Course Requirements

Freshman Year (6 credits):

HON 101: Honors Colloquium I (3 credits)
HON 102: Honors Colloquium II (3 credits)

Sophomore Year (6 credits):

HON 201: Honors Colloquium III (3 credits)
HON 202: Honors Practicum (3 credits)

Junior and Senior Years (9 credits):

HON 470: Honors Seminar (3 credits)
And six credits from the following:
- Honors electives (300-level courses open to sophomores, juniors and seniors)
- Semester or year abroad (exempts three honors credits)
- Departmental Honors Paper (exempts three honors credits)
HON 499: Honors Thesis (3 credits)
HON 335: Teaching Assistantship in Honors (2 credits)

Foreign Language:

By graduation, students in the Honors Program must successfully complete (or exempt by exam) a 104-level course in a foreign language.

Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements:

To stay in the Honors Program, students must earn a C- or better in all Honors courses and maintain the following overall cumulative grade point average (GPA):
a) 3.0 by the end of the freshman year
b) 3.25 by the end of the sophomore year
c) 3.25 by the end of the junior year
d) 3.25 to graduate from the Honors Program

Requirements for Transfer Students:

Students who transfer into Hood and join the Honors Program in their sophomore year or later, without having completed two years in an Honors program at another college, must take a minimum of 14 credits in Honors Program courses. Students who transfer into Hood after completing two years in another Honors Program must take a minimum of nine credits in Honors Program courses.

Full information on Honors Program offerings and requirements is found in the College Catalog, which is the final authority on the Program's regulations.

Relationship of Honors to Core Curriculum Requirements:

Students who successfully complete the first two years of the Honors Program (HON 101, 102, 201, 202) may exempt any three courses (except lab science) from any three sections of the Methods of Inquiry section of the Core; only one of the Aesthetic Appreciation course requirements may be exempted. Those who enter the program as sophomores and complete HON 201-202 may exempt one Core course. In addition, each 300-level Honors elective course meets a requirement in the Civilization section of the Core. Students who leave the Honors Program before completing the first 12 credits may receive Core credit as follows:

If the student completes...	student may exempt:
HON 101	no Core courses
HON 101 and 102	one Core course
HON 101, 102, 201	two Core courses
HON 101, 102, 201, 202	three Core courses

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