Honors College Program Requirements for Students Entering Fall 2022
Students who complete the program and their major with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher will receive an Honors College designation on their transcripts and on their diploma
Freshmen Students Entering Fall 2020 and Later:
9 Lower Division units + 3 Upper Division GE units + Honors Declaration + Senior Thesis/Project
HNRS 1010 - Introduction to Academic Inquiry in the Honors College (3)
HNRS 1100 - Reading Los Angeles: Communication in the City of Angels (3)
AND Pick one of the following
HNRS 2210 - Reading Los Angeles: Engaging Cultural Expressions in a Global City (3)
HNRS 2310 - Reading Los Angeles: Community and Structure in the Metropolis (3)
HNRS 2900 - Honors Declaration (3)
The purpose of the Honors Declaration is for Honors College students to formally transition into their upper division Honors coursework by reflecting on their engagement with core Honors College outcomes up to this point in their undergraduate careers, and by developing a proposal for the remainder of their undergraduate career that is linked to their long-term academic and professional career goals.
Honors College students complete on “Wicked Problems.” Courses in this sequence meet Upper-Division General Education requirements.
HNRS 3200 - Humanities Approaches to Race, Ethnicity, and “Wicked” Problems (3)
OR
HNRS 3300 - Addressing “Wicked” Problems through the Social Sciences: A Case Study in Diverse Communities (3)
OR
HNRS 3400 - Addressing “Wicked” Problems: A Natural Sciences Case Study (3)
The Honors College undergraduate experience culminates in the thesis, a required advanced research or creative project completed either in the student’s undergraduate degree program or in the Honors College. An honors-level undergraduate thesis project will promote focus, depth, and independence and will develop creativity, resilience, and patience. By completing the thesis students will be demonstrating the ability to become producers of knowledge in their own right.
Students will complete the thesis/project requirement in conjunction with offerings in their major department/college (variable units) Students enroll in the following course:
HNRS 4970 - Honors College Senior Forum (1)
Juniors Entering Fall 2020 and Later:
3 upper Division GE units + Honors Declaration for Juniors (1 unit) + Senior Thesis/Project.
HNRS 3900 - Honors Declaration for Juniors (1)
Students entering Honors College as juniors will define their academic, career, and personal leadership goals, and examine different opportunities for improving their undergraduate and post-graduate success as Honors College students.
HNRS 3200 - Humanities Approaches to Race, Ethnicity, and “Wicked” Problems (3)
OR
HNRS 3300 - Addressing “Wicked” Problems through the Social Sciences: A Case Study in Diverse Communities (3)
OR
HNRS 3400 - Addressing “Wicked” Problems: A Natural Sciences Case Study (3)
The Honors College undergraduate experience culminates in the thesis, a required advanced research or creative project completed either in the student’s undergraduate degree program or in the Honors College. An honors-level undergraduate thesis project will promote focus, depth, and independence and will develop creativity, resilience, and patience. By completing the thesis students will be demonstrating the ability to become producers of knowledge in their own right.
Students will complete the thesis/project requirement in conjunction with offerings in their major department/college (variable units). Students enroll in the following course:
HNRS 4970 - Honors College Senior Forum (1)
For more information, check out The Honors College in the University Catalog