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2009-2010 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2015 
    
2009-2010 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2015 [Archived Catalog]

General Honors in Arts and Sciences


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The requirements for receiving General Honors in Arts and Sciences are: complete five approved courses in the areas of mathematics, science, humanities, and social science with at least one course from each area; and earn at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA overall and in these five courses. Only grades of “A” and “B” may count toward the 3.5 minimum grade point average requirement in the five approved General Honors courses.

Students who complete a single undergraduate major may not satisfy general honors requirements with any course in their major field. (For example, a student whose only major is mathematics may not use any course carrying the MATH prefix to satisfy General Honors requirements.)

Students who complete two or more majors may use any approved courses to satisfy general honors requirements.

No credit toward General Honors shall be given for high school courses or transfer courses (including AP, CLEP, Study Abroad credit or substitutions) unless approved by the General Honors Committee. Also, only courses with three or more hours of credit may count toward General Honors.

For more information on General Honors, see the website: http://honors.truman.edu.

Many general honors courses have prerequisites or co-requisites. Refer to individual course descriptions for specific details.

Mathematics


Mathematics


  • Any MATH course of 3 or more credit hours numbered 300 or higher EXCEPT: MATH 330, MATH 335, MATH 345, and MATH 473.

*Math courses designated may not be applied toward General Honors by any students whose degree program specifically lists those courses as requirements for graduation. This restriction does not apply to students with a double major.

Science


Chemistry


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Physics


**Physics courses designated may not be applied toward General Honors by any student whose degree program specifically lists those courses as requirements for graduation. This restriction does not apply to students with a double major.

Humanities


Art History


Communication/Classics


English


All English courses worth 3 or more credit hours at the 300 level and above EXCEPT: ENG 335, ENG 375, ENG 401, ENG 415, ENG 416, ENG 451, ENG 452, and ENG 498.

Japanese


Social Science


History


All history courses worth 3 or more credit hours numbered 300 or higher EXCEPT: HIST 471, HIST 472, HIST 485, HIST 499, HIST 554, and HIST 598.

Political Science


Sociology/Anthropology


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