B.A. in Honors Traditions in Critical Thought and
Scholarship (TRACTS) Requirements
Core Courses (12 hours)
___ HNRS 1010 Honors Core Experiences (1)
___ HNRS 1010 Honors Core Experiences (1)
___ HNRS 1010 Honors Core Experiences (1)
___ HNRS 2000 Critical Analysis (3)
___ HNRS 2009 Physical Science for Citizens OR 2010 Life Science for Citizens (3)
___ HNRS 2100 The Great Conversations (3)
Founding Traditions (12 hours)
___ HNRS 2402 Classical Antiquity (3)
___ HNRS 2404 The Medieval World (3)
___ HNRS 2406 Renaissance to Enlightenment (3)
___ HNRS 2408 The Modern World (3)
Advanced HNRS seminars (6 hours)
___ HNRS 3*** Advanced Seminar (3)
___ HNRS 3*** Advanced Seminar (3)
Choose from an array of HNRS special topics at the 3000 level that emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of our world, including Non-European civilizations, History of Science, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), Technology, and Society, or Leaders and Scholarship.
Foreign Language (17-20 Hours)
___ Foreign Language (4)
___ Foreign Language (4)
___ Foreign Language (3-4)
___ Foreign Language (3-4)
___ Foreign Language (3-4)
TRACTS majors are required to complete a minimum of five semesters of foreign language study. Many students may enter with advanced placement or credit from high school. Language courses should be taken in sequence, and students have the option to pursue up to two different language sequences.
HNRS Electives (18 Hours)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (3)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (3)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (3)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (at the 3000/4000 level) (3)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (at the 3000/4000 level) (3)
___ HNRS seminar OR departmental honors course OR or honors option (at the 3000/4000 level)
Capstone Sequence (9 hours)
___ HNRS 3800 Capstone Reading and Research Methods (3)
___ HNRS 3900 Capstone Development and Writing (3)
___ HNRS 4000 Capstone (3)
General Education (18 Hours)
___ ENGL 1001 English Composition I (3)
___ HNRS 2021 Colloquium in the Arts (3)
___ General Education course - Analytical Reasoning (from mathematics) (3)
___ General Education course - Analytical Reasoning (3)
___ General Education course - Natural Sciences (first sequence course) (3)
___ General Education course - Natural Sciences (second sequence course) (3)
Majors must satisfy all university requirements for General Education. At least 3 hours in each of the 6 General Education areas (Analytical Reasoning, Arts, English Composition, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences) should be satisfied by an HNRS or departmental honors course. HNRS 2021 Colloquium in the Arts (3 hours) should be used to satisfy the General Education Arts requirement.
If three-hour HNRS Core Course is taken from above as a life science, the two-course sequence must be taken in the physical sciences, and vice versa.
Approved Electives (25 Hours Minimum)