Honors courses offer enhanced challenges and opportunities so students can develop intellectual autonomy and excellence. Students get the most out of their Ferris education by putting more of themselves in. Choose courses that help you learn independently, think critically, ask penetrating questions and communicate your ideas at a high level—choose courses that expand your experience and stir your curiosity.

To get the honors certificate associated with a bachelor’s degree, students do 20% of their coursework as honors credits once they start the Honors Program or a maximum of 22 honors credits. To get the honors certificate associated with an associate’s degree, students take 10 honors credits.

Students will normally take  an honors section of either COMM 121 or ENGL 250 and honors general education courses in their first two years. However, we understand that students sometimes have transfer credit for these courses or have a major that does not allow this schedule; students are allowed to substitute different honors credits. We know that each student’s goals, programs and circumstances vary, and so we have the following options:

• Honors contracts are an alternative to Honors courses. With an Honors contract, students do an extra project in a non-Honors class for Honors credit. Contracts must be approved by faculty and submitted to our office by the end of the third week of the semester. The Honors contract form and information are on Honors Path under Contracted Courses. You are welcome to make an appointment with the Honors advisor to discuss this option.
• Additionally, a credit-bearing study away experience can replace one three-credit Honors experience. Please let our office know if you plan to study away.

The Honors Program is flexible enough to fit each major and any student’s educational goals. Honors should never add an unneeded course to your load, slow your progress toward graduation, or force you to drop a minor.

To find Honors classes in Look Up Classes on http://www.ferris.edu, do an advanced search: highlight all the subject matters and select Honors Course under Attribute Type. The following list also provides an overview:

Fundamentals of Public Speaking – Honors

CRN	Course	Cred	Title	Days	Instructor	Location
82429	COMM 121 016	3	Fund Public Speaking-Honors	TR 9:30 – 10:45 AM	Neil Patten	JOH 102
82430	COMM 121 017	3	Fund Public Speaking-Honors	TR 3 – 4:15 PM	Neil Patten	JOH 102
82434	COMM 121 018	3	Fund Public Speaking-Honors	TR 1:30 – 2:45 PM	Cami Sanderson	JOH 102
82438	COMM 121 019	3	Fund Public Speaking-Honors	TR 9:30 – 10:45 AM	Kristi Scholten	JOH 103
82439	COMM 121 020	3	Fund Public Speaking-Honors	TR 1:30 – 2:45 PM	Kristi Scholten	JOH 104

Honors English 2

CRN	Course	Cred	Title	Days	Instructor	Location
80484	ENGL 250 VL5	3	Honors English 2	TBA (online)	Deirdre Fagan	TBA
80485	ENGL 250 VL6	3	Honors English 2	TBA (online)	Deirdre Fagan	TBA
80486	ENGL 250 VL8	3	Honors English 2	TBA (online)	Deirdre Fagan	TBA

Cultural Enrichment Courses

CRN	Course	Cred	Title	Days	Instructor	Location
82182	ARTH 110 001	3	Prehist thru Middle Ages-Honor	TR 3 – 4:15 PM	Rachel Foulk	IRC 109
80577	FREN 280 VL1	3	Honors Lit of French World	TBA (online)	Daniel Noren	TBA
80582	LITR 202 VL1	3	Honors Black Literature	TBA (online)	Rebecca Sammel	TBA
80583	LITR 241 VL1	3	Honors Intro World Short Fic	TBA (online)	Deirdre Fagan	TBA

Self and Society Courses

CRN	Course	Cred	Title	Days	Instructor	Location
80966	ANTH 122 122	3	Intro Cultural Anthropology-HR	TR 12 – 1:15 PM	TBA	STR 232
81227	PSYC 331 002	3	Psychology of Personality	TR 1:30 – 2:45 PM	Felix Smith	STR 234