Upper-Division Honors Seminars and Experiential Learning Courses
Enrollment in all HON courses (except HON 200) are controlled by the Honors College as they are by permission only. Students attend Honors Advising sessions, arranged by appointment, to obtain permission to register for these courses. Those students who are nearest to graduation are generally given priority, when necessary.
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Interdisciplinary CORE Honors Seminars
Each semester there are several of these small, interdisciplinary seminars offered through the college by outstanding faculty from across the university.
Fall 2025 – Upper Division Honors CORE Courses
| COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HON 480 | 101 | 3 | SpTp: Language and Inequality | MW, 1:00p – 2:15p | OM 230 | Conley Riner, Robin & Hong, Bob | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits | |
| HON 480 | 102 | 3 | SpTp: The Creative Act | MW, 2:30p – 3:45p | OM 230 | Monk, Dalton | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended) | |
| HON 480 | 103 | 3 | SpTp: Mathmaticians on Film | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | Squire, Walter & Mummert, Carl | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended) | ||
| HON 480 | 104 | 3 | SpTp: Childhood on Screen | TR, 12:30p – 1:45p | Walton, Sarah | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended) | ||
| HON 480 | 105 | 3 | SpTp: Innovation for Good | MW, 4:00p – 5:15p | Ingersoll, Christine | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning Courses
In addition to the required Honors Seminars, the college also offers by permission experiential learning courses that allow students valuable opportunities in leadership and collaborative community-based learning in an instructional course. The first of these is HON 300 Honors Peer Mentoring, which is a course that focuses on leadership training and service to the college through collaborative, project-based community engagement. Next, when available, we have HON 481 Design for Defense. Finally, there is HON 490 TEDxMarshallU Internship, which provides hands-on training to plan and hold a TEDx event on campus. Enrollment in HON 490 in the Fall semester requires that you contact the instructor and obtain permission through both Dr. Kinghorn and the Honors College.
Fall 2025 – Upper Division Honors CORE Courses
| COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HON 300 | 101 | 3 | Honors Peer Mentors & Leaders | Biggs, Michelle | CORE Upper-Division Credits | |||
| HON 489 | 101 | 3 | WVAmerica250 Internship | Northup, Zac | CORE Upper-Division Credits
APPLICATION NECESSARY |
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| HON 490 | 101 | 1 | TEDxMarshallU Internship | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | HTN TBA | Kinghorn, Brian | CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required; PART I of II APPLICATION NECESSARY |
The Honors College also offers upper-division, experiential and collaborative learning courses that are student-led. These courses include HON 484 The Honors Oracle (newsletter). Students in this course develop at least three published newsletters for the Honors College each semester while serving as either a writer or editor. In addition, we always offer HON 488 Honors College Student Association (HCSA) Steering Committee, which is an MU SGA recognized organization. The Steering Committee is in charge of organizing at least one academic event, social event and service event for Honors College students each semester. These events contribute to fulfillment of the mission of the Honors College and their planning and delivery provide essential leadership opportunities for those who serve on the HCSA.
Fall 2025 – Upper Division GENERAL Honors Courses
| COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HON 484
Reporters |
101 | 1 | Honors Oracle | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 230 | Bailey, Cara | Student-Led; No Textbook Required | |
| HON 484
Editors |
102 | 2 | Honors Oracle | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 230 | Bailey, Cara | Student-Led; No Textbook Required | |
| HON 488
Members |
101 | 1 | Student Assoc Steering Comm | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 353 | Ferda, Mary Beth | Student-Led; No Textbook Required | |
| HON 488
Officers |
102 | 2 | Student Assoc Steering Comm | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 353 | Ferda, Mary Beth | Student-Led; No Textbook Required |
Lower-Division Honors Seminars and Honors-Designated Courses
The following list is of Honors Seminars (FYS 100H and HON 200, when in the appropriate term) and honors-designated sections of departmental courses. In fulfilling General Education requirements at Marshall (Core I, Core II, and Additional University Requirements as seen in Degree Works), we advise our students to take honors-sections (any course with an “H” at the end, such as ANT201H or CMM104H) as much as possible as a means to complete both the required 12-hours of “general” honors credits of the Honors Curriculum as well as their General Education requirements at the same time. The list also includes mandatory first- and second-year Honors Seminars (i.e., FYS 100H and HON 200).
Fall 2025 – Lower Division CORE Honors Courses
There are no courses offered in this category in Fall.
Fall 2025 – Honors-Designated Departmental GENERAL Honors Courses
Some of these courses may have prerequisites (noted as PR) set by the department that offer them that can, in rare cases, exclude an honors student on the basis of that PR. An example of this condition can be seen in ENG 201H. We recommend that honors students take ENG 200H instead, given the range of General Education attributes that can be obtained in this course.
| COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR | Attributes and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT 201H | 101 | 3 | Cultural Anthropol Honors (CT) | MW, 1-2:15p | SH 529 | Coe, Marian | Free Book, International : Critical Thinking : Core II Social Sciences; Honors | |
| CHM 390H | 101 | 1 to 4 | Honors in Chemistry | HTN TBA | TBA | Kolling, Derrick | PERMISSION 1ST from INSTRUCTOR : 8 WEEKS : ATTRIBUTES: : Natural Sciences; Honors | |
| CMM 104H | 101 | 3 | Honors in Speech Comm | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | SH 261 | Taylor, Dennis | Affordable Education Materials : Core II Communication Studies; Honors | |
| ENG 200H | 101 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a | Diehl, Shoshannah | Core II Humanities : Asynchronous Online : Composition Core II : Honors : Literature : Critical Thinking | ||
| ENG 200H | 102 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | STAFF | Core II Humanities : Asynchronous Online : Composition Core II : Honors : Literature : Critical Thinking | ||
| ENG 200H | 103 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | WEB | WEB | Diehl, Shoshannah | ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE (AO): NO CLASS MEETINGS, INCLUDING EXAMS: Core II Humanities : Asynchronous Online : Composition Core II : Honors : Literature : Critical Thinking | |
| ENG 201H | 101 | 3 | English Comp Honors | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | Composition Core II; Honors | |||
| ENG 201H | 102 | 3 | English Comp Honors | WEB | WEB | Shull, Jared | SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE (AO): NO CLASS MEETINGS, INCLUDING EXAMSMORE INFO: WWW.MARSHALL.EDU/OEC/COURSE-MODALITIES : ATTRIBUTES: : Asynchronous Online : Composition Core II; Honors | |
| ENT 200H | 101 | 3 | Smith StartUp Incubator Honors | M, 3:00p – 5:20p | Wiley, David | Honors | ||
| MUS 142H | 101 | 3 | Music in Society Honors | MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a | STAFF | Affordable Education Materials : Core II Fine Arts : Honors : Multicultural | ||
| MTH 140H | 101 | 3 | Applied Calculus Honors | MWF, 10:00a – 10:50a | Sarra, Scott | Honors : Core II Mathematics | ||
| MTH 229H | 101 | 5 | Calculus 1 Honors (CT) | MW, 2:00p – 2:50p
TR, 2:00p – 3:15p |
SH 628 | Brooks, Clayton | Critical Thinking : Core II Mathematics | |
| SOC 200H | 101 | 3 | Understanding Society Hon (CT) | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | SH 529 | Noyongoyo, Boniface | Affordable Education Materials : Honors : Writing Intensive : Multicultural : American Institutions : Critical Thinking : Core II Social Sciences |
