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Honors Capstone Project (HNR)

HNR 201 Honors Seminar: Gateway Course     (3 credits)

Pre-Req: EMS 104

Honors Seminars are gateway courses to the Honors pathways that enable Honors students to explore diverse contemporary issues or themes through an interdisciplinary lens.

Typically Offered: Fall and Spring

HNR 440 (H) Honors Pathway Business Research     (3 credits)

HNR 440 is the honors capstone independent study that is counted as a business elective, and HNR 445 is the equivalent counted as an Arts and Sciences elective. This is a semester-long independent project carried out by senior honors students under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students also have the option of taking a small themed research seminar course to complete their capstone. The intent of the project and the seminar is to encourage research and discovery of a specific topic or area of interest and introduce students to an in-depth, rigorous research process that they are unlikely to experience in many other courses.

Typically Offered: Fall

HNR 445 (H) Honors Pathway Community Based Research     (3 credits)

Unlike traditional individual projects, which pair a single student with a single faculty member and ask them to complete a scholarly research project, this semester long course will bring together a team of honors students and ask them to complete a research project on behalf of public, private, or non-profit organization over the course of a single semester.

Typically Offered: Fall and Spring

HNR 450 Creative/Research Pathway Proposal     (1 credit)

Pre-Req: EMS 104 or EMS 105

The proposal is the first part of the individual project of an honors undergraduate education. During this phase, the students explore and expand topics in which they are interested. At the same, the student will work under the supervision of a faculty member and further develop research skills that will lead to a formal creative/research project.

Typically Offered: Fall and Spring

HNR 460 Creative/Research Pathway Project     (2 credits)

Pre-Req: HNR 450

The project is the second part of the individual project of an honors undergraduate education. During this second half, students will execute their proposed plan (HNR450) under the supervision of their faculty advisor. The intent of the project is to encourage research and discovery of a specific topic or area of interest.

Typically Offered: Fall and Spring