Units required for Certificate: 36
Program Description
The General Education Honors Program is a course of study to provide academic challenges and enhanced learning for highly motivated students at Sacramento State. Honors students take most of these courses in their first two years. An additional nine-unit upper division Honors sequence is completed to earn an Honors certificate upon graduation. The Honors courses fulfill almost all Sacramento State General Education requirements.
Requirements
Honors students take thirty-six (36) units of Honors courses (27 lower division and 9 upper division). Limited exceptions are permitted with permission of the Director. Honors courses fulfill almost all Sacramento State GE/GR requirements for graduation.
In their first two years, Honors students take two-three Honors courses (6-9 units) per semester, filling out their schedules with other General Education courses or courses required in their major or pre-major. Honors students must take at least 12 units overall per semester.
The core of the curriculum explores the foundations and legacies of arts and ideas across world civilizations, considers some of the big issues raised by world thinkers and writers, and improves skills in critical thinking, oral communication, and writing.
Honors students must consult with an Honors faculty advisor at least once a semester before registering for their courses.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HONR 1 | Global Education, Self-Examination, and Living | 3 |
| HONR 2 | Foundations and Legacies of Arts and Ideas of Premodern Global Cultures | 3 |
| HONR 3 | Foundations and Legacies of Arts and Ideas of Modern Global Cultures | 3 |
| HONR 5 | Academic Writing Through World History | 3 |
| HONR 8 | Honors Environmental Science | 3 |
| HONR 101 | Science and the Public Good | 3 |
| HONR 102 | The Public Good Through the Visual and Performing Arts 2 | 3 |
| HONR 103 | Civic Engagement, Service Learning: Pursuing the Public Good 1 | 3 |
| COMS 4H | Honors Public Speaking | 3 |
| ETHN 11H | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 15H | Major Problems in U.S. History | 3 |
| POLS 1H | Honors Government | 3 |
| Total Units | 36 | |
- 1
Can be substituted with HONR 192OS Overseas Study (planned in coordination with Advisor).
- 2
Meets GE Area C1 requirement