HONORS INFORMATION FOR:
California State University, Chico

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HONORS
CONTACT:
 
Cindy Kelly
ASC/Advisor
Honors Program

Chico, CA 95929-0115

PHONE: 530-898-5749
FAX: 530-898-4305
E-MAIL: clkelly@csuchico.edu

Enrollment in the home campus is NOT required.
A GPA of 3.3 is also required.
 
ABOUT THE
PROGRAM:
 
The Honors in General Education Program at CSU, Chico offers a wealth of special opportunities for motivated undergraduate students with high grade point averages. For this program, you complete a portion of your general education requirements by enrolling in special honors sections of general education classes. Every semester the program offers approximately 15 different honors classes from a wide range of departments across the university. Every class fulfills a general education requirement for graduation. You choose which ones you want to take. The honors sections are small (no more than 25-27 students), innovative, and interactive. They are taught by some of the best professors on campus and provide a good environment for learning, as well as an opportunity to work closely with honors faculty and other honors students. As a participant in the Honors Program, you receive priority registration.

If you enter CSU, Chico a a first semester freshman, you are required to have a high school GPA of at least 3.5 or an SAT score of at least 1200 or an ACT score of at least 27. If you enter CSU, Chico with a second-semester freshman standing or higher (15 units or more), you are required to have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3.
 
AVAILABLE
HONORS
COURSES:
 
Lower Division Honors Courses:
ANTH 113H Human Cultural Diversity
CMST 131H Speech Communication
ENGL 130H Academic Writing
HIST 130H United States History
HNRS 110H Honors Connections
HNRS 198H Honors Survey of Civilization
HNRS 249 Seminar with Outstanding Professor
MATH 105H Statistics
NSCI 101H Intro to Earth's Environment
PHIL 101H Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 102H Critical Thinking
POLS 155H Gov't: National, State, Local
PSYC 391H Psyc of Prejudice, Hate & Violence

Upper Divison Honors Theme Classes:
BIOL/PHIL 322H Science & Human Values
SOCI 356H Genocide & Mass Persuasion
CSCI 313H/PSYC 332H Mind in the Machine
GEOG/ENGL 316H Crossing Boundaries
HNRS 366H Men, Women & the Land
HNRS 399H Honors GE Thesis