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Requirements for Honors Program

Incoming students are invited to apply to the Honors Program based on ACT or SAT scores.

Successful completion of 24 hours or more, to include:

EH 103 and EH 104	6
EH 219/220 or HY 103/104 or HY 203/204	6
Honors designated classes of choice	6
"Honors by Contract" classes numbered 300+	6

Any student with Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment credits should consult with the Director of the Honors Program.

Requirements for Honors Classes

Classes in the Honors Program are designed for outstanding, motivated students and are taught in small classes by some of JSU's most innovative and engaging faculty. Honors classes are small and are offered in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. In fact, many Honors classes fulfill freshman and sophomore general education requirements in degree majors. Honors students are also eligible for special Honors Seminars and Honors by Contract classes.

Contact the Honors Program Director for further information.

Honors by Contract

Honors by Contract

Currently Available Honors Classes

The following Honors classes are offered in the Fall 2013 semester:

CRN	Course #	Course Title	Professor	Schedule
ART
12445	ART 203-001	Honors Art Appreciation	TBA	8:45 am - 10:15 am TR
BIOLOGY
10970	BY 105-001	Honors Introductory Biology I	Triplett	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
10971	BY 107-001	Honors Introductory Biology Lab I	Ingram	12:45 pm - 2:45 pm W
12955	BY 107-002	Honors Introductory Biology Lab I	TBA	4:15 pm - 6:15 pm T
COMPUTER SCIENCE
10968	CS 202-001	Honors Intro to Information Technology	Jensen	9:15 am - 10:45 am TR
ECONOMICS
13182	EC 225-001	Honors Principles of Microeconomics	Bennett	7:30 am - 9:00 am TR
13181	EC 226-001	Honors Principles of Macroeconomics	McCarty	7:30 am - 9:00 am TR
ENGLISH
10821	EH 103-001	Honors English Composition I	O'Keefe	9:15 am - 10:45 am TR
10981	EH 103-002	Honors English Composition I	Jones	10:00 am - 11:00 am MWF
10982	EH 103-003	Honors English Composition I	Jones	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
12220	EH 103-004	Honors English Composition I	O'Keefe	8:45 am - 9:45 am MWF
12269	EH 103-005	Honors English Composition I	Porter	11:00 am - 12:30 pm TR
12270	EH 103-006	Honors English Composition I	Harding	12:30 pm - 1:30 pm MWF
12282	EH 103-007	Honors English Composition I	Kostova	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
12510	EH 103-008	Honors English Composition I	O'Keefe	12:45 pm - 2:15 pm TR
12511	EH 103-009	Honors English Composition I	Porter	1:45 pm - 3:15 pm MW
13290	EH 104-001	Honors English Composition II	TBA	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
13291	EH 104-002	Honors English Composition II	TBA	11:00 am - 12:30 pm TR
10214	EH 219-001	Honors Literature I	Jones	9:15 am - 10:45 am TR
HISTORY
13254	HY 103-001	Honors Western Civilization I	Prudlo	12:30 pm - 1:30 pm MWF
11933	HY 203-001	Honors American History I	Levi	11:00 am - 12:30 pm TR
MATHEMATICS
10954	MS 111-001	Honors Finite Mathematics	Franklin	12:45 pm - 2:15 pm TR
MUSIC
11215	MU 236-001	Honors Intro to Music	Oft	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
12159	PSC 103-001	Honors Intro to American Gov.	Barnett	8:45 am - 9:45 am MWF
PSYCHOLOGY
12014	PSY 202-001	Honors Principles of Psychology	Dempsey	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
11036	PSY 498-001	Honors Thesis I	TBA	TBA
12200	PSY 499-001	Honors Thesis II	TBA	TBA

The following Honors classes are offered in the Spring 2013 semester:

CRN	Course #	Course Title	Professor	Schedule
BIOLOGY
23227	BY 106-001	Honors Introductory Biology II	Triplett	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
23228	BY 108-001	Honors Introductory Biology Lab II	TBA	4:15 pm - 6:15 pm R
COMPUTER SCIENCE
22159	CS 202-001	Honors Intro Information Technology	Snellen	7:30 am - 9:00 am TR
ECONOMICS
22529	EC 225-001	Honors Principles of Microeconomics	Carter	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
22530	EC 226-001	Honors Principles of Macroeconomics	McCarty	12:30 pm - 1:30 pm MWF
ENGLISH
21583	EH 104-001	Honors English Composition II	Jones	8:45 am - 9:45 am MWF
21584	EH 104-002	Honors English Composition II	Whitton	9:15 am - 10:45 am TR
21585	EH 104-003	Honors English Composition II	Jones	10:00 am - 11:00 am MWF
22283	EH 104-004	Honors English Composition II	Porter	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
22284	EH 104-005	Honors English Composition II	O'Keefe	12:30 pm - 1:30 pm MWF
21647	EH 220-001	Honors Literature II	Reed	9:15 am - 10:45 am TR
HISTORY
22349	HY 104-001	Honors Western Civilization II	Lemmons	10:00 am-11:00 am MWF
22073	HY 204-001	Honors American History II	Levi	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
MATHEMATICS
22160	MS 111-001	Honors Finite Mathematics	Franklin	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm TR
MUSIC
21724	MU 236-001	Honors Intro to Music	Oft	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
22722	MU 236-002	Honors Intro to Music	Benson	11:15 am - 12:15 pm MWF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
22987	PSC 103-001	Honors Intro to American Gov.	Barnett	12:45 pm - 2:15 pm TR
PSYCHOLOGY
20996	PSY 498-001	Honors Thesis I	TBA	TBA

Honors by Contract

Honors by Contract is another way for students to fulfill the Honors Program curriculum requirements.

JSU Honors Courses

Dr. Steven Whitton and Honors Student.

Honors Composition Class.

Honors Program Application

Honors Program Application

Elite Honors Scholarship Application
(for Entering Freshmen only)

To apply for the Elite Honors Scholarship, students must complete the following:
The JSU scholarship application process at http://www.jsu.edu/finaid/scholarships/types.html. The JSU Honors Program application. A 500-word essay attached to their Honors Program application on one of the following topics:
	How do you hope to grow intellectually in college? Thomas Edison believed that invention required "a good imagination and a pile of junk." What inspires your original thinking? How might you apply your ingenuity to serve the common good and make a difference in society? Tell us about a time when you encountered a new idea that challenged what you previously believed or thought. What has been your response to that challenge? Consider a specific topic that you studied in high school that had special significance to you as a scholar. Why was this particular topic meaningful to you? What makes a student an "honors" student?

The deadline for submission of the JSU Elite Honors Scholarship application is March 1.


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