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Honors Discovery Seminars

HONORS 391AH

These Honors Signature courses encourage exploration of different perspectives and approaches through small, discussion-based classes, which are open to CHC students of any major. 

Each seminar is based around an in-depth exploration of a question currently captivating the faculty member teaching the course. One is required for all CHC students, ideally taken in the sophomore year. 

Topics for these one-credit seminars change each semester based on the particular interests of the faculty instructors. Past topics include examining the neurological connection between mind and body, exploring the idea of the authentic self, and investigating the complexities of Haiti. 

CHC sophomores, juniors, and seniors are eligible to take one of these 1-credit seminars. Note that ONLY ONE Honors Discovery Seminar can count toward satisfying the CHC 391AH requirement. Three (one-credit) 391AH courses do NOT count as one (three-credit) honors course. 

Honors Signature Courses

Ideas That Change the World

This Honors Signature course will challenge you to think critically about the world, explore some of the profound ideas that have shaped it.

Honors Discovery Seminars

These Honors Signature courses encourage exploration of different perspectives and approaches through small, discussion-based classes.

Junior Year Common Experience

This Honors Signature course, designed especially for juniors*, covers an interdisciplinary topic of broad interest.

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