Junior & Senior Years

Make your mark! During your final two years of the Honors Program, you will have the opportunity to study research methods and models and then undertake an independent and original project under the supervision of a faculty advisor. This project culminates in your Honors Thesis, which is ultimately bound and housed in the James Addison Jones Library on campus. Course specifics follow. See "Honors Thesis Info" (at left) for more information about your thesis.

Graduate. When you've done it all, your transcripts and diplomas will show that you've completed an honors degree program. In addition, Greensboro College will recognize you and your fellow Honors College colleagues at commencement, list your names separately in the commencement program and include the titles of your theses. You may also qualify for Academic Honors based upon your cumulative grade point average.

HON 3010  Honors Research (4)
This seminar prepares students to write the Honors Thesis by exploring research models, methods, and skills from various disciplines. It is team-taught by faculty representing two different disciplines, and usually includes guest lectures from faculty with other disciplinary perspectives while offering an introduction to the type of research that might be expected in graduate programs. Students will complete their thesis prospectuses, under the guidance of a faculty advisor, by the end of HON 3010 and will defend their prospectuses before the Honors Committee. Offered every Spring semester, HON 3010 is required of all third-year honors students who plan to complete a senior honors thesis.

HON 3030  Contemporary Western Ideas  (4)
This course surveys the historical, literary, philosophical, religious, political, and social foundations of Western thought from the mid-twentieth century to the present.  A seminar-style course designed to provide a capstone experience in the study of the humanities, Contemporary Western Ideas consists of a range of readings, studies, and writing covering the contemporary world view.  This course serves as an opportunity for students to reflect on their knowledge from the pursuit of the humanities, and to provide a meaningful synthesis of the humanistic insight derived from current Western thought. 

HON 4800   Senior Honors Thesis (4)
The purpose of this four-hour independent study course is to carry out the senior project proposed in the student's prospectus (see HON 3010). The student will present the results of the senior thesis to the campus community near the end of the fall or spring semester. Prerequisite: HON 3010. The Honors Committee must approve the student's prospectus before honors credit can be granted for this work.