University Honors Minor

The University Honors Minor requires 29 hours. All courses within the minor may also be used to fulfill General Education requirements, major or minor requirements, or electives. With an advisor’s approval, a maximum of 9 credit hours of study abroad and/or a maximum of 6 credit hours of internship credits may be used toward these requirements. A 3.25 overall GPA is required.

Required Upper-Division Courses (8 hours)

UH 3000 - University Honors Lecture Series 1 credit hour OR
UH 3200 - Visiting Artist’s Seminar 1 credit hour
UH 3500 - Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar 3 credit hours OR
UH 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence 3 credit hours OR
UNIV 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence 3 credit hours OR
Approved study abroad or internship substitution 3 credit hours

NOTE: Transfer fellows may use UH 3900
UH 4900 - Honors Thesis Tutorial 1 credit hour AND
UH 4950 - Honors Independent Research 3 credit hours
OR
ASTR 4850 - Astronomy Research 2 credit hours AND
ASTR 4900 - Astronomy Senior Thesis 2 credit hours
OR
PHYS 4850 - Physics Research 2 credit hours AND
PHYS 4900 - Physics Senior Thesis 2 credit hours

Lower-Division Honors Courses (18 hours)

Any 1000/2000 Honors-level sections
3000/4000 Honors-level courses
Approved study abroad or internship courses
Can include up to 9 credit hours of the following: AP credits with scores of 4 or 5; Governor’s School credit with grade of A; and approved IB credits

Buchanan Fellows (18 hours)

Buchanan Fellows must register for the Buchanan sections of the courses listed. Any waivers or substitutions must have prior approval from the dean of the Honors College.

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours
Any Honors-designated course 3 credit hours

Upper-Division Elective (3 hours)

Any 3000/4000 Honors section OR
Honors upper-division contract OR
Approved upper-division study abroad or internship substitution