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Honors Minor Degree

What is the Honors minor degree? The Honors minor degree allows you to build foundational skills in interdisciplinary inquiry and increase your exposure to a wide variety of disciplines that will enhance your knowledge and abilities in your major discipline. Through this minor degree cirriculum that relies on critical analysis, experiential learning, and collaboration, you will be able to understand, communicate, and solve complex problems in our world today and in the future.

As a student participating in the Honors minor degree program, you have access to all the opportunities and resources that are available in the Honors College, from specialized advising to unique financial support, we in the Honors College are here to help you make your time here at UW meaningful and impactful. Are you interested in expanding upon your minor degree in Honors? Check back soon to learn more about our Honors concurrent major degree where students earn a BA in Honors Interdisciplinary Inquiry coming soon in fall of 2024.

IN THE HONORS MINOR WHAT WILL I LEARN?

 

Honors College Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Interdisciplinary perspectives: Students will demonstrate Interdisciplinary perspectives by comparing, contrasting, and interpreting the relationships between multiple disciplines.  

  1. Applied knowledge: Students will apply knowledge and skills, both collaboratively and individually, by utilizing experiential learning.   

  1. Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective communication skills using a multitude of platforms for a variety of audiences.  

  1. Global perspectives: Students will cultivate an understanding of diversity and the importance of global cultural competence (students will fulfill this learning outcome by taking a Global Perspectives (formerly Nonwestern) Honors upper division course).

  1. Research or creative competency: Students will undertake a coherent research or creative project to contribute to the creation of new knowledge.  

  1. Critical thinking: Students will employ critical thinking to work towards solving problems of the future. 

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 WHAT ARE THE HONORS MINOR REQUIREMENTS?

The Honors minor requirements include components in each of the three categories: academic coursework (5 courses), experiential learning (2 badges of disctinction), and an independent project (1 capstone project). Learn more about each of the requirements below and be sure to utilize the Honors Minor Curriculum Checklist to help you plan your coursework.

 

 

ACADEMIC COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT


  • COLLOQUIUM HP 1020

    1 course

    3 credits | fall semester | may fulfill USP COM1

    Colloquium courses introduce students to a variety of disciplines, build interdisciplinary exposure, and foster communication skills. 

  • COLLOQUIUM HP 2020

    1 course

    3 credits | spring semester | may fulfill USP COM2

    Colloquium courses introduce students to a variety of disciplines, build interdisciplinary exposure, and foster communication skills. 

  • Honors Global Perspectives*

    1 course

    3 credits | sophomore - senior year | some courses may meet USP/A&S requirements 

    Global Perspectives courses (previously named *Honors Nonwestern Perspectives) enable students to understand the world from perspectives beyond Euro-American traditions and to gain insight into diverse epistemologies and ways of seeing and knowing. 

  • Any 3000 or 4000 level HP course*

    1 course

    3 credits | sophomore - senior year | some courses may meet USP/A&S requirements | *excludes HP 4976

    Honors upper division courses expand students' ability to think and work across disciplines and challenge students to analyze complex topics.

     

  • Any 3000 or 4000 level HP course*

    1 course

    3 credits | sophomore - senior year | some courses may meet USP/A&S requirements | *excludes HP 4976

    Honors upper division courses expand students' ability to think and work across disciplines and challenge students to analyze complex topics

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REQUIREMENT 


  • First-Year Honors SOAR Badge

    1 badge

    Deadline: end of first year | completed in Suitable platform

    The First-Year Honors SOAR Badge exposes students to high impact learning experiences in research, intellectual and creative perspectives, and community engagement opportunities.

  • Advanced Honors SOAR Badge

    1 badge

    Deadline: by graduation | completed in Suitable platform

    The Advanced Honors SOAR Badge exposes students to diverse global perspective, STEM investigation, and humanities and social justice opportunities, as well as builds leaderships and teamwork readiness.

 

 

CAPSTONE PROJECT REQUIREMENT 


  • Capstone project

    1 completed project | 1 oral presentation | 1 mentor evaluation

    Deadline: by graduation | Honors Capstone Requirements

    The Honors Capstone is an independent or collaborative undertaking involving research, creative, community-engaged, or entrepreneurial work that represents the culmination of your undergraduate studies under the gudiance of a capstone mentor.

    • students are not required to register for a specific course to complete the Honors capstone
    • project may be completed in student's major department
    • students orally present the results of this project at an Honors-approved venue

 

 

 

 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Expectations of Honors College students

  • maintain good standing with the university
  • uphold their committment to academic honesty
  • graduate with a GPA of 3.25
  • meet with their Honors advisor once an academic year

If you are struggling to meet any of these expectations, please meet with an Honors Advisor. They are here to help and support you in successfully completing Honors degree programs.

 

Honors Degrees and other Majors

Students pursuing either an Honors Concurrent major or minor degree will also be pursuing degrees in other programs. We work collaborately with other degree programs on campus to support you in your educational pursuits.

Are you majoring in Engineering or Computer Science? Please note that Honors students majoring in Engineering or Computer Science are automatically enrolled in a separate program called Honors Engineering, which has additional requirements beyond the Honors degree program requirements that are set forth by the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Alternatively, Honors students majoring in Engineering and Computer Science have the option to elect not to participate in this separate Honors Engineering program and instead pursue either the Honors concurrent major degree (beginning in fall 2024) or the Honors minor degree alongside their Engineering or Computer Science major. Please meet with your major and Honors advisors to make this election.

 

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