Apr 18, 2024

2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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Honors

Honors Core Requirements

Students admitted to the Honors College are admitted into University Honors, Research and Creative Honors, or both.

Students in University Honors are required to complete a minimum of 31 credits of HON-prefixed courses and to satisfy or test out of at least 12 credits of Foreign Language. Students entering University Honors directly from high school can satisfy most of the requirements in the Honors Core Curriculum with honors courses and at least 12 credits of Foreign Language. Students who enroll after entering UNLV or who transfer to UNLV may apply some of their regular courses toward the honors core but must still meet the 31-credit HON requirement and the requirements in the core.

Students transferring from other honors programs or colleges can petition to have up to six honors credits earned at the previous institution applied towards the 31-credit requirement. Although advanced placement and international baccalaureate credits earned by an appropriate score as defined elsewhere in this catalog can be used to replace certain honors courses, those credits do not count toward the 31-credit HON-prefixed minimum.

Students must fulfill the University Honors Curriculum in order to become University Honors Scholars. The University Honors Curriculum satisfies the university’s General Education Core, Distribution, Multicultural, and International requirements.

Honors Requirements - Total: 50-57

All Honors College students must take the following nine classes:

Honors Orientation - Credits: 1
HON 105 - Honors Orientation Seminar (must be taken during the first year)
English Composition and Literature - Credits: 9
HON 100 - Honors Rhetoric (must be taken during the first year)
HON 110 - World Thought and Experience I
HON 115 - World Thought and Experience II
Honors Persuasive Speaking - Credits: 3
HON 101 - Honors Public Speaking (must be taken during the first year)
HON 400 level classes, four separate classes - Credits: 12

In addition, all UNLV students must satisfy the following, which may be satisfied within their major:
Mathematics - Credits: 3 or 4

an appropriate math course (MATH 124 or higher), or
HON 124 - Honors College Algebra
HON 127 - Honors College Precalculus II
HON 181 - Honors Calculus I
HON 182 - Honors Calculus II
Life and Physical Sciences - Credits: 7 minimum

(one must be a lab science course)
HON 230 - Scientific World View I
HON 231 - Scientific World View II
HON 280 - The Development of Science
or approved Life and Physical Science courses as defined in the General Education section of this catalog.
Constitution Requirement - Credits 3
HON 111 - Themes in American Civilization
HON 112 - Exploring American Politics
or approved Constitution courses as defined in the General Education section of this catalog or approved General Education courses spelled out elsewhere in this catalog
Social Science - Credits: 3
HON 201 - Honors General Psychology
HON 202 - Honors Microeconomics
HON 203 - Honors Macroeconomics
HON 204 - Individual, Society, and Freedom
HON 205 - Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
or approved Social Science courses as defined in the General Education section of this catalog.

Courses used to satisfy the Constitutions requirement may not be used to meet the Social Science requirement.
Foreign Languages - Credits: 0-12

(see note 2)
Fine Arts - Credits: 3
HON 210H - Introduction to Performance
or any HON 420 seminar
or approved Fine Arts courses as defined in the General Education section of this catalog.
Multicultural - Credits: 3
HON 440 - Special Topics Seminars-Multicultural (or any approved multicultural course)
Analytical Thinking - Credits: 0 - 3

(see note 1)
HON 102 - Honors Critical Thinking
or
PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Total Credits: 50-57

Certain approved classes can replace an HON 400 level seminar. Please see Honors College for more information.

Research and Creative Honors

Students in Research and Creative Honors take four 400 level seminars and complete a six-credit honors thesis/project during their senior year (HON 498 and HON 499 ). Many of the seminars can be used to satisfy general education core fine arts, international and multicultural requirements. The thesis/project may satisfy elective credits in the student’s department.

Notes:

Depending on the students major, they may be required to take
HON 102
or PHIL 102 - 3 credits.
Honors students have several options to complete this requirement. Students may take one language through intermediate level II, or two different languages through elementary level II. Students who test into 213 may take just 213 and 214 (6 credits); students that test into 214 may take just 214 (3 credits); students that test higher than 214 have satisfied Foreign Language and International requirements (0 credits). If a student takes Latin, they must complete a 3 credit class that satisfies the International requirement.

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