Earning Honors Credits
Honors credits may be earned in one of four ways:
- Enrollment in a designated honors course
- Completion of an Honors Option in a course taught by a full-time faculty member
- Completion of an Honors Independent Study under the direction of a full-time faculty member
- Completion of a 400-level course during the freshman or sophomore year, with the permission of the instructor
- 6 Honors Designated Credits must be completed per academic year to remain active in the Honors Program.
Student guidelines
- Honors students may explore possibilities for an Honors option or independent study with any full-time faculty member at Greater Allegheny. The Honors option must be formally added by submitting an add form available through the campus Registrar. Interested students should contact the instructor by the first week of the semester for permission to add the Honors designation and complete the form.
- To receive honors credits for an Honors option course, you must present the results of your work in the form of a poster at the Student Research and Creativity Conference. Failure to submit and present your poster will result in the removal of the Honors designation from your transcript.
- The filing of an Honors option represents a commitment by both student and instructor to see the project through. The course may not revert to Non-Honors status without the permission of the instructor. The Office of Academic Affairs must receive written notification immediately of such a change, but no later than the end of the sixth week of the semester.
Fall 2023 Honors Section Courses
Course |
Course Name |
Instructor |
AFAM 100N |
Black Freedom Struggles |
Dr. Johnathan White |
To enroll in a course as an Honors Option, work with the course instructor to complete the Honors Option Form.
Fall 2023 Honors Options
The following courses are available for possible Honors Options in Fall 2023:
Course |
Course Name |
Instructor |
BBH 305 |
Introduction to Global Health Issues |
Dr. Alina Bodea Crisan |
BBH 311 |
Interdisciplinary Integration in Biobehavioral Health |
Dr. Kristal Tucker |
BBH 471 |
Clinical Research Practice |
Dr. Andrea Stevens |
BBH/BIOL 470 |
Functional and Integrative Neuroscience |
Dr. Kristal Tucker |
BIOL 110 | Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | Dr. Kristal Tucker |
BIOL 161 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture |
Dr. Kristal Tucker |
BIOL 162 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab |
Dr. Andrea Stevens |
CIVCM 211 |
Foundations of Community Engagement |
Dr. Michael Vicaro |
CMLIT 109 |
Native American Myths, Legends and Literatures |
Dr. Clifford Manlove |
COMM 150N |
The Art of Cinema |
Dr. Clifford Mandlove |
ENGL 214 |
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing |
Dr. Mary Ellen Higgins |
PHYS 10 |
Physics Behind the headlines |
Dr. Beth Lindsey |