CMU HONORS PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE

SPRING AND SUMMER 2016

Honors Courses Offered for Spring 2016
Priority Registration for Spring 2016 Courses begins at 10:00 am on Monday, October 26 on CentralLink
ACC 250H
ACC 255H
ANT 320H
ASL 102H
BIO 326H / BIS 101HWI
BUS 300HQR
CHM 132H
ECO 203H
EDU 107H (2) / ENG 201H (8)
HDF 110H
HON 310
HON 321H
HON 321J / HON 321L
HON 321S
HON 399
HON 499
HSC 214H / HSC 308H
HSC 411H
HST 112H
MUS 313H
PHL 100HW / PHL 218HWI
PSC 326H
PSY 100H
PSY 220H
PSY 330H / REL 334HWI
RPL 360H
SOC 221H
STA 382HQR
TAI 170H
Spring Special Topic Courses Offered
Course / How to Apply
HON 310 ~ Service Behind Bars: Communication & Social Justice
HON 321J ~ Autism Experience: Putting the Pieces Together
HON 321S ~ Creative Storytelling as Brand Management / Register for these classes through CentralLink beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 for those students with Priority Registration.
Spring Courses Offered with Required Travel
Course / Travel to / How to Apply
HON 321L ~ Latino America in the U.S. / Miami, Florida
Spring Break / Register for HON 321L through CentralLink beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 for those students with Priority Registration.
RPL 360H ~ Wilderness Experience for Leadership Development / The Appalachian Trail
Spring Break / Register for RPL 360H by completing an Honors Special Topic Course Application. This application is due October 14. You will be notified by October 16 if you are selected (or not) for this course.
HON 321H ~ To Hogwarts, Harry! An Intensive Study of Harry Potter through the British Isles / The United Kingdom
May 14-27 / Email Dr. Sommers (the instructor) a short letter of interest to to start your application process.
Off-Site Summer 2016Courses
Course / Location / Dates / How to Apply
HON 310: Service Learning on Beaver Island / Beaver Island / May 8-14 / Register for Beaver Island courses by completing an Honors Special Topic Course Application. This application is due October 14. You will be notified by October 16 if you are selected (or not) for this course.
HON 321: Environmental Portrait Photography on Beaver Island / Beaver Island / May 8-14
HON 321: The Scientific Method / Beaver Island / May 8-14
HON 321E: History of Biology and Medicine in Britain / The United Kingdom / Appr. May 30-June 15 / To start your application process for these Honors Program Study Abroad courses, contact the instructors or make an appointment to meet with Megan Doerr in the Office of Study Abroad.
HON 321: Experiential Learning, Leadership and Personal Growth / New Zealand / May 8-20
HDF 320H: HDFS Int’l Service Learning in Oaxaca, Mexico / Oaxaca, Mexico / Appr. May 9-29
Priority Registration Policy
A student must earn at least six credits of Honors coursework (we recommend at least nine) during the academic year (2015-2016) in order to maintain priority registration for the following academic year (2016-2017). To stay on track, Honors students should strive to take at least 3 Honors credits each semester between their first year and graduation.
Courses counted toward this requirement are HON courses, H-designated courses and Honors Contracts. Foreign language courses cannot be counted toward priority registration.
ATTENTION ALL HONORS STUDENTS
Q&A about Honors Contracts
Q: When are Honors Contracts Due?
A: Honors Contracts are to be submitted to the Honors Program Office no later than the first Friday of the semester in which the work is to be completed. This early deadline allows the student an opportunity to make alternate plans in a timely fashion (such as enrolling in an Honors course) should the Honors Contract be denied. Students should plan to meet with the faculty member with which they wish to complete an Honors Contractbefore the semester in which the Honors Contractwill be completed.This allows time to outline the specific objectives of their Honors Contract.
Q: If I apply for an Honors Contract will it be approved automatically?
A: Honors Contracts are granted only when enrolling in regular Honors courses is not possible during the current or future semestersand the student needs an Honors course to remain in good standing in the Honors Program.
Q: I am a freshmen and my Honors Protocol states that I need to have at least 9 credits of Honors coursework at the 300 level or above from within my own college. One reason I am considering an Honors Contract is that there seem to be few or no 300-level Honors courses currently being offered for my major.Is this a valid reason to apply for an Honors Contract?
A: Not necessarily. Because of the broad academic appeal of HON courses, the Honors Program will count ANY 300-level or above Honors course as part of the 9 credits that you need at the 300-level or above except for HON 499. With the vast increase in Honors course offerings in recent semesters we are no longer limiting your 300-level or above classes to just those in your college. Again, we will countany 300-level or above Honors courses as part of the 9 credits that you need, except for HON 499.
Spring 2016 Honors Courses at a Glance
Courses / Course Title / Section Number / Days, Times, Location / UP, Competency or Required Courses for Business or Teacher Education / Instructor
ACC 250H / Introduction to Financial Accounting / 22300826 / M W 3:30-4:45 / Business Requirement / Chad Stefaniak
ACC 255H / Managerial Accounting and Decision Making / 22298395 / M W 2:00-3:15 / Business Requirement / Edward Woelfert
ANT 320H / North American Indian Cultures / 22295087 / Tu Th 2:00-3:15 / Group IV-C / Tracy Brown
ASL 102H / American Sign Language, Level II / 22298214 / Tu Th 12:30-1:45 / Satisfies 3 credits of Honors Protocol diversity requirement / Susan Naeve-Velguth
BIO 326H / Genetics / 22298269 / MWF 11:00-11:50
W 2:00-4:50 / Michelle Steinhilb
BIS 101HWI / Essential Business Communication Skills / 22298792 / Tu Th 11:00-12:15 / Business Requirement;
Writing Intensive / Jerry Dimaria
BUS 300HQR / Applied Business Statistics / 22298270 / Tu Th 3:30-4:45 / Business Requirement; Quantative Reasoning / Golnaz Taghvatalab
CHM 132H / Introduction to Chemistry II / 22295537 / M Tu W Th 9:00-9:50
M 10:00-10:50 / Janice Tomasik
ECO 203H / MicroeconomicPrinciples forBusiness / 22298158 / Tu Th 11:00-12:15 / Business Requirement / Bharati Basu
EDU 107H / Introduction to Teaching / 22295703 / Tu Th 9:30-10:45 / Elem. & Sec. Ed. Req.—Required for admission to teaching program / Kristina Rouech
EDU 107H / Introduction to Teaching / 22300741 / F 9:00-11:50 / Elem. & Sec. Ed. Req.—Required for admission to teaching program / Kristina Rouech
ENG 201H / Intermediate Composition / 22295990 / M W F 9:00-9:50 / Written English II Competency
Requirement
These 8 classes are required and reserved for 2015 First-year students / Steven Bailey
22295991 / M W 5:00-6:15 / Amy Ford
22295992 / Tu Th 6:30-7:45 / Theodore Troxell
22295993 / M W F 12:00-12:50 / Brooke Harrison
22295994 / Tu Th 9:30-10:45 / Melinda Kreth
22295995 / M W F 10:00-10:50 / Daniel Lawson Jr.
22295996 / M W F 11:00-11:50 / M.Echelberger
22295997 / Tu Th 12:30-1:45 / Mary Wendt
HDF 110H / Oppression:Rootsand Impact onHuman Development in the U.S. / 22296216 / Tu Th 11:00-12:15 / Group IV-C / Cheryl Geisthardt
HON 310 / Communication and Social Justice / 22311080 / W 6:00-8:50 / Shelly Hinck
Ed Hinck
HON 321H / To Hogwarts, Harry! An Intensive Study of Harry Potter through the British Isles / 22311218 / Tu Th 12:30-1:45
Plus Study Abroad trip, est. May 14 to May 27. / Satisfies 3 credits of Honors Protocol diversity requirement / Joseph Sommers
HON 321J / Autism Experience: Putting the Pieces Together / 22311219 / F 1:00-3:45 / Jenna Marr
Courses / Course Title / Section Number / Days, Times, Location / UP, Competency or Required Courses for Business or Teacher Education / Instructor
HON 321L / Latino America inthe U.S. / 22311220 / Tu 3:30-5:20
Plus mandatory spring break trip / Group IV-C;
Satisfies 3 credits of Honors Protocol diversity requirement / Alejandra Rengifo
HON 321S / Creative Storytelling as Brand Management / 22311221 / Elina Erzikova
HON 399 / Independent Study / 22296346 / Determined by student instructor / Phame Camarena
HON 499 / Senior Project / 22296347 / Determined by student & instructor / Phame Camarena
HSC 214H / Human Anatomy / 22296401 / M W 12:30-3:20 / William Saltarelli
HSC 308H / Physiology of SportandExercise
(identical to PES 308H) / 22298271 / Tu Th 8:00-9:15 / Rachael Nelson
HSC 411H / Pathophysiology / 22298796 / M W 3:30-4:45 / Leslie Wallace
HST 112H / United States 1865 tothe Present / 22311167 / MWF 10:00-10:50 / Group III-B / Catherine Tobin
MUS 313H / Musics of the World / 22311091 / Tu Th 2:00-3:15 / Group I-B / Sue Gamble
PHL 100HWI / Introduction to Philosophy / 22303223 / M W F 11:00-11:50 / Group I-A;
Writing Intensive / Joshua Smith
PHL 218HWI / Ethical Theories / 22311076 / Tu Th 9:30-10:45 / Group I-A;
Writing Intensive / Robert Noggle
PSC 326H / Women and Politics / 22298296 / M W 5:00-6:15 / Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and previous bulletins / Cherie Strachan
PSY 100H / Introduction to Psychology / 22297535 / Tu Th 2:00-3:15 / Group III-A / Kimberly Prewett
PSY 220H / Developmental Psychology / 22297545 / Tu Th 11:00-12:15 / James Carroll
PSY 330H / Social Psychology / 22300851 / Tu Th 12:30-1:45 / Kyle Scherr
REL 334HWI / Death and Dying / 22311077 / M W 3:30-4:45 / Group I-A ~ 2014-15 bulletin;
Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and previous bulletins;
Writing Intensive / Merlyn Mowrey
RPL 360H / Wilderness Experience for Leadership Development / 22298570 / Th Feb. 4, 6:00-9:00,
Sat. Feb. 27, 9:00-5:00
Th March 17, 6:00-8:00
plus a Spring Break trip, March 5-12 / Jordan Bruursema
SOC 221H / Social Problems / 22297830 / M 6:30-9:20 / Group III-B ~2014-15 bulletin;
Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and previous bulletins / Elizabeth Whitaker
STA 382HQR / ElementaryStatistical Analysis / 2230316 / Tu Th 9:30-10:45 / Business Requirement;
Math Competency;
Group II-B ~ 2014-15 bulletin
Quantitative Reasoning / Felix Famoye
TAI 170H / Oral Interpretation Of Literature / 22298016 / M W F 11:00-11:50 / Group I-B; Oral English
Competency / Jill Taft-Kaufman