Program Requirements

Eligibility to Graduate with George Whitworth Honors

To graduate with Whitworth Honors, students must complete one of two tracks:

Option 1 – Pirates Track
Students entering as first-years must complete the following 17 credits:

Nine (9) credits of “H” designated work in shared curriculum (SC) honors courses
- Three courses; one course from three of four inquiry groups
Three (3) credits of upper-division (300+) “H” designated work
- Honors upper-division course; course(s) for campus leadership; any combination of honors-earning credits in research, creative project, internship or off-campus program
Three (3) credits of “H” designated work at any level
- Honors SC or upper-division course; course(s) for campus leadership; any combination of honors-earning credits in research, creative project, internship or off-campus program
HN 300: The Motivated Project (1)
HN 400: Honors Exhibition (1)

Option 2 – Bucs Track
Students entering as transfers must complete the following 11 credits:

Six (6) credits of “H” designated work at any level
- Honors SC or upper-division course(s); course(s) for campus leadership; any combination of honors-earning credits in research, creative project, internship or off-campus program
Three (3) credits of upper-division (300+) “H” designated work
- Honors SC or upper-division course; course(s) for campus leadership; any combination of honors-earning credits in research, creative project, internship or off-campus program
HN 300: The Motivated Project (1)
HN 400: Honors Exhibition (1)

Honors Curriculum (24 credits)

Foundations Courses (6)
HN 101 (3): Finding Your Place/Academic Rhetoric
QA 103 (3): Biblical Literature

Idea Labs – Interdisciplinary Team-Taught (15)
HN 200 (3): Developing Essential Questions
HN 201 (3): Cross-Cultural Competency
HN 202 (3): Data Analysis
HN 203 (3): Project/Product Management
HN 204 (3): Leading Change

Capstone Courses (3)
HN 300 (2): The Motivated Project
HN 400 (1): Honors Exhibition