Honors Program Classes
Honors classes differ in kind from other classes. They are usually smaller; they involve more interaction with the instructor; they
encourage independent work and collaboration among students and between students and professors. Often professors in
honors courses see themselves more as facilitators than as instructors or lecturers, and, when possible, guide students to work
with primary materials. Honors classes ask students to explore course work more actively and intensively, but students are not
evaluated on a more demanding grading scale than in other courses.
Recognition
Honors Program Graduates are honored with a certificate at ASU's Honors Night, and their diplomas and transcripts carry the
designation Honors Program Graduate.
Program Requirements
To earn recognition as an ASU Honors Program Graduate, a student accepted into the program must complete the
requirements below and have an overall GPA of 3.4. Should the GPA drop below the required 3.4, the student will be
allowed to continue in the program on probationary status as long as the GPA does not drop below 3.2, and as long as it is
reasonable to expect that the GPA will rise to the 3.4 required at graduation.
Freshman/Sophomore Requirement: 5 courses - 15 semester hours
HONR 1010: Honors Introductory Seminar: The Nature of Inquiry
(and)
4 Honors Sections of Core Courses. A section of HONR 1900 can count as one of
these four. One of the
four must be multicultural or interdisciplinary.
Junior/Senior Requirement:
HONR 3900: Honors Seminar: Breaking Boundaries - 3 semester hours
One upper division honors elective to be selected from the following:
* a second section of HONR 3900,
* a departmental honors course (departmentally approved independent study
or a regular departmental offering with an additional honors component), or
*an approved honors alternative - 3 semester hours
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