Honors Program in the Humanities

The Honors Program in the Humanities is designated for high-achieving students seeking an integrated program of intellectual challenge. Appreciation of the classical expressions of Western civilization and skill in analysis and critical thinking are developed through the examination and discussion of major figures, works, and ideas from antiquity to the present. Students who complete at least five seminars for a total of 20 units within the program with at least a 3.30 USF grade point average and a 3.00 average in Honors seminars will be graduated from the University "In Honors." Through a comprehensive study of progressive historical periods and primary sources, the seminars explore the interrelation of achievements in the areas of science, culture, social history, and intellectual thought. Seminars encourage active participation and exchange of views. Readings, discussions, experiments, slide presentations, and performances are included within the seminar format. In the junior and senior years, there is also an alternative option for an independent, faculty-supervised research project. Each seminar fulfills a General Education course requirement.