the First Year Experience and culminates in an Honors Capstone project. University Honors Students may complete their Capstone Project within or outside their chosen major.
General Requirements
Complete a total of 12 credits of Honors coursework. At least 6 credits must be upper division. The Honors First Year Experience automatically satisfies 6 of these credits.
Complete at least 4 credits of Honors Capstone requirements and culminating in an Honors Capstone project approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum.
Participate in at least six Honors Connect activities.
Achieve and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.00 UNC GPA.
Lower-Division Honors Courses: up to 6 credits
Note: students who complete the First Year Experience will have already fulfilled 6 credits of Lower Division Honors Coursework and should choose Upper Division Courses from the list below.
Students who did not participate in the First Year Experience may choose up to 6 credits from the following list, though they may also choose courses from the Upper-Division Honors Course list below to satisfy the Honors Coursework requirement.
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UNIV 101 |
Foundations for Learning and Development - Honors Only sections are offered Each Fall. |
3 |
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HON 100 |
Honors Connections Seminar I - This course has varying themes each year. |
3 |
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HON 180 |
Great Ideas in Context LAA2 LAIS |
3 |
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HON 182 |
Confluence of Cultures LAA2 LAMS |
3 |
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HON 185 |
Religions and Worldviews LAA3 |
3 |
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HON 200 |
Honors Connections Seminar II - This course has varying themes each year. |
3 |
Upper-Division Honors Coursework: 6 to 12 credits
All students must complete at least 6 credits (two courses) from the lists below. Students who enter the University Honors Program without completing the Honors First Year Experience may select additional upper-division credits or may choose up to 6 credits of lower division credits from the list above.
Special Topics
Note: HON 395 is repeatable under different subtitles.
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HON 395 |
Honors Special Topics |
3 |
Only Honors Special Topics courses may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement (departmental special topics courses do not serve as substitutions).
Research Methods Courses
Honors 420 or any approved departmental research methods course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement,
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HON 420 |
Honors Research Methods |
3 |
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ANT 340 |
Quantitative Methods for Anthropology |
3 |
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ANT 350 |
Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
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CHEM 499 |
Seminar and Research in Chemistry |
1- 3 |
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CRJ 380 |
Research Methods in Criminal Justice |
3 |
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MET 376 |
Meteorological COOP Education |
1-12 |
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PHYS 370 |
Physics - Research I |
1- 3 |
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PSY 201 |
Research Methods in Psychology |
3 |
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SOC 361 |
Methods of Sociological Research I |
3 |
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SOC 362 |
Methods of Sociological Research II |
3 |
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STAT 451 |
Intermediate Applied Statistics |
3 |
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UNIV 431 |
McNair Scholars Research Studies I |
2 |
Internship/Study Abroad Courses
HON 492 is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours. HON 492 or any approved departmental internship, practicum, field work or study abroad course on the list below may be used to fulfill the Honors Coursework requirement.
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HON 492 |
Honors Internship/Study Abroad |
1- 4 |
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AFS 399 |
Community Study Project |
1-4 |
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ANT 492 |
Internship |
1-12 |
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ART 492 |
Internship in Art |
1- 5 |
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SLPA Seminar and Field Experience |
4 |
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BA 415 |
International Experience/Study Abroad |
1 |
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BAAC 492 |
Internship in Accounting |
3 |
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BACS 492 |
Internship in Computer Information Systems |
1- 3 |
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BAFN 492 |
Internship in Finance |
1- 3 |
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BAMG 492 |
Internship in Management |
3 |
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BAMK 492 |
Internship in Marketing |
3 |
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BIO 492 |
Internship in Biological Sciences |
1- 3 |
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BIO 493 |
Clinical Internship in Biological Sciences |
1- 3 |
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BIO 494 |
Practicum in College Biological Science Instruction |
1- 2 |
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BREW 492 |
Internship |
1-9 |
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COMM 492 |
Undergraduate Internship |
1-10 |
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CRJ 492 |
Internship |
1- 9 |
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CSD 474 |
Clinical Practicum in Audiology |
1 |
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CSD 483 |
Entry/Primary Speech-Language Pathology Practicum |
2 |
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ECLD 401 |
CLD Practicum |
3 |
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ECON 492 |
Internship in Economics |
3- 6 |
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EDEC 490 |
Early Childhood Student Teaching |
6-12 |
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EDFE 444 |
Supervised Student Teaching |
1-15 |
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EDSE 328 |
Field Experience in Special Education: Elementary |
3 |
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EDSE 329 |
Field Experience in Special Education: Secondary |
3 |
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ENG 492 |
Writing Internship |
1-3 |
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ENST 492 |
Internship in Environmental Studies |
1- 4 |
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ESCI 492 |
Earth Science Internship |
1-15 |
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GEOG 392 |
Field Course in Geography |
1- 6 |
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GEOG 492 |
Internship |
1- 6 |
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GEOL 481 |
Geologic Field Techniques |
3 |
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GNDR 492 |
Internship |
3-6 |
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HIST 492 |
Internship |
1- 3 |
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HUSR 492 |
Internship in Human Services |
1-15 |
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INTR 492 |
Internship for Interpreters |
3 |
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JMS 492 |
Internship |
1- 3 |
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LEAD 492 |
Leadership Internship |
3 |
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MAS 450 |
Internship in Mexican American Studies |
4 |
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MUS 450 |
Seminar in Student Teaching for Music Educators |
1 |
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NURS 470 |
Clinical Practice: Professionalism in Practice |
3 |
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PHIL 492 |
Internship |
1- 6 |
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PSCI 392 |
Internship |
1-13 |
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PSY 491 |
Psychology Field Experience |
1- 6 |
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RTH 492 |
Internship in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality |
3-12 |
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SES 492 |
Internship in Sport and Exercise Science |
6-12 |
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SOC 491 |
Sociology Internship |
3- 9 |
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SOC 492 |
Practicum in Applied Sociology |
3- 9 |
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SOC 493 |
Practicum in Family Studies |
3- 9 |
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SOC 494 |
Research Practicum |
3- 6 |
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SOC 496 |
Study Abroad Experience |
3 |
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STEP 464 |
Secondary Student Teaching |
1-14 |
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THEA 401 |
Practicum in Theatre |
1- 4 |
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THEA 450 |
Design and Technology Practicum |
3 |
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THEA 465 |
Acting Showcase |
3 |
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THEA 485 |
Clinical Experiences II: Secondary Theatre |
3 |
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THEA 490 |
Theatre Arts Student Teaching Seminar |
1 |
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WLC 296 |
Study Abroad Experience |
1-3 |
Honors Capstone — at least 4 credits
Complete the Honors Capstone Curriculum.
Honors Capstone Project Design (2 credits)
Take at least two credits from the following.
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HON 351 |
Junior Honors Seminar |
1- 3 |
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UNIV 432 |
McNair Scholars Research Studies II |
2 |
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LIB 251 |
Research as Inquiry: Exploration for Beginning Researchers |
1 |
Notes: HON 351 is repeatable for a maximum of 3 credit hours. Most students enroll in 1 credit
of HON351 with 1 credit of LIB251 in the first semester they begin their Honors Capstone
- often first semester of their Junior year.
UNIV 432 is restricted to students enrolled in the McNair Scholars Research Program. For more information about the program, see https://www.unco.edu/mcnair/.
Honors Capstone Project (2 credits)
Note: HON 451 is repeatable with a maximum of 3 credit hours. Students may complete their Capstone Project through HON 451 or any equivalent departmental capstone course on the list below.
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HON 451 |
Senior Honors Research Thesis |
1- 3 |
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AFS 490 |
Seminar in Africana Studies |
3 |
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ANT 470 |
Seminar in Anthropology |
3 |
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ASIA 499 |
Asian Studies Thesis |
3 |
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BACS 488 |
Senior CIS Project |
3 |
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CHEM 499 |
Seminar and Research in Chemistry |
1- 3 |
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COMM 491 |
Communication Theory Capstone |
3 |
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CS 497 |
Senior Project |
1- 8 |
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ECON 475 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
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ENST 491 |
Senior Capstone |
2 |
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GEOG 491 |
Senior Capstone |
2 |
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HIST 480 |
Seminar in History |
3 |
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HIST 580 |
Seminar in History |
3 |
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INTR 450 |
Senior Capstone |
3 |
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MUS 414 |
Transitional Capstone Course in Music Education |
2 |
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NURS 446 |
Clinical Practice Capstone |
5 |
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PHIL 495 |
Advanced Seminar |
3 |
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PHYS 470 |
Research II |
1- 3 |
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PSCI 405 |
Senior Seminar in American Politics |
3 |
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PSCI 415 |
Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics |
3 |
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PSCI 425 |
Senior Seminar in International Relations |
3 |
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PSCI 435 |
Senior Seminar in Political Philosophy |
3 |
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RTH 490 |
Evaluation and Research in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality |
3 |
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SOC 400 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
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STAT 489 |
Project in Data Science |
2 |
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THEA 454 |
Theatre Studies Senior Seminar |
1 |
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THEA 464 |
Audition Techniques |
3 |
Every final Honors Capstone project must be approved by the Honors Program and presented in a public forum to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students who choose a departmental capstone course should consult regularly with the Honors program to ensure they are on track to meet this requirement.
Diploma Recognition
Students who complete the University Honors Program -- including a Capstone Project -- are recognized during commencement ceremonies and receive the designation "University Honors" on both their transcript and their diploma. See the Honors Student Handbook at www.unco.edu/honors for more information.
