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Honors Courses

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

 

Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Mentoring

  • Honors Program
    • Penn State Greater Allegheny 2022-2023 Honors Program Response Form
    • Honors Courses
    • Honors Independent Study
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    • The Student Research and Creativity Conference at Greater Allegheny
    • Honors Graduate Feature Form
  • Clinical Research Training Program
    • Clinical Research Leadership and Advisory Committee
  • Science and Engineering Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (SECURE)
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