HONORS INFORMATION FOR:
California Polytechnic State U, San Luis Obispo

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HONORS
CONTACT:
 
Sema Alptekin
Honors Program Director
Cal Poly State University
1 Grand Ave., Building 35, Room 510
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

PHONE: 805-756-7029
FAX: 805-756-7325
E-MAIL: honors@calpoly.edu

Enrollment in the home campus is required.
A GPA of 3.3 is also required.
 
ABOUT THE
PROGRAM:
 
Founded in 1999, the mission of the University Honors Program is to provide Cal Poly's most academically motivated students with the opportunity to develop their potential both intellectually and personally by fully exploring the resources at Cal Poly. The Honors Program currently comprises over 550 students from a wide variety of backgrounds, interests, and talents. These students represent over forty-two different majors in all six undergraduate colleges on campus.

Following Cal Poly's distinctive "hands-on" approach to education, students participate in community projects and co-curricular activities to enhance their coursework and develop leadership skills and global perspectives.
 
AVAILABLE
HONORS
COURSES:
 
The following courses are subject to change:
Orientation to the University Honors Program
Public Speaking
Race, Culture and Politics in the U.S.
Gen. Physics
Calculus I, II, III
Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing
Technical Writing for Engineers
Survey of Economics
Global Origins of U.S. Cultures
Freedon & Equality in American History
World History, 1800 to Present
Philosphical Classics: Social & Pol. Philosophy
Masterworks of British Lit. from Late 18th Cent.
Great Books I: Ancient and Classical World
Economics of Poverty, Discrimination Immigration
Values and Technology
Values, Media and Culture
Air and Space
Natural Resource Ecology, Theories & Applications