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The Honors College curriculum fulfills many of Lipscomb’s general education requirements. The approach is deliberately interdisciplinary, inviting students to explore and understand how the various branches of learning in the university are connected to a common trunk, and how learning several disciplinary "languages" can encourage both a broader and deeper understanding of the questions and answers offered inside each discipline.
Students in The Honors College should focus on how this integrated Liberal Arts Heritage curriculum encourages them to develop their abilities to learn, to speak, and to write about the significant issues within academic disciplines and within their own civil societies.
Students can graduate either as an Honors College Scholar or as an Honors College Fellow. In either case, a student must complete the Liberal Arts Heritage Core and must have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA in all courses at graduation. Fellows also complete a senior honors thesis.
- HN 2103 - Honors Liberal Arts Heritage: The Ancient World: Ancient Civilizations (3) SP
- HN 2113 - Medieval Europe (3) F*
- HN 2123 - History and Politics of the Middle East (3) SP
- HN 2133 - Classical Political Thought (3)
- HN 2143 - Ancient Medieval Philosophy (3) F
- HN 2293 - The Ancient World Special Topics (3) F, SP
Satisfies LUHP requirement. Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:
- HN 2303 - Renaissance & Reformation (3) SP
- HN 2313 - Eighteenth Century Europe (3) F
- HN 2323 - Colonial America (3) F
- HN 2333 - Modern Political Thought (3)
- HN 2343 - Modern Philosophy (3) SP
- HN 249v - Modern World: Special Topics F, SP
Satisfies LULT requirement. Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:
- HN 2503 - World Literature I (3) F, SP, SU
- HN 2513 - World Literature II (3) F, SP
- HN 2523 - African American Literature (3) F
- HN 2533 - Studies in Genre (3) F, SP
- HN 269v - Literature special topics (3) F, SP
- HN 3423 - How Language Works (3) SP
Satisfies LUMS requirement. Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:
- HN 3103 - The Sciences in Crisis (3) F, SP
- HN 3113 - Principles of Biology: Cell and Genetics (4) F, SP HN 3123 - Principles of Biology: Diversity & Ecology
- HN 3133 - General Chemistry I (3) F, SP, SU
- HN 3135 - General Physics I (4) SP, SU
- HN 329V – Liberal Arts Heritage: The Sciences: Special Topics
Satisfies LUSS requirement. Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:
- HN 3033 - The American Civil Rights Movement (3) F
- LJS 4303 - Special Topics: [Insert Topic] and the Law (3) F, SP
- HN 3323 - Introduction to African American Studies (3)
- HN 3333 - Moral Philosophy (3) SP
- HN 3343 - International Relations (3) F, SP
- HN 3353 - Urban History and Politics
- HN 3363 - African Politics (3)
- HN 3373 - Social Psychology (3) F, SP
- HN 3383 - Personality Theories (3) F, SP, SU
- HN 3393 - Race and Ethnic Groups (3) F, SP
- HN 3403 - Wealth, Poverty & The City (3) F, SP
- HN 349v - Society & Perspectives: Special Topics (3) F, SP
Satisfies 5th Bible requirement (some majors incorporate already). Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:
- HN 3503 - Worship and the Arts (3) F, SP
- HN 3513 - Church History I (3) SP
- HN 3523 - Church History II (3) F, SP, SU
- HN 3533 - God, Creation, & New Creation (3) F
- HN 3543 - Science and Religion (3) F, SP
- HN 3553 - Joy and the Good Life (3) F, SP
- HN 3563 - Religion & American Culture (3) F, SP
- HN 3573 - Philosophy of Religion (3) F
Honors sections of the following courses are also available in The Honors College, but they are not required. In non-honors sections of these courses, honors students may earn honors credit via contract.
- BI 1073 - The Story of Jesus (3) SP
- BI 1083 - The Story of the Church (3) F
- BI 1093 - The Story of Israel (3) F
- BI 3213 - Faith and Culture (3) SP
- BI 4213 - Christian Ethics (3) F, SP
- BY 3524 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) SP
- CM 1211 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1) F, SP, SU
- CM 1221 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1) F, SP, SU
- HN 1113 - Communication, Technology and Society (3)
- LUEG 3xn3 - Engagements: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
- LUEG 3073 is the honors version of Engagements. Other courses may become honors via honors contracts.
- LULT 2xn3 - Explorations in Literature: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
- LU 1203 - Lipscomb Experience
Honors Contract PDF
Students can obtain honors credit by doing honors level work in regular courses with faculty permission. Please
Contact Kristen Thompson for more information.