Curriculum
The Honors Program offers students a rewarding curriculum of study. Each semester the Honors Program offers over 35 different Honors classes to student members of the Program. The Honors courses and descriptions are posted each semester. In order for an Honors student to obtain the call numbers of 
these courses and register for these classes, the student must be advised through the Honors Program.
The Program is designed to fit within an Honors student’s educational program without the need for additional time or credits. Students have a wide choice of courses, and they have latitude in choosing courses to fulfill Honors credit. Honors classes are available in the University’s core curriculum, in the student’s major, and as electives. Students can enroll in Honors Study Abroad and Honors Thesis I and II.
What makes a course an Honors course? Although each Honors course is unique, the Honors Program encourages faculty to incorporate the educational aims of the Honors Program and include the general characteristics of Honors classes.
- Smaller, seminar-size classes
- Interactive classes
- Cooperative instructional style: class discussion, small group, student-led
- Intellectual dialogue between and among faculty and students
- Critical thinking, cutting edge, discipline-based knowledge
- Critical reading and writing
- Inquiry learning and independent research
- Intensive reading and writing
- Independent research
- Depth, not necessarily breadth, of study within a specific discipline
- Primary source documents and original documentation
- Collaborative and experimental learning
- Enriched or qualitatively different coursework and assignments
- Service learning and experiential learning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Innovative teaching techniques or curricula
- Appropriate co-curricular activities
- Not more work nor more difficult, just different
NEW!!!
Honors Program Spring 2010 semester class schedule is now available! Click the link below for more information. You must contact the Honors Program directly for call numbers for these courses.
Spring 2010 Honors Courses
- BIOL 125 001 - HON: How Science Works (3)
- BIOL 125 002 - HON: How Science Works (3)
- BIOL 190 H04 - HON: Intro Cell/Molec (3)
- CH 201 H91 - Ancient & Medieval Cultures (3)
- CH 202 H91 - The Modern World (3)
- CH 201 H92 - Ancient & Medieval Culture (3)
CH 202 H92 - The Modern World (3)
6 credit block, students who enroll in CH 201 H92 must also enroll in CH 202 H92 - CH 203 H91 - The American Experience and Constitutional Changes (3)
- CHEM 202 H67 - General Chemistry for Scientists and EngineersII (4)
- DAN 266 H01 - History of Dance II: 20th (3)
- ECON 334 H01 - CAP: Economic History of U.S. (3)
- HON 220 001 - Economic Theory and Policy (3)
- HON 235 001 - Research in the Information Age (1)
- HON 410 015 - Area Study (3)
- HON 490 001 - Honors Thesis I (3)
- HON 491 001 - CAP: Honors Theisis II (3)
- HON 491 002 - CAP: Honors Thesis II (3)
- HON 491 003 - CAP: Honors Thesis II (3)
- MATH 182 H01 - Calculus II (4)
- MUS 122R H01 - Survey of Jazz (3)
- PHYS 180 H02 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers I (3)
- PSC 403E H90 - Environmental Law (3)
- PSC 405H H90 - CAP: Intl Human Rights (3)
Only students who are members of the University of Nevada, Reno Honors Program can enroll in Honors courses. To register on ePaws for an Honors class, students must obtain the call numbers from the Honors Program.
Check out the archived class lists:
