5 courses with the subject HNRS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HNRS 201Sophomore Honors Research 1 SH
Initial foray into independent research conducted during sophomore year. Honor students will select a mentor for this semester-long research project that will focus on a topic outside the student’s intended major. This topic may be associated with a course or personal interest. The suggested final deliverable for the course is a poster that can be presented at the George Pfeiffer Symposium during the spring semester. Other types of final projects are accepted, such as a paper (e.g. literature review), a slideshow presentation, digital product, or another approved format (requires Director of the Honors Scholar Program approval). This course is only for students in the Honors Scholar Program. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to graduate from the Program.
Research conducted during the Honors student’s junior year. Students will select a mentor for this semester-long research project that will focus on a topic within the student’s intended major. This offers the opportunity to explore a topic of specific interest within the major in greater depth. This topic may be associated with a course, a larger research project or a personal interest. The project may provide a building block toward capstone thesis research or can be a stand-alone project. The final deliverable for the course may be a poster, research paper, digital project, slideshow presentation or another approved format (requires Director of the Honors Scholar Program approval). Honors students are encouraged to present their findings though a poster at the George Pfeiffer Symposium during the spring semester. This course is only for students in the Honors Scholar Program. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to graduate from the Program.
The course is dedicated to preparation for the completion of the capstone thesis project required by all Honors students when enrolled in HNRS 401 & 402. Students will share, revise, and refine possible thesis ideas with their classmates and the Honors Program Director. To prepare for their thesis project, students will select a primary faculty research mentor, narrow in on a thesis research topic, and form a thesis committee (consisting of the primary mentor plus one to two additional faculty or staff members). Students should work with their research mentor(s) to complete the main deliverable for this course which is a written thesis proposal/prospectus outlining the thesis project. The thesis project developed during this course may build upon a previous project, an expansion upon an assignment associated with a course, or a new project entirely. This course is only for students in the Honors Scholar Program. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to graduate from the Program.
The first of a two-course sequence allowing the student to work on their Honors capstone thesis project. In this course, students will work on their Honors thesis research project as outlined in the thesis proposal/prospectus completed in HNRS 302. At the end of the semester, significant progress toward the completion of the thesis project should be evident. This course is only for students in the Honors Scholar Program. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to graduate from the Program.
The second of a two-course sequence with the goal for the student to complete their Honors capstone thesis project. To meet all requirements for an honors thesis project, students must complete the following: 1) an Honors thesis project (most often a written research paper), 2) an oral defense meeting with the student’s thesis committee, 3) make any thesis paper revisions suggested by the thesis committee, 4) gain the approval and signatures from all thesis committee members and submit the final thesis project to the Honors Program Director.
