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.
Spring 2023 Honors Section Courses
|
Course |
Course Name |
Instructor |
|
CAS 100A |
Effective Speech |
Prof. Michael Vicaro |
| PHOTO 100 | Introduction to Photography | Prof. Lori Hepner |
To enroll in a course as an Honors Option, work with the course instructor to complete the Honors Option Form.
Spring 2023 Honors Options
The following courses are available for possible Honors Options in Spring 2023:
|
Course |
Course Name |
Instructor |
|
BBH 203 |
Neurological Bases of Human Behavior |
Prof. Mark Affeltranger |
|
BBH 301W |
Values and Ethics in Biobehavioral Health Research and Practice |
Prof. Kurt Torell |
|
BBH 310 |
Research Strategies for Studying Biobehavioral Health |
Prof. Carly Duncan |
|
BBH 411W |
Research and Applications in Biobehavioral Health |
Prof. Chelsea Hickey |
| BBH 469 | Neurobiology | Dr. Andrea Stevens |
|
ENGL 15 |
Rhetoric and Composition |
Dr. Mildred Mickle |
|
ENGL 202D |
Effective Writing: Business Writing |
Dr. Mildred Mickle |
|
ENGL 237N |
Reading and Writing Documentary Poetry |
Dr. Mildred Mickle |
|
MICRB 106 |
Elementary Microbiology |
Dr. Andrea Stevens |
|
PHIL 103 |
Ethics |
Prof. Kurt Torell |
|
PLSC 17N |
Introduction to Political Theory |
Prof. Kurt Torell |
|
PSYCH 100 |
Introductory Psychology |
Dr. Elizabeth Mazur |