Duns Scotus Honors (HONS)

HONS 180  Duns Scotus Core II Colloquium  (0-1)  
Prerequisite: DUNS with a score of PASS  

Adds an honors component onto Core II for Duns Scotus fellows. The course may include additional readings, more in-depth discussion, research, journaling and/or other writing assignments, and service-learning.

HONS 185  Duns Scotus Core III Colloquium  (1)  

Adds and honors component onto CORE III for Duns Scotus fellows. This course may include additional readings, more in-depth discussion, research, journaling and/or writing assignments and service learning.

HONS 190  Duns Scotus  (0)  

Are for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars to add honors components to a regular course in order to get credit towards the fulfillment of their requirements in the Duns Scotus program. The 190 and 290 designations are to be used when adding the contract to a lower-division course, and will generally be used for General Education classes. The 390 and 490 designations are for upper-division offerings, and will most often be used for courses in the major. These course numbers may also be used when offering an honors section of a course (the section will receive the regular designation, but the appropriate honors course number will be added to the students' registration and transcript).

HONS 195  Duns Scotus: GenEd Contract 2  (0)  

Are for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars to add honors components to a regular course in order to get credit towards the fulfillment of their requirements in the Duns Scotus program.

HONS 201  Leadership Development Seminar  (1)  

Leadership Development Seminar is a blended seminar course on leadership development through a social change model. The course is designed to be an honors seminar that actively engages the students in reaching the primary goal of the university’s mission statement, i.e. “preparing women and men to contribute to the world through service and leadership.” The course draws upon the Social Change Model of Leadership developed by Alexander Austin with the goal to instill in college students “a strong sense of social responsibility and a desire to become instruments of positive social change.” Carrying on the legacy of Arthur Schmitt, students will learn and apply this model to their experience as well as that of the university’s patrons of Francis and Clare.

HONS 290  Duns Scotus  (0)  

Are for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars to add honors components to a regular course in order to get credit towards the fulfillment of their requirements in the Duns Scotus program. The 190 and 290 designations are to be used when adding the contract to a lower-division course, and will generally be used for General Education classes. The 390 and 490 designations are for upper-division offerings, and will most often be used for courses in the major. These course numbers may also be used when offering an honors section of a course (the section will receive the regular designation, but the appropriate honors course number will be added to the students' registration and transcript).

HONS 301  Franciscan Traditions Seminar  (1)  

Is a seminar course on the philosophy of St. Francis and St. Clare and the intellectual, spiritual, and ministerial tradition they founded. Course topics include the historical and contemporary Franciscan contributions to theology, philosophy, aesthetics, and ministry.

HONS 390  Duns Scotus Honors Component  (0)  

Are for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars to add honors components to a regular course in order to get credit towards the fulfillment of their requirements in the Duns Scotus program. The 190 and 290 designations are to be used when adding the contract to a lower-division course, and will generally be used for General Education classes. The 390 and 490 designations are for upper-division offerings, and will most often be used for courses in the major. These course numbers may also be used when offering an honors section of a course (the section will receive the regular designation, but the appropriate honors course number will be added to the students' registration and transcript).

May be repeated for up to 3 hours  
HONS 394  Duns Scotus Seminar  (1)  

Is an interdisciplinary seminar for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars in their junior and senior years. The seminars are designed to allow upper-class students to explore subjects not covered in standard college courses, and topics may be developed collaboratively between faculty and students. Each seminar will also have a service-learning component and will be a forum for students to share their research.

May be repeated for up to 6 hours  
HONS 490  Duns Scotus  (0)  

Are for Duns Scotus fellows and scholars to add honors components to a regular course in order to get credit towards the fulfillment of their requirements in the Duns Scotus program. The 190 and 290 designations are to be used when adding the contract to a lower-division course, and will generally be used for General Education classes. The 390 and 490 designations are for upper-division offerings, and will most often be used for courses in the major. These course numbers may also be used when offering an honors section of a course (the section will receive the regular designation, but the appropriate honors course number will be added to the students’ registration and transcript).