Upcoming Terms

The following honors sections will be offered in future terms:

Spring 2024 Honors Sections

Summer 2024 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location

Fall 2024 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location
ACCT 100 - 41 HONORS: Prin of Accounting I M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 MCH 118

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

MCH 118

Course Registration Number:

42562 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Andrew B. Fluharty

The course introduces students to the discipline of accounting through an introduction to financial accounting. Financial accounting is an integral function of every business. Financial accounting data provide insights about the firm's financial condition, operating results, cash flows and capital structure to facilitate decision making. This course introduces the primary financial statements, fundamental financial accounting terminology and calculations, as well as the interpretation and analysis of financial statements. Ethical aspects of accounting are included. 4 credits. Note: Students who receive credit for ACCT 210 may not receive credit for ACCT 100.

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ARTH 130 - L41 Intro to Asian Art HONORS See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41914 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Elizabeth J. Kindall

This course offers a selective introduction to the artistic concepts and visual art of India, China, and Japan. The course will examine visual expression in Asia from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the basis for a life-long appreciation of the arts and cultures of South and East Asia through examinations of varying aesthetic viewpoints and critical and creative interpretations of artistic expression.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 4141525-1700M - - - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
CHEM 115 - 41 (Honors) Acceler. Gen. Chem. M - W - F - - 0935 - 1040 OWS 251

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

0935 - 1040

Location:

OWS 251

Course Registration Number:

40508 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Anthony J. Borgerding

A one semester general chemistry class that blends significant topics from CHEM 111 and 112 for very strong students interested in majoring in science or engineering. Approximately one-third of the course content is drawn from CHEM 111 with the balance coming from CHEM 112. Topics include atomic theory, stoichiometry, gas laws, phases of matter, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry. Lecture plus four laboratory hours per week. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Math placement at the 113 level, high school chemistry, and satisfactory performance on the chemistry placement examination. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CHEM 115 may not receive credit for CHEM 100, 101, 109, 111, or 112.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
CHEM 115 - 71 (Honors) Accel.Gen.Chem./ Lab - T - - - - - 0730 - 1130 OWS 479

Days of Week:

- T - - - - -

Time of Day:

0730 - 1130

Location:

OWS 479

Course Registration Number:

40509 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

0

Instructor:

Anthony J. Borgerding

A one semester general chemistry class that blends significant topics from CHEM 111 and 112 for very strong students interested in majoring in science or engineering. Approximately one-third of the course content is drawn from CHEM 111 with the balance coming from CHEM 112. Topics include atomic theory, stoichiometry, gas laws, phases of matter, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry. Lecture plus four laboratory hours per week. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Math placement at the 113 level, high school chemistry, and satisfactory performance on the chemistry placement examination. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CHEM 115 may not receive credit for CHEM 100, 101, 109, 111, or 112.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
ENGL 190 - W42 HNR Adv Crit Think:Lit&Wrt See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42242 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Catherine Craft-Fairchild

English 190 is a core course in literature and writing for specially qualified students who show greater aptitude and preparation than typical first-year students or those whose pre-matriculation credits cover some, but not all, of the content of ENGL 121. The learning goals are the same as those for ENGL 121; however, writing, critical thinking, and textual analysis are taught at a higher level and with increased complexity in this course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JRC 3010935-1040M - - - F - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ENGR 100 - 48 Honors: Intro to Engr Design - - - R - - - 1525 - 1700 OSS LL15

Days of Week:

- - - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

OSS LL15

Course Registration Number:

40157 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

2

Instructor:

Douglas E. Dunston

This course introduces students to the engineering disciplines and the design process through a semester-long design challenge. Students will gain improved self-awareness, empathy, and critical thinking skills; this will help them work as a team in a collaborative and inclusive environment to identify a need, interview clients, plan tasks and propose engineering solutions with consideration for the common good.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 255 - 40 HNR: Technology and Ethics - T - R - - - 0800 - 0940 MHC 204

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0800 - 0940

Location:

MHC 204

Course Registration Number:

42437 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael J. Winter

This Honors section of Technology and Ethics is an application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and Honors.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 265 - W01 Minds, Brains, and Computers M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 JRC 247

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

JRC 247

Course Registration Number:

42443 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

John D. Kronen

A philosophical examination of the mind from both classical and contemporary perspectives. Content that may be covered includes: the relation between the mind and the body/brain, theories of the soul and how it relates to mind and brain, theories of personal identity over time, free will, mental causation, functionalist theories of intelligence, computer/artificial intelligence, and the nature of consciousness. The course considers reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives, and engages contemporary philosophical work informed by brain and computer science. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 40 HNR Sig.Wk: Technology&Ethics - T - R - - - 0800 - 0940 MHC 204

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0800 - 0940

Location:

MHC 204

Course Registration Number:

42479 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael J. Winter

This honors section is an application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; at least 80 credits completed; and Honors.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - W12 Sig.Wk:Minds,Brains,&Computers M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 JRC 247

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

JRC 247

Course Registration Number:

42478 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

John D. Kronen

A philosophical examination of the mind from both classical and contemporary perspectives. Content that may be covered includes: the relation between the mind and the body/brain, theories of the soul and how it relates to mind and brain, theories of personal identity over time, free will, mental causation, functionalist theories of intelligence, computer/artificial intelligence, and the nature of consciousness. The course considers reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives, and engages contemporary philosophical work informed by brain and computer science. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.

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Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L01 HNRS Bible: Old Testament - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 MHC 210

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

MHC 210

Course Registration Number:

41147 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Paul V. Niskanen

This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.

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J-term 2025 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location

Spring 2025 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location
ACCT 200 - 41 HONORS: Prin of Accounting II M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

Course Registration Number:

21861 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

2

Instructor:

Ozer Asdemir

Managerial accounting is used internally by businesses for cost management, planning and controlling, and strategic decision-making. Managerial accounting emphasizes the relevance and timeliness of data. The managerial accounting topics covered in this course include application of cost within corporate environment, break-even analysis, budgeting and differential analysis. 2 credits Prerequisites: ACCT 100 or ACCT 210 Note: Students who receive credit for ACCT 200 may not receive credit for ACCT 215.

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