HNRS 3900 Honors Project Preparation — 0 credits

This course is designed to be taken the spring before honors students begin work on their honors project. It will take students through the process of identifying an honors project topic and the format the project will take. Students will also identify, contact and confirm a project advisor and committee members. Finally, students will complete an honors project prospectus, which outlines their project completion goals and timeline. Course meetings will be conducted with the honors program director and small student groups according to student availability.

HNRS 3990 Topics — 0 credits

The subject matter of the course is announced in the annual schedule of classes. Content varies from year to year but does not duplicate existing courses. Offered in the College for Women.

HNRS 4684 Directed Study — 4 credits

Directed study is provided for students whose unusual circumstances prohibit taking a regularly scheduled course but who need the material of that course to satisfy a requirement. Availability of this faculty-directed learning experience depends on faculty time and may be limited in any given term and restricted to certain courses.
Prerequisites: Faculty, department chair and dean approval.

HNRS 4950 Independent Study — 0 credits

HNRS 4951 Independent Study — 1 credit

HNRS 4952 Independent Study — 2 credits

Independent study offers students the opportunity for specialized research not covered in a course offering, by the action project or thesis. Students work with a faculty advisor to develop a learning contract, which specifies the content and objectives of the study as well as the requirements and procedures for evaluation. The amount of credit earned for the study also is included in the learning contract.
Prerequisites: Permission of the faculty and department chair or program director.

HNRS 4970 Senior Honors Project — 4 credits

The senior honors project is a major piece of research or creative work, which is publicly presented. The project is independently designed in close consultation with a faculty advisor and faculty committee and can be within the major field or combine several disciplines. Students have conducted original research in a range of disciplines, composed music, written plays and choreographed dance performances. The title of the senior project is written on your official transcript. Students register for HNRS 4970 or 4980 the semester before they plan to graduate.
Prerequisite: St. Catherine University Honors Program students only.

HNRS 4980 Senior Honors Project — 0 credits

The senior honors project is a major piece of research or creative work, which is publicly presented. The project is independently designed in close consultation with a faculty advisor and faculty committee and can be within the major field or combine several disciplines. Students have conducted original research in a range of disciplines, composed music, written plays and choreographed dance performances. The title of the senior project is written on your official transcript. Students register for HNRS 4970 or 4980 the semester before they plan to graduate.
Prerequisite: St. Catherine University Honors Program students only.

HNRS 4990 Honors Seminar — 4 credits

Seminars have an interdisciplinary, liberal arts focus and are team taught. Class size is limited and relies heavily on student discussion. Honors seminar topics have included women’s health issues, images of African Americans in popular culture, Mary, Queen of Scots, and the making and meaning of comedy. One honors seminar can be used to fulfill two liberal arts core requirements. Additional honors seminars fulfill one liberal arts core requirement. An honors student is required to take at least two honors seminars. Offered each semester.
Prerequisite: Antonian Scholar Honors Program students only.