Hon 101

Explore: Foundations of Inquiry

In this first course in the Honors sequence, you will establish and practice foundational academic skills within various topic areas of instructor expertise. Working within diverse content areas in different sections of the course, each drawing from diverse Human Cultural Traditions, you will develop core skills in reading critically, source awareness and analysis, learning from diverse discussions, and writing.

Course Learning Outcomes: Students gain foundational skills in active reading, critical inquiry/analysis, classroom discussion and engagement; topics vary.

General Education / Core Requirement: Satisfies Western Cultural Traditions General Education Requirement (GER) or Human Cultural Traditions Core Curriculum Requirement (CCR)

The Honors College enrolls all first-year students in HON 101; after the first semester, students will choose their sections. Check out some of the previous HON 101 course offerings below!

An orange pill case on its side with little white pills spilling out onto a table.

Illegal Drugs & American Society

Rob Glover

A close-up view of a laboratory workbench featuring a notebook with hand-drawn scientific sketches next to glass beakers and a microscope.

Science, Values, and Human Understanding

Hao Hong

multi-sided dice on top of a game board

Tabletop Role-Playing Games, Culture, and Identity

Jordan LaBouff

The interior of a grand, multi-tiered theater with golden ornate balconies lit by warm lights, looking towards an empty stage and rows of seating.

The Bard for Actors; Performing Shakespeare

Julie Lisnet

A close-up of a digital candlestick chart on a dark screen showing a sharp upward financial market trend with green and red bars.

Unpacking American Capitalism

Stefano Tijerina