{"id":435,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:55:49","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Honors Program Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/application-process\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Application Process<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/requirements\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/student-honors-council\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Honors Council<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-community-events\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Calendar &#038; Community Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-thesis\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Thesis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-tutorial\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Independent Studies <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/graduating-honors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduating with Honors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-program-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/faculty-resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-curriculum\">Honors Curriculum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Honors students must complete four HN courses with a grade of \u201cB\u201d or higher before they graduate. We offer honors sections of the FYS and HN 200 and 300 courses, described below. Students must take at least one HN 200 course and one HN 300 course among their four HN courses. HN 397 or 398 is also required, but it does not count towards the four HN course requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hn-110-111-honors-first-year-seminars\">HN 110\/111 Honors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/\">First-Year Seminars<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Honors Program are required to enroll in an Honors First-Year Seminar course. This allows Honors students to get to know one another, acclimate to the Honors experience, meet Honors faculty, and fulfill one of the four required Honors courses. Students must enroll in both HN 110 and 111, which collectively count as one of the HN courses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hn-200-seminars\">HN 200 Seminars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HN 200 Seminars examine a great work, thinker, time period, or artist from various angles: artistic, scientific, historical, philosophical, religious, and so on. These courses give practice in honing in on one topic in extreme detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hn-300-colloquia\">HN 300 Colloquia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HN 300 Colloquia focus on a central theme or question and examine it from a variety of disciplines and approaches. These courses ask students to approach a broad topic from a variety of different angles in order to gain their own perspective on the topic. Since this is usually the last level of the HN curriculum taken before the student moves on to the thesis-centered half of the Honors program, we urge the inclusion of some research-related assignments\/projects in these courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hn-397-398-thesis-proposal\">HN 397\u2013398 Thesis Proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HN 397 and 398 are mandatory Honors Independent Study Thesis Proposal Courses.&nbsp;HN 397 is one credit hour and equates to about 15 contact hours with your advisor; HN 398 is two credit hours and equates to about 30 contact hours.&nbsp;This course gives you credit for researching and writing your thesis proposal and is best taken in the spring of your junior year. Which course you take is up to you\u2014the number of credits depends on how much time you will spend working on your research and how much time you will spend meeting with your thesis advisor. This course does not count as one of the four required 200- or 300-level HN classes in the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During your senior year you also have the option of taking a XX499 level course. This gives you three credit hours on your transcript for writing your honors thesis and must be taken in the area of your thesis; e.g., EN499, BI499, etc. Unlike the HN 397 and 398, this course is optional and must be taken through your department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-incorporating-study-abroad-and-semester-in-dc-internships\">Incorporating Study Abroad and Semester in DC Internships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage honors students to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible while at Butler University. Students who study abroad may count a pre-approved course taken abroad as one of their HN 200 or 300 courses. You must see the Assistant Director, <a href=\"mailto:jlantzer@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jason Lantzer<\/a>,\u00a0before going abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Dr. Lantzer before taking part in the Washington, DC, Learning Semester for a consultation on how best to achieve course credit.\u00a0Find more information on the program at the <a title=\"Washington, D.C. program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/washington-semester\/\">Domestic Study Away Programs page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the above options don&#8217;t work, students may also register for an Honors Tutorial. The tutorials offer a chance for independent study with a professor on a previously taken honors topic, or another topic of the student\u2019s choice that has been approved by the honors director. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/honors-tutorial\/\" title=\"Honors Tutorial\">Honors&nbsp;Tutorial page<\/a>&nbsp;for guidelines on setting up an honors tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lacy-school-of-business-requirements\">Lacy School of Business Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Honors students who are LSB majors&nbsp;<strong>must&nbsp;<\/strong>complete MG 311 as one of their four Honors courses if they are planning on doing a thesis within the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, MG 311 should be completed in the fall semester of a student&#8217;s junior year, prior to enrollment in either HN 397 and 398. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/26112731\/lsb-faculty-student-research-matches-honors-theses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this list<\/a> for potential advisors for LSB theses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, completion of an honors thesis can count as one of the required LSB 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