Standard Curriculum
Four Year Plan
Exceptions to this standard plan may be made for students who, for instance, join the Honors Program after matriculating, who participate in other Honors College programs, or who follow a specialized "Honors track" established by the Honors Program and some other Baylor academic unit. See the Honors Program Student Handbook (PDF) for details.
First Year
Fall Term
- FYS 1399: First-Year Seminar (Honors)
- Additional Honors unit
Spring Term
- GTX 2301: Intellectual Tradition of the Ancient World (Honors)
- Additional Honors unit
Second Year
Fall Term
- GTX 2302: Medieval Intellectual Tradition (Honors)
- Additional Honors unit
Spring Term
- HON 3200: Colloquium I
- Additional Honors unit
Third Year
Fall Term
- HON 3100: Advanced Readings & Research (May be taken earlier)
- Additional Honors unit (upper level)
Spring Term
- HON 3101: Advanced Readings & Research (in semester after HON 3100)
- Additional Honors unit (upper level)
Fourth Year
Fall Term
- HON 4V87: Honors Thesis (2 credit hrs, in semester after HON 4V87)
- Additional Honors unit (upper level)
Spring Term
- HON 4V87: Honors Thesis (2 credit hrs)
- HON 4088: Honors Exit Review
Incoming Honors students for whom a First-Year Seminar is unavailable or otherwise inadvisable may, with the consent of program staff, enroll in some other Honors-designated course to satisfy this first-semester requirement.
Some Honors juniors may enroll in both of the required Advanced Readings/Research hours in one semester, though it is usually advisable to spread them out over two semesters.
Credit for additional Honors units may be earned by enrolling in other available Honors-designated courses (including Honors courses-by-contract) that are offered in various academic schools and departments.