USF 1996-97 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 60 - 61 | Course Descriptions |
Superior students may avail themselves of Honors opportunities at USF. University Honors Program-Four Year is designed for first-time-in-college students. University Honors Program-Two Year is designed for transfer or upper-level students. These exciting programs are grounded in the liberal arts tradition and intended for students regardless of major. The primary goals of University Honors are the development of critical thinking skills, an appreciation of the liberal arts tradition and the development of creative, independent thought.
Students in the Four Year Program take nine honors courses that examine the nature of human knowledge, ethics, interdisciplinary approaches to the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, multiculturalism, and major works and major issues. A Senior Thesis is the culmination of the Honors experience. (Course descriptions appear later in the catalog.) Students also complete six semester hours of English, six semester hours of Mathematics, and four to eight hours of foreign language. Honors students may satisfy the English and Math requirements through AP, IB, or CLEP. University Honors Program-Four Year students satisfy USF Liberal Arts and Exit Requirements by completing the core Honors courses and the English, Math and foreign language requirement. Enrolling in University Honors-Four Year does not increase academic work-load or the number of credits needed to graduate.
Potential University Honors Program-Four Year students are actively recruited, but any interested student who feels that he/she is qualified may request admission. Students typically have 3.50 high school GPAs and 1270 SAT or 28 ACT scores. A number of scholarships are available for Honors students.
University Honors Program-Two Year students take four Honors courses that include: inquiry into major works and major issues, a Senior Thesis and an elective chosen from among Program offerings. Students also complete four to eight hours of a foreign language which may have been taken prior to enrollment at USF. Completion of the Honors core courses satisfies USF Exit Requirements. Enrolling in University Honors-Two Year does not increase academic work-load or the number of credits needed to graduate.
Potential University Honors Program-Two Year students are actively recruited, but any interested student who feels that he/she is qualified may request admission. Student typically have 3.50 college GPAs and 1270 SAT or 28 ACT scores. A number of scholarships are available for Honors students.
Departmental Honors Programs are available in selected departments that wish to offer Honors-level work for superior students majoring in their disciplines. Requirements vary according to department, but all require the completion of a Thesis. Students enrolled in both University and Departmental Honors are required to complete only one Thesis.
Admission to University Honors is determined by the University Honors Committee and the Director of Honors; admission to departmental Honors is determined by the individual department. Student who satisfactorily complete Honors and graduate with at least an overall GPA of 3.3 and a USF GPA of 3.3 shall be identified as Honors Program Graduates at Commencement as well as on their diplomas and transcripts.
The St. Petersburg Campus offers an interdisciplinary Campus Honors Program to superior students in all majors who have transferred to USF with or without an A.A. degree. The Campus Honors Committee and Director determine admission to the program. Applications should be submitted to the Director. Students will participate in two Honors Seminars and complete either an Honors Project or Honors Thesis. The nine (9) hours of Campus Honors Program courses satisfy the Liberal Arts Exit Requirements. Scholarships are available to those admitted to the program.
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USF 1996-97 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 144 - 145
IDH 2010 ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE (3)
PR: Admission into the Honors Program. An appreciation of the problems of how human understanding proceeds through operations such as perception, classification, and inference, among others, as well as the open philosophic questions behind these operations.
IDH 3100 ARTS/HUMANITIES HONORS (3)
PR: IDH 2010. An introduction to western arts and letters from the perspectives of three period's terms (classicism, romanticism, and modernism), the relationship of ideas to art, the similarities among the arts of a given period, and important differences between periods.
IDH 3350 NATURAL SCIENCES HONORS (3)
PR: IDH 2010. An exploration of current knowledge concerning fundamental principles in the Sciences, their potential for application and attendant ethical and philosophical questions.
IDH 3400 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES HONORS (3)
PR: IDH 2010. Introduction to the concerns of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, methods of inquiry, discovery, and validation of knowledge. A survey of the way various disciplines examine the question of how society is organized.
IDH 3600 SEMINAR IN APPLIED ETHICS (3)
PR: IDH 2010. This course explores ethical issues related to selected topics such as Ethics of Technology, Ethics in Business, Bio-Medical Ethics, Personal Ethics Development.
IDH 4000 HONORS PROGRAM SEMINAR: MAJOR WORKS/MAJORS ISSUES (4)
PR: IDH 2010. This course explores major works and major issues in a variety of disciplines. Each section will be devoted to content in a different academic area.
IDH 4200 GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES HONORS (3)
PR: IDH 2010. An introduction to African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Asian perspectives focusing on social, political and economic, artistic, cultural and intellectual subject matter. The material will be presented within a geographical, chronological, and humanities background.
IDH 4970 HONORS THESIS (3)
PR. Senior Honors Standing. The developement and public presentation of a senior thesis under the direction of a mentor. Course is taken for 2 semesters.
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IDS 4932 HONORS PROGRAM SEMINAR (3)
PR: Admission to St. Petersburg Campus Honors Program. An intensive reading and research seminar focusing on interdisciplinary investigation of broad topics in the humanities and social and natural sciences. Topics will vary, but all possess an interdisciplinary format. Restricted to St. Petersburg Campus Honors Program students.
IDS 4950 HONORS PROGRAM PROJECT (3)
Senior Honors Program project consisting of an original creative work in literary, visual or performing arts, or in a community-oriented endeavor of substance and originality. Either a project or an Honors Thesis will fulfill the requirements for graduation as St. Petersburg Campus Honors Program students. Enrollment is limited to St. Petersburg Honors Program students who have completed at least one Honors Program Seminar.
IDS 4970 HONORS PROGRAM THESIS (3)
The Honors Thesis is designed as a senior thesis for St. Petersburg Campus Honors Program students. Those students will have complted at least one Honors Seminar prior to beginning the thesis. Either a thesis or an Honors Project will fulfill the requirements for graduation as St. Petersburg Honors Program students. Enrollment is limited to St. Petersburg Campus Honors Program students who have completed at least one Honors Program Seminar.
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