Honors Excel Courses (HMAs)
Undergraduate Honors students may complete an Honors Mentoring Agreement (HMA) associated with the completion of a graduate course at USU. With faculty permission, Honors students may enroll in existing graduate courses, allowing them to explore the option of graduate school and work with top USU faculty and graduate students. Students must complete all assignments on time and pass the course to earn Honors points.
Please note that students earn Honors points for Honors Excel courses only if they submit an approved/signed HMA proposal before the course begins and HMA completion documentation upon finishing the course. The final product for Honors Excel HMAs can be a required course project. While not exhaustive, the list below identifies some graduate courses with faculty who may welcome qualified Honors student enrollment. Course enrollment for Honors students is approved by the instructor on an individual basis.
More courses may be added to this list in the future. Course descriptions can be found in USU’s General Catalog.
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor Name | Instructional Method | Semester Taught |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL/PSYC 6020 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | Sara Freeman | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| TCR 6230 | Professional Editing | Hannah Stevens | Online | Spring 2027 |
| ENVS 6900 Section 001 | Utah Natural Resources and Envionmental Legislation | Anna McEntire | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| ENVS 6410 | Translational Ecology | Patrick Kelly | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| ITLS 7360 | Design Based Research | Lu Lawrence | Connect | |
| ACCT 6104 | Accounting Analytics | Jim Cannon | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| CS 5215/6215 | Computer Network and Security | Tian Xie | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| ASTE 5620/6620 | Food Security & Solutions | Rose Judd-Murray | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| CAI 5620/6620 | Food Security & Solutions | Rose Judd-Murray | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| GEO 6250 | Rock Deformation and Earthquake Mechanics | Srisharan Shreedharan | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| ASTE 5600/6600 | Biosecurity | Rose Judd-Murray | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| CAI 5600/6600 | Biosecurity | Rose Judd-Murray | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| WILD 7300 | Human-Wildlife Interactions | David Stoner | Hybrid | Summer 2027 |
| NR 6570 | Ecological Foundations for Natural Resources Professionals | Sunshine Brosi | Online | Summer 2027 |
| TCR 6220 | User Experience Design | Chen Chen | Summer 2027 | |
| TCR 6240 | Communication Design | Heidi Willers | Online | Spring 2027 |
| HEP 6150 | Global Maternal and Child Health | Savannah Daines | Online | Spring 2027 |
| HEP 6200 | Health Administration, Organizations, and Systems | Ashley Sullivan | Online | Fall 2027 |
| HEP 6400 | Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy in Public Health | Ashley Sullivan | Online | Spring 2027 |
| HEP 6800 | Health Behavior | Phillip Waite | Online | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 6110 | Differential Geometry I | Peter Crooks | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| POLS 6010 | Research Design | Jia Li | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| CAI 6620 | Food Security and Solutions | Rose Judd-Murray | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| HIST 6020 | Public History Theory & Methods | Amanda Katz | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| ECE 5790/6790 | Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems | Zhen Zhang | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| ENVS 6020 | Human Dimensions of Fire Management | Cat Edgeley | In-Person | Fall 2027 |
| CEE 6710 | Processes in Microbial Ecology | Liyuan Hou | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| NDFS 6160 | Principles of Food Toxicology | Jose Brandao | Online | Spring 2027 |
| KIN 6860 | Motor Development | Breanna Studenka | Summer 2027 | |
| KIN 5200 | Motivation in Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation | Travis Dorsch | Fall 2027 | |
| HDFS 6510 | Development in Infancy | Amanda Ramos | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| HDFS 7510 | Development in Infancy | Amanda Ramos | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| PSY6120 / BIOL6120 | Behavioral Neuroscience | Mona Buhusi | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| PSC 5201/6201 | Hydroponics | Noah Langenfeld | In-Person | Spring 2027 |
| SOC 6420 | Gender, Sexuality & Inequality | Christy Glass | TBD |