Each fall and spring, Honors offers five to six Advanced Elective seminars, making it possible for students to choose courses from a wide array of topics and disciplinary approaches. To complete Honors, students must take a total of three seminars after completing the Freshman Sequence. Transfer students who have completed the core curriculum, typically take a total of four seminars. The seminars are limited to 16 students and run only once. Each semester, an entirely new set of topics is announced. Below is a sample of seminars offered recently:
Earn Distinction in Honors: Any final project for an Honors advanced elective may be expanded, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, into a substantial paper. Review of the paper by the faculty mentor and presentation at a year-end Honors symposium are required to achieve Distinction in Honors at graduation. Interested students should contact their Honors advisor.