2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Required Courses for Freshman Entry

PART ONE. Introductory Courses                             Subtotal: 12 cr. 

HON 115 Introduction to Justice Inquiry and Action Research 
HON 181 Honors Colloquium 1 (1.5 cr.)
HON 182 Honors Colloquium 2 (1.5 cr.)
ENG 260 Grammar, Syntax, and Style: Writing for All Disciplines (Honors Section)

MAT 150 Intro to Data Analysis (Honors section)

OR

ECO 105 Understanding US Economic Data (Honors section)

Advisors note: HON 1XX is being proposed to satisfy the John Jay College Option: Justice and the Individual (100-level) area of the Gen Ed Program.  MAT 105 satisfies the Required Core: Math and Quantitative Reasoning area and ECO 105 satisfies the Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in its Diversity area of the Gen Ed Program.

PART TWO. Pursuit of the Common Good                 Subtotal: 15 cr.

Required

HON 201 Critical Perspectives on the Common Good
HON 202  Leadership and the Common Good (new title: Shared Futures: Research Methods for the Common Good 

Select Three

HON 377 Experiential Learning
HON 380 Selected Topics 
HON 385 Faculty Mentored Research 
Graduate level course or course for Honors in your major (contact your Honors advisor for more information).
Note: The courses above are all repeatable.

Advisors Note: HON 201 satisfies the Flexible Core: Individual and Society area and HON 202 satisfies the Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues area of the Gen Ed Program.

PART THREE: Capstone Sequences                        Subtotal: 6 cr.

Select one sequence

Academic Capstone Sequence

HON 301 The Idea of the Common Good Across Disciplines (new title: Honors Capstone Seminar I) 
HON 401 Honors Capstone Seminar II, Research and the Theme of the Common Good

OR

Project-Based Capstone Sequence

HON 484 Faculty Mentored Research Around the Common Good
HON 485 Faculty Mentored Capstone Research on the Common Good

Advisor’s Note: HON 301 satisfies the John Jay College Option: Struggle for Justice and Equality in the U.S. (300-level) area of the Gen Ed Program.

Total Credits for Freshman Entry: 33