Honors Program Options

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The Honors Track is an interdisciplinary, discussion-dependent, reading- and writing-intensive alternative to Drake's already innovative general education curriculum.

Honors Program Track requirements:

• One Quantitative Literacy AOI course-- 3 credits
• One Artistic Experience AOI course-- 3 credits
• One Physical or Life Science course with lab-- 4 credits
• HONR 100: Paths to Knowledge-- 4 credits
• 15 additional Honors elective credits*
  *equivalent to 5 Honors seminars from 3 different disciplines*

Total = 29 credit hours

Honors Visual Guide

Honors Visual Guide - Pharmacy

To graduate with a "University Honors" distinction on Drake degree:

• Complete the Honors Program Track (above)
• Complete an Honors Senior Thesis
• Graduate with a 3.2 cumulative GPA or higher

NOTE:

• Students on the Honors Track should take a diversified curriculum from at least three different disciplines: no more than 2 Honors or Honors cross-listed courses from the same major designation or school (i.e., SJMC) may be counted toward the five Honors elective courses.
• Students are limited to two (3 credit hours each) study-away experiences as counting towards the Honors Track.  (See section on Education Abroad for Honors and Drake faculty led travel seminars.)
• Paths to Knowledge (4 credit hour course) is required and in addition to the five elective Honors courses for the Honors Track.
• A student may apply only one summer web course (cross-listed with Honors) toward Honors Track requirements.
• Courses satisfying the required Areas of Inquiry (AOIs) for Artistic Literacy, Quantitative Literacy, and Life/Physical Lab Science also meet the required Honors Track AOIs. Post secondary degree options (college credit, AP and IB approved courses) transferred as credit to Drake also meet these requirements.
• The Honors Senior Thesis (3 credit hour broadly interdisciplinary independent study) for University Honors is also in addition to the five elective Honors courses.  The Honors Thesis must have received a "B or better" for the University Honors designation to appear on the Drake transcript and diploma. A cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.2 is also required in order to graduate with University Honors.