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The Honors Program Curriculum

Students in the Honors Program take honors sections of selected courses within the core curriculum. The chart below highlights these honors classes (in bold text). These courses are taught by our best and most experienced faculty. Only honors students are permitted to take these special courses. This allows for a much deeper and more enriching investigation of the Mount’s core curriculum.

 First Year 

Fall 

Freshman Seminar I
Origins of the West
(Honors)

Spring

Freshman Seminar II
Renaissance to Revolution
in  the West:  Two courses
clustered - History paired with
Literature or Fine Arts
(Honors)

Either Semester

  •   MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (depending on results ofplacement exam)
  •   Foreign Language:  Proficiency through the 102 level
  •   Foundations of Social Science:  ECON 100, EDUC 100, PSCI 100, PSYCH 100 or SOC 100
Second Year 

Fall

Philosophy 211
From Cosmos to Citizen
(Honors)

GSCI 101
Concepts in Natural Science 1 

Spring 

Philosophy 212
From Self to Society
(Honors)

GSCI 102
Concepts in Natural Science 2
Either Semester:
  • CV_ 201The West in the Modern World (available in several departments) (Honors)
Third year

Fall

THEOL 200
Foundations of Christian Theology

AMC 201
American Experience I

Spring

THEOL 2__
Theology II (choose from several courses)
(Honors)

AMC 202
American Experience II
(Honors)
Fourth Year

Fall

Senior Honors Research Project
(1 credit Honors course)

Spring

Senior Honors Research Project
(3 credit Honors course)

Either Semester:

  •  Non-Western Studies Capstone (choose from several courses )
  •  Ethics Capstone:
    • PHIL 301
    • Moral Philosophy OR THEOL 300
    • Moral Theology
Reflections on our Catholic Identity
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