What is an honors course?
An honors course is a vibrant learning experience that teams the most captivating professors with our brightest, most eager students.
The Honors Program offers a wide range of courses designed especially for Honors students. These include:
Freshman Seminars
In the fall semester, first-year Honors students are eligible to sign up for special sections of SE 1017 designed for high-achieving students. These special section orientation courses focus on helping students engage with the Honors community and take advantage of campus resources for research, fine art appreciation, and leadership development.
General Honors Courses
Honors students have the opportunity to take Honors sections of a wide range of department-based courses, including many electives and required courses in Mathematics, Physical sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences. Examples include:
- CHEM 1217 and 1227
- COMM 2117
- ENGL 1017, 1027, 2107, 2917 or 2927
- FREN 1017 and 1027
- GBIO 1517 and 1537
- HIST 1017, 1027, 2017, or 2027
- HONR 1917
- MATH 1757, 2007, and 2417
- PSYC 1167 and 1177
- SOC 1017
- SPAN 1017 and 1027
HONR Courses
Each semester, Honors offers a special topic seminar focused on some aspect of science, humanities, social science or business. These discussion-based courses are taught by many of Southeastern Louisiana University’s top faculty members and are open to all Honors students.
- HONR 3007
- HONR 3047
- HONR 3057
- HONR 4017
- HONR 4027
See the Course Catalog link for more details.