Honors Program Options

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The Honors Program at Drake University offers undergraduates and Pharmacy students a unique classroom and program experience centered around interesting and wide ranging topics. Courses are interdisciplinary, discussion-based, and reading and writing intensive,. The Honors Program's participatory and challenging seminar format is designed for students motivated by curiosity and a desire to engage in an alternative to the traditional classroom experience.Honors Program Track requirements:

• One Quantitative Literacy AOI course or Transfer credit alternative-- 3 credits
• One Artistic Literacy AOI course or Transfer credit alternative -- 3 credits
• One Physical or Life Science course with lab or Transfer credit alternative -- 4 credits
• HONR 100: Paths to Knowledge (must be taken prior to, or latest alongside, Honors Senior Thesis enrollment)
• 5 additional Honors Course Electives*
  *from 3 different disciplines*

Total = 28 credit hours

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Students may earn the "University Honors" distinction on their Drake transcript and diploma by meeting the following requirements:

• Completing the Honors Track
• Completing the Honors Senior Thesis capstone project with a grad of “B” or better
• Graduating with a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• No more than three Honors or Honors cross-listed courses from the same department or school may count toward the five Honors elective courses.
• No more than two study abroad or travel seminar courses/experiences (6 credit hours total) may count for the Honors Track.
• A student may apply only one summer web course (cross-listed with Honors) for Honors Track requirements.
• Courses satisfying the required Areas of Inquiry (AOIs) for Artistic Literacy, Quantitative Literacy, and Life/Physical Lab Science are required for the Honors Track. Post-secondary degree options (college credit, AP and IB approved courses) also may meet these requirements.