Honors Requirements

What are the specific Honors requirements?

Watch this video for an overview of the requirements to graduate from NAU with Honors.

There are 27 total units that you need to complete for the Honors College. This does NOT necessarily mean an additional 27 units; most requirements are built into existing major or liberal study requirements.

These requirements can always be found on the Honors College Website under "Resources".

Honors Core Curriculum

There are 16 units of core Honors classes that all Honors students will take.

• HON 190 (3 units) -- First Year

  • First Year Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing

  • Class 1/2 for your Foundation English requirement

• HON 29X (3 units) -- First Year

  • Honors Topic Seminar

  • Options of HON 291 (AHI), HON 292 (CU), HON 293 (SAS), HON 294 (SPW)

    • Topics of each section vary from semester to semester!

  • Class 2/2 for your Foundation English requirement

• HON 39X (3 units) -- Second / Third Year

  • Honors Advanced Seminar

  • Options of HON 391 (AHI), HON 392 (CU), HON 393 (SAS), HON 394 (SPW)

    • Topics of each section vary from semester to semester!

• HON 303 (1 unit) - Second / Third Year

  • Honors Advanced Scholarship

  • This class will help you prepare for your Honors Capstone!

• Honors Capstone (6 units) - Varies, but usually Third / Fourth year

  • This can be completed in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:

    • Internships

    • Study Abroad

    • Independent Study

    • Contracting a Major Capstone course

Honors Electives

You will also need 11 units of Honors electives to reach the 27 total units. Here are a few ways to earn this credit:

• Additional HON prefix courses

  • (for example, HON 100)

• -H courses

  • (for example, BIO 181H)

• Contracting non-Honors courses for Honors credit

  • Available for 300 or 400 level classes only

  • Contracting classes is something you typically won't begin until sophomore or junior year, but we want you to be aware that this is a great way to earn Honors elective credit without adding extra classes to your degree plan.

Proficiency Requirements

As an Honors student, you will also need to satisfy the Honors Proficiency Requirements.

Option 1: complete math classes through MAT 137 (Calculus II)

Option 2: demonstrate proficiency in a second language through the 102 level

Some majors may already require higher math, such as Engineering degrees, while others may already require a language through the 102 level, such as English degrees. Check your major requirements to see what would be the best choice for you!

Honors Explorations

Explorations in the Honors College are exciting learning opportunities that occur outside of the classroom.

You sign up for Explorations and submit your reflections through your "Explorations" course shell in BlackBoard Learn.

You will need to complete 5 Explorations before you graduate. 2 Explorations must be completed before you can enroll in an HON 39X course.