Degree Requirements pt.2

To graduate from Northern Arizona University's Honors College, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Honors Coursework (27 units total):

• Honors Core Curriculum (16 units):

  • HON 190 (3 units): First-Year Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing.

  • HON 29X (3 units): First-Year Honors Topic Seminar; options include HON 291 (AHI), HON 292 (CU), HON 293 (SAS), or HON 294 (SPW).

  • HON 39X (3 units): Advanced Honors Seminar; options include HON 391 (AHI), HON 392 (CU), HON 393 (SAS), or HON 394 (SPW).

  • HON 303 (1 unit): Honors Advanced Scholarship, preparing students for the Honors Capstone.

  • Honors Capstone (6 units): This can be completed through various experiences such as internships, study abroad, independent study, or contracting a major capstone course.

• Honors Electives (11 units):

  • Additional HON-prefix courses (e.g., HON 100).

  • Courses designated with an "-H" suffix (e.g., BIO 181H).

  • Contracting non-honors courses for Honors credit (available for 300 or 400-level classes).

2. Honors Explorations:

• Complete 5 Honors Explorations, which are learning opportunities outside the classroom.

• At least 2 Explorations must be completed before enrolling in an HON 39X course.

3. Minimum GPA:

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 to graduate with Honors distinction.

These requirements are designed to integrate with existing major or liberal studies requirements, ensuring a comprehensive and enriched academic experience.

See full details at: https://nau.edu/honors/  

The Interdisciplinary Global Program (IGP) is a program where students gain two degrees in a 5 year period - one is a Bachelor's of Arts in a  foreign language and the other is a Bachelor's of Science in the STEM or Business field. This program takes approximately 5 years and requires students to attend a full academic year abroad where they will spend one semester working an internship in a foreign country.  One of the main goals of IGP is assisting students in career readiness in a specific STEM or Buisiness field before they graduate. 

Students need to apply and be accepted into this program during their freshmen year (but sophomore students have been accepted on occasion). If you have any questions or are interested in applying, you can contact the IGP office from their website.

Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy or any other health profession? Pre-health advising can help. Visit our Pre-Health Professions Advising website.

When it comes to majors, there is no specific pre-health major, but science majors are certainly more common. Regardless of your major, the courses you choose to complete and your grades will be a vital part of the admissions decision.

Course requirements vary by program and school, but generally include Biology (BIO 181 + lab) and General Chemistry (CHM 151 + lab) in your first semester. Review the general prerequisite coursework to consider as you academically prepare for a health professional graduate program.

Stay connected by signing-up for our listserv and attending our events. If you have any questions, email us at premed@nau.edu.

If you have completed courses at another college or university (or perhaps completed AP or Dual Enrollment classes in high school), you will be transferring in those courses, or the transfer credit, to NAU. For any college level classes you have taken elsewhere, even if you only took one, you must order the official transcripts from the other school and have them sent to NAU. Once the Registrar’s Office receives your transcripts, they require 4-6 weeks to process your transfer courses to have them applied to your NAU account. These courses will be placed on your Transfer Credit Report, which can tell you how they transferred over to NAU.

Nearly all credits from other schools will transfer over to NAU, but not all of them can be used for your program or major requirements. Some classes transferred in will be an equivalent to NAU classes, and then there are some that are not equivalent classes but they can still be used to complete your program requirements. For example General Studies or Liberal Studies classes don’t usually need to be an equivalent to an NAU class to fulfil those requirements. Also, students who have completed the Arizona General Education curriculum (AGEC) from an Arizona public or tribal community college (i.e., an Associate's degree) are considered to have satisfied the NAU's General Studies/Liberal Studies Distribution Blocks and Foundational Requirements.

Alternatively, there are some transfer credits that will not transfer in as equivalent classes and/or cannot be used for your program requirements here at NAU. This is usually based on the topic, student learning outcomes, or course objectives, which differ from school to school. Additionally, classes where you received below a C will not transfer at all to NAU – you must have received a C or better for the final grade for the credit to transfer. Lastly, transfer classes do not impact your GPA at NAU.

To decipher how your classes will transfer to NAU and potentially be applied to your degree, you can contact your advisor or use the Jacks Path or AZ Transfer tools websites. There is also a YouTube video on using them, and you can learn more on the NAU Transfer Credit website.

Final Note: If you think a class you took elsewhere should be an equivalent to an NAU class, contact your academic advisor and provide them with a copy of the course syllabus, so they can submit it to the specific department for evaluation.

You can also learn more about resources for Transfer students here: https://legacy.nau.edu/transfer-online-connections/.