Information for
Honors College Applicants
in Arts and Letters

 


HELPFUL HINTS:
 
Courses taken for your major/college requirements must be SEPARATE from courses used toward satisfying the Honors College general education requirement.
Courses for an additional major or for a specialization MAY be used for general education, subject to adviser approval.
Courses for a teaching minor normally are used to fill college-level requirements and must be SEPARATE from courses used for general education.
Try to plan for Honors work outside the arts and humanities as well as in major-related areas.
 


Print out the worksheet below, fill it in, and bring the completed worksheet with you to your appointment with an Honors College staff adviser in Eustace-Cole Hall. This worksheet must be completed BEFORE you make an appointment with an Honors College adviser.



Worksheet for Majors in Arts and Letters

Are you planning to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree? Yes________         No________
 
If you are planning to earn a degree other than a BA, what are the college-level requirements for that degree? __________________________________________________
 
If you are planning to earn a BA degree, what will your cognates be? __________________________________________________
 
If you are planning to complete courses for an additional major or a specialization, which of these courses might also cover general education? Which might be used in a cognate? __________________________________________________
 
If you are planning to study more than two years of a foreign language, which of the literature or culture classes (not writing or speaking classes) might also cover general education? __________________________________________________
 
If you are planning to go into secondary education, what will your teaching minor be? __________________________________________________


Now that you have considered the hints and questions above, please fill in the spaces below with your latest ideas about general education and Honors work.

Honors College General Education: include Honors and non-Honors experiences.
List ideas, even if you think you have completed the requirement.
 
Completed (Integrative Studies) Courses for future consideration
Writing ___________________ _____________________________________
Nat Sci ___________________ _____________________________________
Soc Sci ___________________ _____________________________________
Arts & Hum________________ _____________________________________
 
Honors work within major requirements _________________________________
Honors work within college requirements ________________________________
Other Honors work _________________________________________________