Honors Curriculum
Honors Core
Honors students participate in an alternate curriculum that completely substitutes for the General Education requirements at WOU. Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and related credits count, where allowed.
- Honors Health/Wellness
- Honors History
- Literature & The Arts
- Honors Literature
- Honors Theatre
- Honors Creative Arts
- Honors Ethics
- Honors Rhetoric
- Science & Math
- Honors Earth Science
or Honors Biology - Honors Computer Science
or Honors Math
- Honors Earth Science
Exploratory Honors
Exploratory courses are multi-disciplinary so you can sample different interests. Four are required for graduation, and you choose the ones you want.
Honors Colloquia
Honors colloquia are highly original, seminar-style classes.
Two are required for graduation.
Honors Thesis/Senior Projects
The Senior Project represents a significant endeavor that can be creative, scholarly, scientific, service-oriented, or experiential. Non-traditional options (leadership portfolio, wellness project, culture project) also exist.
Current & Upcoming Classes
Last Updated May 9, 2024 (we will be running a supremely compressed schedule next year to facilitate the honors director transition)
Spring 2024 Honors Classes -- CURRENT TERM
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Class Number & Title
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CR
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Time
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Location
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Prof.
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CRN
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| HNR 105 Honors History |
4
|
MW 10:00-11:50
|
APS 212
|
E. Swedo
|
30592
|
| HNR 153 Honors Literature |
4
|
TR 2:00-13:50
|
APS 212
|
R. Topper
|
30593
|
| HNR 171 Honors Theatre |
3
|
TR 12:30-1:50
|
HWC 203
|
M. Phillips
|
30594
|
| Honors Exploratory & Colloquium: | |||||
| HNR 276 Mathematics of Voting | 4 | TR 10:00-11:50 | APS 212 | L. Merrill | 30907 |
| HNR 300 Mysticism in World Religions | 4 | MW 2:00-3:50 | APS 212 | K. Kirby | 30908 |
| HNR 406 Remembering Trauma (hybrid) | 4 | MW 12:00-1:50 | HWC 205 | T. Good | 30909 |
| Honors Thesis/Senior Project Classes: | |||||
| HNR 351 Honors Thesis Development |
2
|
T 1:00-1:50
|
APS 212
|
G. Keulks
|
30620
|
| HNR 351 Honors Thesis Development |
2
|
W 12:00-12:50
|
APS 212
|
G. Keulks
|
30621
|
| HNR 351 Honors Thesis Development |
2
|
W 4:00-4:50
|
APS 212
|
G. Keulks
|
30622
|
| HNR 378 Honors Thesis/Senior Project |
1-6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
G. Keulks
|
30597
|
Fall 2024 Honors Classes
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Class Number & Title
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CR
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Time
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Location
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Prof.
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CRN
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| Honors Exploratory Courses | |||||
| HNR 300 Migration & Borders in Hispanic World | 4 | TR 12:00-1:45 | BELL | K. Connolly | |
| HNR 301 Digital Inclusivity | 3 | W 5:00-7:45 | RWEC | G. Zobel | |
| HNR 303 Non-Nicene Christianity | 4 | MW 10:00-11:45 | APS 212 | K. Kirby | |
| Honors Thesis/Senior Project Classes: | |||||
| HNR 325 Honors Thesis Orientation |
2
|
T 11:00-11:50
|
APS 212 |
G. Keulks
|
|
| HNR 325 Honors Thesis Orientation |
2
|
T 1:00-1:50
|
APS 212 |
G. Keulks
|
|
| HNR 325 Honors Thesis Orientation |
2
|
T 3:00-3:50
|
APS 212 |
G. Keulks
|
|
| HNR 378 Honors Thesis/Senior Project |
1-6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
G. Keulks
|
Winter 2025 Honors Classes
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Class Number & Title
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CR
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Time
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Location
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Prof.
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CRN
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| Honors Exploratory Courses | |||||
| HNR 300 Chess in Mass Media and Culture | 4 | W 4:00-7:30 | RWEC | G. Zobel | |
| HNR 306 Dance and the Moving Image | 3 | TBD | T. Cowart | ||
| LIT 386 Film History and Technique | 4 | G. Keulks | |||
| Honors Thesis/Senior Project Classes: | |||||
| HNR 378 Honors Thesis/Senior Project |
1-6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
G. Keulks
|
Spring 2025 Honors Classes
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Class Number & Title
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CR
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Time
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Location
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Prof.
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CRN
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| Honors Exploratory Courses | |||||
| HNR 300 UFO’s: Government on the Record | 4 | MW 2:00-3:45 | APS 212 | E. Dickinson | |
| HNR 303 Children’s Lit in Diverse Classrooms |
4
|
MW 12:00
|
RWEC
|
M. LeJeune
|
|
| Honors Thesis/Senior Project Classes: | |||||
| HNR 351 Honors Thesis Development |
2
|
Online
|
G. Keulks
|
||
| HNR 378 Honors Thesis/Senior Project |
1-6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
G. Keulks
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Honors Program
Academic Programs and Support Center, Room 210
Phone: (503) 838-8519
Email: honors@wou.edu
