Western Carolina University

Most Honors courses parallel the Liberal Studies Program curriculum; therefore, they are not additional requirements needed to complete a degree program.  Honors credits correspond to the number of hours for the course.

Honors courses differ from regular courses in that they are:

• Smaller than regular courses (not exceeding 21 students);
• Taught by specially selected faculty members who have been chosen in consultation with the dean, the director of Honors Advising, and department heads;
• Discussion-based courses, where lecturing is avoided;
• Courses designed with challenging, creative assignments that may lead to undergraduate research projects

For an idea of Honors courses offered, view the course offerings:

• Fall 2013 Honors course schedule (Word) or PDF for Fall 2013
• Class Schedule Grid MAIN Campus (Word)
• Class Schedule Grid WEST Campus (Word)