Unconventional. Relevant. Eye-opening.

As an honor student, you’ll take interdisciplinary courses that aren’t offered anywhere else at FLC. Each course is designed to invite you to engage at the intersection of a variety of fields, and challenge you to think in new and creative ways about the issues we face as a society in a global world.

Honors courses

While the specific topics of some Honors courses change, the structure and flow remains consistent. See general descriptions below.

HON 100 Introduction to Honors
HON 200 Contemporary Issues
HON 300 Honors Topics
HON 450 Honors Capstone I
HON 451 Honors Capstone II
  • Minor requirements
  • Concentration requirements
Minor requirements

Core courses

HON 100 Introduction to Honors* 1 credit

HON 200 Contemporary Issues 3 credits

HON 450 Honors Capstone I 1 credit

HON 451 Honors Capstone II 3 credits

Liberal Arts Core courses 

Two Honors sections of Liberal Arts Core (LAC) courses 3 credits each / 6 credits total

  • Course options vary each semester**
  • Courses will have the same prefix and number as the regular LAC course but will be designated as Honors
    sections

Honors Topics

Complete a minimum of three Honors Topics courses

HON 300 Honors Topics 3 credits each / 9 credits total

  • Course numbers repeatable up to 5 times
  • Courses repeatable in the same semester

Total: 23 credits


*This course fulfills the new Freshman Launch course requirement
 
**COMP 253 Action Research will be offered more frequently than other LACs; you are highly encouraged to take this for CO2 requirement. 
 
Note:  After the Priority Registration Period, students with a 3.0 or higher can register for Honors classes, excluding HON 450 and 451.

Concentration requirements

Core Courses

HON 200 Contemporary Issues 3 credits

Liberal Arts Core  (LAC) courses

Two Honors Sections of LAC Courses 3 credits each / 6 credits total*

  • Course options vary each semester
  • Courses will have the same prefix and number as the regular LAC course but will be designated as Honors  sections

Honors Topics

Complete a minimum of three (3) Honors Topics

HON 300 Honors Topics 3 credits / 9 credits total

  • Course numbers repeatable up to 5 times
  • Courses repeatable in the same semester

TOTAL: 18 credits


*Students who have already completed LAC requirements can meet the Honors Concentration requirements by taking sections of HON 200 and HON 300.
 

Minor or concentration

Enrolling as a minor, you’ll take 23 credits toward the Honors program. Should that not be possible, you can choose Honors as a concentration and supplement your major with 18 credits of Honors program work. You can find more details in the Course Catalog, but here’s the overview.

See Honors in the Course Catalog

Core courses

8 credits

This includes an introductory course, a 200-level course, and two semesters for your capstone project. Your capstone project is original work that involves independent research and a final product of your design.

Liberal Arts Core courses

6 credits

You’ll take two courses from the Liberal Arts Core curriculum that have an Honors attribute. Read more about the Liberal Arts Core in the Course Catalog.

See Liberal Arts Core in the Catalog

Honors topics

9 credits

You’ll take three 300-level courses such as those described above on this page. These courses vary, are interdisciplinary, and are designed to address significant, relevant, and complex topics that fall between the standard domains of other courses.