University Honors Program First Semester Guide 

Students accepted to the University Honors Program should follow these guidelines for their first semester in the Honors program. We encourage students interested in the University Honors Program to explore our website and learn about the Honors application process.  

Honors Experiential Learning Courses

Honors Experiential Learning courses engage students in thoughtfully structured, high-impact forms of applied learning through research and discovery, global and community engagement, and interdisciplinary problem-solving. 

During their first two years, all Honors students are required to take at least one Honors Experiential Learning course. The options highlighted below are a great place to start exploring, but they don’t represent the full selection. You can find the complete list of Spring 2027 Honors courses and full course descriptions on the Honors Courses webpage.

• HONR 1350 (BLS): Integrated Life Science: Our Place in the Natural World and Ecology of Our Changing World
• HONR 2000: Honors Workshop: Generative AI Literacy
• HONR 2100 Research I: Mentored Research Experiences in Biological Engineering
  • Open to all engineering majors, with research focused on biological engineering
• HONR 2200: Honors Research II: Mentored Research in Behavioral Economics
  • Highly recommended for psychology, behavioral neuroscience, veterinary medicine, and pre-med students
  • Please reach out to your Honors Academic Advisor to be authorized for this course.
• HONR 3010 (DSC/QI): Investigating the Impact of Undergraduate Research on Cognition
• HONR 3030 (DSS/QI): Investigating the Impact of Undergraduate Research on Cognition
• HONR 3030 (DSS): The Engineer in the World
• ANTH 3390 (H): Objects of War
• HIST 3390 (H): Objects of War
• BIOL 1625 (H): Biology II Laboratory
• ENGL 2010 (H) (CL2): Research and Argument Across Perspectives
• PI 2010 (H) (BHU): Introduction to Peacebuilding

Pre-semester Honors Preparation

After registering for classes, Honors students will be added to the Honors Experience Canvas course and receive detailed instructions for completing the following pre-semester preparation tasks by November 15th.  

Students will learn more about the Honors Program and prepare for their first semester by completing all assignments in Module 1:

• First-Year Honors Preparation Quiz
• Honors 4-Year Advising Plan
• Pre-Program Advising Appointment: Schedule and attend a meeting with your Honors Academic Advisor to review your four-year plan no later than January 11th.