Honors Courses

Spring 2024 Classes
This list is now final. Priority Registration for honors students starts at 7:00 am on Thursday 02 NOV Online (in myMU) until 5:00 pm on Friday 03 NOV or in the Registrar’s Office at Old Main 106A from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm on those days.

Upper-Division Honors Seminars and Experiential Learning Courses

Enrollment in all HON courses (except HON 200) are controlled by the Honors College as they are by permission only. Students attend Honors Advising sessions, arranged by appointment, to obtain permission to register for these courses. Those students who are nearest to graduation are generally given priority, when necessary.

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Interdisciplinary CORE Honors Seminars

Each semester there are several of these small, interdisciplinary seminars offered through the college by outstanding faculty from across the university. Details can be seen by clicking PDF file linked in the note below or at the bottom of the table.

Note
All honors students must complete at least ONE section of HON 480. Descriptions of these seminars are available here. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.
COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
HON 480 201 3360 3 SpTp: Poverty in the U.S. MW, 1:00p – 2:15p EB 100 Reed, Missy; Linz, Marianna Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Affordable Education Materials
HON 480 202 3361 3 SpTp: Shakes. & the Classics MW, 2:30p – 3:45p HH 403 Chrol, Del; Normandin, Daniel Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended)
HON 480 203 3362 4 SpTp: Drawing & Visual Literac TR, 08:30a – 10:20a VAC 510 Reed, Sandra Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Affordable Education Materials
HON 480 204 3363 3 SpTp: Mything Persons TR, 11:00a – 12:15p OM 230 Burbery, Tim Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended)
HON 480 205 3364 3 SpTp: Civil Rights & Film W, 4:00p – 6:00p OM 314 Proctor, Patricia Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits

Descriptions of HON 480 sections are available here.

Experiential & Collaborative Learning Courses

In addition to the required Honors Seminars, the college also offers by permission experiential learning courses that allow students valuable opportunities in leadership and collaborative community-based learning in an instructional course. The first of these is HON 300 Honors Peer Mentoring, which is a course that focuses on leadership training and service to the college through collaborative, project-based community engagement. The next is HON 483 TEDxMarshallU Internship, which provides hands-on training to plan and hold a TEDx event on campus. Enrollment in HON 483 in the Fall semester requires that you contact the instructor and obtain permission through both Dr. Kinghorn and the Honors College. Details are in the PDF linked to on the course title below.

Note
A total of 3 credits of HON 300 (earned in 1 semester, usually in Fall) *OR* HON 483 (earned over 2 semesters with 1 credit in Fall and 2 credits in Spring) may be substituted for 1 HON 480 seminar in the required curriculum. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.

Spring 2024 – Upper Division Honors CORE Courses

COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
HON 300 201 3359 1 to 4 Honors Peer Mentoring TBD OM 230 Hoey, Brian CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required; MUST have taken HON 300 previously and be approved by Dean
HON 483 201 3365 2 TEDxMarshallU Internship TBD (per enrolled student schedules) OM 230 Kinghorn, Brian CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required; MUST be enrolled in HON 483 in Fall 2023

The Honors College also offers upper-division, experiential and collaborative learning courses that are student-led. These courses include HON 484 The Honors Oracle (newsletter). Students in this course develop at least three published newsletters for the Honors College each semester while serving as either a writer or editor. In addition, we always offer HON 488 Honors College Student Association (HCSA) Steering Committee, which is an MU SGA recognized organization. The Steering Committee is in charge of organizing at least one academic event, social event and service event for Honors College students each semester. These events contribute to fulfillment of the mission of the Honors College and their planning and delivery provide essential leadership opportunities for those who serve on the HCSA.

Note
These courses can only be applied toward completion of General Honors. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.

Spring 2024 – Upper Division GENERAL HONORS Courses

COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
HON 484 201 4753 1 Honors Oracle TBD (per enrolled student schedules) OM 353 Bailey, Cara Student-Led; No Textbook Required
HON 484 202 4755 2 Honors Oracle TBD (per enrolled student schedules) OM 353 Bailey, Cara Student-Led; No Textbook Required
HON 488 201 4756 1 Student Assoc Steering Comm TBD (per enrolled student schedules) OM 353 Bailey, Cara Student-Led; No Textbook Required
HON 488 202 4757 2 Student Assoc Steering Comm TBD (per enrolled student schedules) OM 353 Bailey, Cara Student-Led; No Textbook Required

Lower-Division Honors Seminars and Honors-Designated Courses

The following list is of Honors Seminars (FYS 100H and HON 200, when in the appropriate term) and honors-designated sections of departmental courses. In fulfilling General Education requirements at Marshall (Core I, Core II, and Additional University Requirements as seen in Degree Works), we advise our students to take honors-sections (any course with an “H” at the end, such as ANT201H or CMM104H) as much as possible as a means to complete both the required 12-hours of “general” honors credits of the Honors Curriculum as well as their General Education requirements at the same time. The list also includes mandatory first- and second-year Honors Seminars (i.e., FYS 100H and HON 200).

Note
Note that HON 200 is only taught in the spring semester and is for honors students in their fourth semester (end of their second year of study at MU) only. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.

Spring 2024 – Lower Division Honors CORE Courses

COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
FYS 100H 201 3285 3 First Year Seminar-Honors TR, 12:30p – 1:45p CH 270 Ingersoll, Christine FYS Honors
FYS 100H 202 3286 3 First Year Seminar-Honors TR, 11:00a – 12:15p HTN TBA Eng, Ben FYS Honors; Virtual Class
HON 200 201 3353 3 Second Year Seminar MW, 2:00p – 3:15p SM 112 Stepp, Sherri Required Honors Course; Leadership, Ethics and Civic Engagement
HON 200 202 3354 3 Second Year Seminar TR, 09:30a – 10:45a SH 14 Davis, Sarah Required Honors Course; Leadership, Ethics and Civic Engagement
HON 200 203 3355 3 Second Year Seminar TR, 12:30p – 1:45p SH 416 Biggs, Michelle Required Honors Course; Leadership, Ethics and Civic Engagement
HON 200 204 3356 3 Second Year Seminar R, 4:00p – 6:20p SH 263 James, Matt Required Honors Course; Leadership, Ethics and Civic Engagement

Spring 2024 – Honors-Designated Departmental GENERAL HONORS Courses

Some of these courses may have prerequisites (noted as PR) set by the department that offer them that can, in rare cases, exclude an honors student on the basis of that PR. An example of this condition can be seen in ENG 201H. We recommend that honors students take ENG 200H instead, given the range of General Education attributes that can be obtained in this course.

Note
These courses are currently designed, staffed, and scheduled without close consultation with the Honors College–though we do seek partnership to assure that those courses open exclusively to honors students (i.e., are in the catalog to serve the Honors College) are of the highest possible quality and that they contribute most effectively to fulfilling the college’s student learning outcomes and mission. They are honors sections of courses offered in their home departments. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.
COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
ANT 201H 201 2078 3 Cultural Anthropol Honors (CT) TR, 12:30p – 1:45p SH 530 Coe, Marion Critical Thinking, International, Core II Social Sciences
CHM 390H 201 2503 1 to 4 Honors in Chemistry TBA HTN TBA Kolling, Derrick No Textbook Required, Natural Sciences; MUST contract instructor to gain permission
CMM 104H 201 2738 3 Honors in Speech Comm TR, 11:00a – 12:15p SH 232 Taylor, Dennis Affordable Education Materials, Core II Communication Studies
CMM 104H 202 2739 3 Honors in Speech Comm TR, 2:00p – 3:15p SH 263 Taylor, Dennis Affordable Education Materials, Core II Communication Studies
ENG 200H 201 3046 3 Texting the World (CT) Online WEB Diehl, Shoshannah Composition Core II, Critical Thinking, Core II Humanities, Literature, Online Course, Writing Intensive
MUS 142H 201 3895 3 Music in Society Honors MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a SM 143 Dobbs, Wendell Affordable Education Materials, Core II Fine Arts, Multicultural
SOC 200H 201 4071 3 Intro Sociology Honors (CT) MWF, 10:00a – 10:50a SH 531 Garnett, Dick American Institutions, Critical Thinking, Multicultural, Core II Social Sciences