The academic requirements and curriculum of the Honors Program differ for students with an associate’s degree from an Illinois college verse students without an associate's degree from an Illinois college.
View the academic requirements for the curriculum that best fits your circumstance.
Students with an Associate's Degree from an Illinois School
Students who have earned an Associate of Arts or Sciences degree at an Illinois college or who have completed the Illinois Articulation Initiative will complete Junior Year Experiential Learning and five additional Honors courses. Regardless of credit hours transferred in, all Transfer Honors students must complete the below five courses.
HON 104 - Religious Worldviews and Ethical Perspectives
HON 105 - Philosophical Inquiry
HON 203 – Seminar in Multiculturalism
HON 302 – Junior Seminar in Social Justice
HON 350/351 – Honors Senior Seminar or HON 395 – Honors Senior Thesis
Students without an Associate's Degree from an Illinois School
Students without an associate's degree from an Illinois school who enter Transfer Honors will consult with an Honors Program advisor to determine how transfer credit* can apply to the following Honors requirements:
HON 100 - Rhetoric and Critical Inquiry
HON 101 - World Literature
HON 102 - History in Global Contexts
HON 104 - Religious Worldviews and Ethical Perspectives
HON 105 - Philosophical Inquiry
HON 180 - Data Analysis and Statistics
HON 201 - States, Markets, and Societies
HON 203 – Seminar in Multiculturalism
HON 205 – Interdisciplinary Arts
HON 225 - Honors Lab Science Topics or any Scientific Inquiry: Lab course
HON 302 – Junior Seminar in Social Justice
12 quarter hours of a foreign language (the equivalent of one year of college-level study)
Fine Arts elective
Honors Approved electives
Experiential Learning
* Transfer courses do not need to be designated as honors at a student’s previous institution in order to apply toward DePaul Transfer Honors requirements.