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