Honors Program Requirements for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
The number of hours required for the Honors Program varies according to major, and is equal to the Liberal Studies Program required hours for that major. Honors requirements include core courses, a science requirement, a math requirement, an art requirement, a language sequence, a multiculturalism seminar, a junior seminar, and a senior thesis or senior seminar.
Honors Core
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HON 110 | HONORS DISCOVER CHICAGO | 4 |
| or HON 111 | HONORS EXPLORE CHICAGO | |
| HON 100 | RHETORIC AND CRITICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 101 | WORLD LITERATURE | 4 |
| HON 102 | HISTORY IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| HON 104 | RELIGIOUS WORLDVIEWS AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES | 4 |
| HON 105 | PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 180 | DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
| HON 201 | STATES, MARKETS, AND SOCIETIES | 4 |
| HON 203 | SEMINAR IN MULTICULTURALISM | 4 |
| HON 205 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS | 4 |
| HON 302 | SEMINAR IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
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Students majoring in Criminology, Sociology, Public Policy Studies are waived from HON 180.
Honors Mathematics Requirement
HON 180 fulfills the mathematics requirement for Honors students in LAS who do not have a statistics requirement for the major. The course can be replaced by AP, IB, or course credit for MAT 242, MAT 135, MAT 137, MAT 150, PSY 240, SOC 279.
Honors Senior Requirement
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | ||
| HON 350 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| HON 351 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| HON 395 | HONORS SENIOR THESIS | 4 |
Honors Senior Thesis Option
Students who choose to complete an Honors Senior Thesis must have their project approved at least one term prior to executing the project. To gain approval for a senior thesis, students must complete an online application, including a project proposal, signed by two faculty advisors. In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the program, the thesis should attempt to move outside the boundaries normally associated with one particular discipline and should be supervised by two faculty members from different academic fields. While the final product must be a substantial piece of work building on the student’s accumulated knowledge and new research, specific requirements for each thesis will depend on the nature of the project. See the Honors associate director for further information.
Honors Science Requirement
Honors students in LAS complete a 2-course science requirement:
- HON 225 or any course designated as Scientific Inquiry Lab.
- One course selected from the Scientific Inquiry offerings.
Honors Language Requirement
- Three courses of intermediate or advanced language study are required for all LAS Honors students in a BA major.
- Students whose placement test results are below the intermediate (104) level of their language or who choose to begin a new language must complete at least 16 credit hours of language study; one language course will count as an Honors Approved Elective.
- After completion of 16 credit hours study of the same language, students may apply to waive the remainder of their Honors language requirement.
- Students who place at the advanced level of a language may fulfill the Honors language requirement with either one year of advanced study of that language or one year of a language the student has not previously studied.
- Students majoring in a language will fulfill the language requirement with one year of language study at any level outside of their major OR with three additional Honors Approved Electives chosen in consultation with the Honors advisor.
- BFA students in Art, Media, and Design do NOT have a language requirement for the Honors Program.
- NOTE: Language courses numbered 101-103 may initially appear on the DPR in Open Electives or Additional Courses. Please see an Honors Program advisor for adjustments to the DPR.
Fine Arts Elective
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACT 209 | SKETCH COMEDY | 4 |
| ACT 217 | THE ART OF STORYTELLING | 4 |
| ACT 223 | INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION | 4 |
| ACT 242 | STAGE DIRECTION | 4 |
| ACT 244 | INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC WRITING | 4 |
| ACT 290 | ACTING AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| ACT 301 | MODERN DANCE | 4 |
| ANI 101 | ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| ANI 105 | MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 104 | CREATING ART | 4 |
| ART 105 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING | 4 |
| ART 113 | THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 115 | BEGINNING SCULPTURE | 4 |
| CMNS 230 | PERFORMANCE: COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY AND THE BODY | 4 |
| CMNS 330 | TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| ENG 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 |
| ENG 209 | TOPICS IN WRITING | 4 |
| FILM 100 | INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA: THE ART OF MAKING MOVIES | 4 |
| FILM 102 | FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 165 | DIGITAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| GAM 224 | GAME DESIGN FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| GD 105 | INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN | 4 |
| MUS 102 | COMPOSITION AND SOUND ART FOR NON-MUSIC MAJORS | 4 |
| MUS 107 | GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY | 4 |
| MUS 207 | INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING | 4 |
| REC 216 | PRO TOOLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECORDING STUDIO | 4 |
| THE 246 | STAGE DESIGN FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
Students in the BFA major for Art, Media, and Design do not have a Fine Arts Elective requirement for Honors.
The Fine Arts Elective course must be chosen from outside of the major.
Honors Approved Electives
Approved Electives are chosen in consultation with an Honors advisor to achieve specific academic goals. Courses completed for Study Abroad, courses taken to achieve a minor or second major, or courses taken to pursue a specific area of interest outside of the major can count as Honors Approved Electives. Credit for WRD 103 will fulfill an Honors Approved Elective requirement.
LAS majors have two Honors Approved Electives with the following exceptions:
- Students majoring in Public Policy Studies, Economics BA, Sociology, or Criminology have three Approved Electives.
Experiential Learning
Honors students will fulfill the university’s Experiential Learning (EL) requirement by completing an EL-designated course in the major OR as an open elective OR as an Honors Approved Elective OR as an Honors core requirement (HON 351).
AP or IB or Transfer Credit will fulfill Honors Core requirements as listed:
- AP/IB Literature credit for ENG 101 or ENG 120 fulfills HON 101
- AP/IB credit for HST 111 or HST 113 or HST 171 fulfills HON 102
- AP/IB credit for BIO 191 or CHE 130 or PHY 150 or ENV 102 fulfills HON 225 and/or the Scientific Inquiry requirement.
- AP/IB credit for CHE 102 or GEO 101 or ENV 202 or MAT 150 or MAT 135 fulfills the Scientific Inquiry requirement.
- AP/IB credit for MAT 242 or MAT 150 or MAT 135 fulfills the HON 180 requirement.
- AP/IB credit for ART 104 or ART 105 fulfills the Fine Arts Elective requirement.
- AP/IB credit for a 104, 105, or 106 language course counts toward the language requirement.
- IB credit for PHL 100 fulfills HON 105
- Transfer credit for WRD 104 fulfills HON 100
- Credit earned in a dual (high school-college) enrollment program will be evaluated on an individual basis.
- Credit earned through the Seal of Biliteracy completes the Honors language requirement.
Grade Requirements
A grade of C- or higher in HON 100 is required to remain in the Honors Program. A grade of C- or higher is required to pass the following:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HON 100 | RHETORIC AND CRITICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 350 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| HON 351 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| HON 395 | HONORS SENIOR THESIS | 4 |
Study Abroad
Study Abroad is particularly appropriate for students in the Honors Program and, though not required, is strongly recommended. Honors students interested in Study Abroad should plan to participate during their sophomore or junior year and should make certain that they have fulfilled appropriate modern language requirements before that point in their undergraduate careers. They should meet with the Honors associate director prior to their departure for pre-approval of course substitutions. Coursework completed abroad may substitute for Honors Approved Electives or selected Honors core courses that are equivalent to the study abroad course.
Honors Advising
All Honors students will work with an Honors advisor for academic planning and to schedule Honors courses in conjunction with their major requirements. As a general rule, Honors students take one or two Honors courses each quarter during their first and second years of study and one or two Honors courses a year in the junior and senior years.
Transfer Honors
Transfer Honors offers students the full benefits of the Honors Program with the opportunity to fulfill requirements using courses taken at previous institutions. For students admitted to Transfer Honors, the Honors curriculum replaces Liberal Studies requirements. Evaluation of transfer credit toward Honors requirements is done on an individual basis, and specific Honors requirements vary according to a student’s college and major.
Please note that Transfer Honors is a residential program with most classes offered during the day on the Lincoln Park Campus.
Transfer Honors Requirements
Students who enter Transfer Honors will consult with an Honors Program advisor to determine how transfer credit can apply to the following Honors requirements:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HON 100 | RHETORIC AND CRITICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 101 | WORLD LITERATURE | 4 |
| HON 102 | HISTORY IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| HON 104 | RELIGIOUS WORLDVIEWS AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES | 4 |
| HON 105 | PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 180 | DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS | 4 |
| HON 201 | STATES, MARKETS, AND SOCIETIES | 4 |
| HON 203 | SEMINAR IN MULTICULTURALISM | 4 |
| HON 205 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS | 4 |
| HON 225 | HONORS LAB SCIENCE TOPICS | 4 |
| HON 302 | SEMINAR IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| HON 350 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| or HON 351 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING | |
| or HON 395 | HONORS SENIOR THESIS | |
| Foreign Language Requirement (equivalent of one year of college-level study) | 12 | |
| Fine Arts Elective | ||
| Honors Approved Electives | ||
| Experiential Learning | 4 | |
Transfer Honors and the Illinois Articulation Initiative
DePaul participates in the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI.) Students who have earned an Associate's of Arts or Sciences degree at a participating IAI college or university will complete Experiential Learning and five courses that replace requirements in the Liberal Studies Program:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HON 104 | RELIGIOUS WORLDVIEWS AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES | 4 |
| HON 105 | PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| HON 203 | SEMINAR IN MULTICULTURALISM | 4 |
| HON 302 | SEMINAR IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| HON 350 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| or HON 351 | HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING | |
| or HON 395 | HONORS SENIOR THESIS | |
All Transfer Honors students must complete these five courses regardless of the credit hours transferred in.
WRD 103 Replacement for Students Leaving the Honors Program
For students who withdraw from the Honors Program having completed HON 100, and who do not have AP credit for WRD 103, either WRD 103 or one of the following courses must be taken to fulfill the requirement for WRD 103:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WRD 203 | STYLE FOR WRITERS | 4 |
| WRD 206 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 4 |
| WRD 240 | ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING | 4 |
| WRD 300 | COMPOSITION AND STYLE | 4 |