Jesup Scott Honors College Program
In order to graduate with the Honors College medallion, a student must:
- Complete all requirements for an approved degree program within the degree-granting college of his or her major.
- Complete a minimum of 33 semester hours of Honors courses (or 27 semester hours for students entering UT in Fall 2018 and later).
Honors courses are of two kinds:- those offered by the Honors College and
- those offered by various departments and degree-granting colleges.
- Of the 33 (or 27) hours required, three semester hours of Ideas and Society (HON 1010) must be completed by all Honors College students.
- Depending on the student’s degree-granting college, entering term at UT (before Fall 2018 or after), and chosen curricular track (see below), the remaining Honors hours may include:
- HON 1020 (Innovation and Society)
- HON 2010 (Multicultural Toledo) or HON 2020 (Multicultural Literatures: The North American Experience) or HON 2030 (Multicultural Literatures: The Non-European World).
- One or two Honors upper-division courses, including HON 3010 (Community Engagement) and/or interdisciplinary seminars offered through the Honors College (HON 4950 and HON 4960).
- Honors sections of general education courses.
- Honors sections of courses offered in the student’s major.
- Non‐Honors courses contracted with the course instructor for Honors credit through use of an Honors Learning Contract.
- Earn a minimum overall UT GPA of 3.3 (a major GPA higher than a 3.3 may be required by the department and a higher cumulative GPA may be required by the student's degree-granting college or department).
- Complete an Honors thesis or capstone project.
- Complete any additional requirements for Honors set by the major department or college of the major.
* For a definitive listing of the JSHC requirements by degree-granting college, see the tables at the bottom of this page. Honors students can select between two curricular tracks offered by their degree-granting college to earn the medallion. The "Blue track" is designed for students in pre-professional programs with less flexibility for taking HON core courses whereas the "Gold track" is designed for students interested in and able to take a more traditional, liberal arts Honors curriculum. Students pursuing the "Gold track" must also satisfy the "Blue track" requirements for their degree-granting college.
Honors College Learning Contracts
Through an Honors Learning Contract, an instructor and a student agree on a more intensive and extensive exploration of course material in a non‐Honors course. By successfully fulfilling the agreement (and other requirements) spelled-out in the Honors Learning Contract, the student will receive Honors credit for the course. This is marked on the student’s transcript as such after the completion of the semester when the Honors College verifies the student earned at least a final grade of a "B" in the course and that the submitted work for the Contract received all relevant approvals.
Honors College Thesis/Capstone
The Honors thesis/capstone represents a body of research personally selected by each Honors student that is developed in close consultation with a faculty mentor of their choosing. The work should represent a culmination of the student's academic training and often functions as an introduction to their professional career or the pursuit of an advanced degree begun after graduation. The thesis/capstone is due by the end of the student's final undergraduate semester, but the timeframe of the work as well as the presence of any integrated courses varies across majors.
Jesup Scott Honors College Medallion Requirements by Degree-Granting College
BLUE TRACK Curriculum - Pre-professional
| JHCASE | COBI | CENG | CHHS | CNSM | CPPS | UC | |
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| Ideas and Society - HON 1010 (HUM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Innovation and Society - HON 1020 (HUM) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Multicultural Toledo - HON 2010 (SOC, US MC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | Yes | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| The North American Experience - HON 2020 (US MC, WAC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | - | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| The Non-European World - HON 2030 (NW MC, WAC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | - | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| Community Engagement - HON 3010 (pre-req: 1 HON MC) | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | Yes | Yes | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | Yes | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 |
| Honors Seminars - HON 4950 & HON 4960 | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | - | - | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 | - | HON 3010 OR HON 4950 OR HON 4960 |
| Honors Credits Earned in HON Courses | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Honors Credits Earned Outside of Honors College Core Courses | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Honors Credit Hours | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Honors Thesis/Capstone Project | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Cumulative GPA | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* |
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*Some departments have a higher required major GPA as part of their departmental Honors requirements (which must be satisfied, where applicable, to earn College Honors).
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Most departments/colleges have specified requirements beyond these JSHC criteria. Contact your College Honors Director for more information.
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Students in “Blue track” colleges may decide to opt-in to the “Gold track” as long as their college’s “Blue track” requirements are also satisfied.
GOLD TRACK Curriculum - Comprehensive
| JHCASE | COBI | CENG | CHHS | CNSM | CPPS | UC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideas and Society - HON 1010 (HUM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Innovation and Society - HON 1020 (HUM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multicultural Toledo - HON 2010 (SOC, US MC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | Yes | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| The North American Experience - HON 2020 (US MC, WAC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | - | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| The Non-European World - HON 2030 (NW MC, WAC) | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | - | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 | - | HON 2010 OR HON 2020 OR HON 2030 |
| Community Engagement - HON 3010 (pre-req: 1 HON MC) | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | Yes | Yes | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | Yes | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) |
| Honors Seminars - HON 4950 & HON 4960 | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | 1 Seminar (beyond HON 3010) | 1 Seminar (beyond HON 3010) | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) | 1 Seminar (beyond HON 3010) | Two (HON 3010 and 1 Seminar OR 2 Seminars) |
| Honors Credits Earned in HON Courses | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Honors Credits Earned Outside of Honors College Core Courses | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Honors Credit Hours | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Honors Thesis/Capstone Project | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Cumulative GPA | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* | > 3.3* |
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*Some departments have a higher required major GPA as part of their departmental Honors requirements (which must be satisfied, where applicable, to earn College Honors).
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Most departments/colleges have specified requirements beyond these JSHC criteria. Contact your College Honors Director for more information.
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Students in “Blue track” colleges may decide to opt-in to the “Gold track” as long as their college’s “Blue track” requirements are also satisfied.
JHCASE: Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, COBI: College of Business and Innovation, CENG: College of Engineering, CHHS: College of Health and Human Services, CNSM: College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, CPPS: College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC: University College