Progression Path and Advising Guide

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Honors Program

Progression Path and Advising Guide

TYPICAL FIRST SECONDYEAR “CORE”COURSES

By design, the Honors curriculum gets more flexible the longer a student attends WesternOregonUniversity.It’snotuncommon,forinstance,forastudenttotake threeHonorscourseseverytermduringherfirstyearbutonly1-2courseseach termduringsophomoreyear.Completing thefollowingrequirementsinyourfirst two years means you are “on track.”

☐CA 101H:Honors Music (3 credits)

-Not required formusicmajors/minors

-AP/IB/etc. musicclasses may apply

-Non-performance based

☐CA 102H:Honors Art (3 credits)

-Not required forart majors/minors

- All pre-education majors cantakeA115or A 130 instead

(A130 is a pre-req forAE 433,required inmany Ed tracks)

☐CA 103H:Honors Theater (3 credits)

- Notrequiredfortheatermajors/minors

☐ENG 107H: History of Western Literature I (4 credits)

☐ENG 108H: History of Western Literature II (4 credits)

-AP/IB/etc. literature can apply to either 107H or 108H, not both

- AP/IB/etc. writing credits do not apply

- Both required for English litmajors, regardless of AP/IB

☐PHL201H:Honors Philosophy I: Intro to Metaphysics and Epistemology(3credits)

☐PHL202H:HonorsPhilosophyII: Intro to Ethics(3credits)

- IBPhilosophycreditcanapply to either PHL 201H or 202H

- Requiredforall Honorsstudents, includingphilosophymajors/minors

☐GEOG 106H:IntroductiontoEconomicGeography(4credits)

☐GEOG 107H:IntroductiontoCulturalGeography(4credits)

- AP/IB/etc.historycreditsapplyto only 1GEOG course

- Non-honors LACC social science credits prior to college or as required

in a major/minor can apply to 1 GEOG course

☐Non-Honors:SocialScienceRequirement(3-4 credits)

- One course,chosen fromnon-honors 100- and 200-level socialscienceofferingslistedon theLACCguide

- AP/IB/etc.historycreditsapply here first

- PSY201,202,and 218arealso allowed

☐GS201H/L:HonorsBiology(4credits)

- Notrequiredforscienceorexercisesciencemajors

- WhenBI102is requiredin a major/minor,students should take
BI102insteadof GS 201H

- EarlyChildhood/elementaryEd majorsshould takeGS201H becauseBI101is requiredin thattrack.If thesestudentsalso takeBI102,
thenBI102willcountforeitherGS202Hor203H

- AP/IB/etc.biologydoesapply

☐GS202H/L:HonorsGeneral/EarthScience I(4credits)

- Notrequiredforscienceorexercisesciencemajors

- GS202H/Lcountsalso in ED trackearth sciencerequirements

☐GS203H/L:HonorsGeneral/EarthScience II(4credits)

- Notrequiredfor scienceorexercisesciencemajors

- GS203H/Lcountsalso in ED trackearth sciencerequirements

HONORSCOLLOQUIA(PREVIOUSLY“ELECTIVES/SEMINARS”)

Duringan honorsstudent’sjuniorand senioryears,thefocusshifts to workingon major/minor requirements,completinghonorscolloquia,and workingon thehonorsthesis/seniorproject. Studentswhochooseto studyabroadoftendo so in eithersophomoreorjunioryear.

☐HonorsColloquia(3coursesrequired,9-12 creditstotal)

During the 2014-15 academic year, the Honors Program implemented the new name “Honors Colloquia” to refer to all Honors elective and seminar courses.

ThecolloquiarequirementmustbesatisfiedwithHonorscourses;no substitutesorAP/IBetc.creditcanapply.

Acoursecountsas a colloquiumif itis notlistedas oneof theboldedcourses above.

Colloquia topicschangeannually,basedon proposalssubmittedbyfacultyto theFaculty Senate

HonorsCommittee.Examplesof somerecentlyofferedcoursesare:

LIB399H:Historyof theBookas DisruptiveTechnology

LING210H:Introductionto Linguistics(Honors)

PHL399H:Mysticismin WorldReligiousTraditions

PS399H:EnvironmentalPolitics PSY199H:Historyof Cognition

HONORSTHESIS/SENIORPROJECT

AllHonorsstudentsmustcompletea thesisorculminatingproject,typicallyin theirjuniorand senior years.Theseprojectscanbecreative,scholarly,scientific,pedagogical, or community-service based.AllHonors studentswritethesisproposalsthatareevaluatedbytheFacultySenateHonorsCommittee. Studentslearnmoreaboutthethesisprocessbytakingthefollowingrequiredcourses:

☐H303:HonorsThesisOrientation(2credits)

- Takenduringfall term, six terms prior to graduation (junior yr.)

- Math majors should take this class fall term of their final year

☐H353:HonorsThesisDevelopment(2credits)

-Taken during spring term, four terms prior to graduation

- Notrequiredforhistory,psychology, math, computer science, or

health/exercise science majors, who receive credit for such courses as

PSY 467, MTH 403, CS 430, and HE 473.

☐H403:HonorsThesisIndependentStudy(1-6credits)

- Not required for math, psychology, or history majors, who receive

credit for such courses as PSY 468, and MTH 404

- Repeatable for up to 6 credits but only 1 credit is required

- If needed, can be taken twice in same term (say 4 + 2 credits)

WAIVERS

Participationin theHonorsProgramwaivesstudentsoutof thefollowingWOUrequirements.If a studentdropsoutfromtheHonorsProgram,theywillneedto completetheregularLACC requirementsand thefollowingrequirementswillbereinstated:

☐WR135:CollegeWritingII

☐COM 111:PublicSpeaking

☐PE 131:IndividualHealthandFitness

☐PEActivity:PhysicalEducationActivityCourses

☐ED 200:Foundations ofEducation(waived for any/all elementary-focused ED majors)

It’simportantto rememberthatalthougha requirementmightbewaived,theacademiccontentand benefitsof thatsubjectshould notbediscounted.This is especiallytrueforphysicalactivity,which has demonstrableeffectson cognition.

DEGREEREQUIREMENTSANDGRADUATION

Participationin HonorsdoesNOTwaivestudentsoutof thefollowingWOUdegreerequirements. Thesearerequiredof all WOUstudentswhoarepursuingbachelordegrees.

BachelorofArts

☐ComputerScience: CS 101orabove(2-3 creditsrequired)

☐LanguageProficiency:throughsecondyear,ie. coursesnumbered203

☐WritingIntensiverequirementsaresatisfiedbyHonorscourses

☐Mathematics:MTH 105orabove(4credits)

* ED students satisfy this requirement with MTH 211,212, and 213,

although all 3 courses mustbe completed to count.

BachelorofScience

☐ComputerScienceandMathematics:CS 121oraboveand MTH 111orabove

(12creditsrequired,atleastonemathand oneCS)

* ED students satisfy this requirement with MTH 211,212, and 213,

although all 3 must be completed to count.

☐CulturalDiversityrequirementsaresatisfiedbyHonorsCourses

☐WritingIntensiverequirementsaresatisfiedbyHonorsCourses

To continue in WOU Honors past sophomore year, a student must earn a minimum 3.0 WOU-cumulative G.P.A.

To graduatefromWOUHonors,a studentmustearna minimum3.25WOU-cumulative G.P.A.

To graduatefromWOU,all studentsmustcompletea minimumof 62upper-division credithours
(300or400-level classes)and 45of thefinal 60creditsmustalso becompletedatWOU.