Honors Program
Creighton University
College of Arts & Sciences
Mission
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Rooted in the university’s Christian,
Catholic, and Jesuit traditions,
Its goal is to foster a community
committed to the ongoing education
of students and faculty members as
fellow seekers for truth.
The program seeks individuals of all
faiths and backgrounds who are
intelligent, well prepared
academically, highly motivated, and
academically adventurous.
The curriculum immerses these
students in an academically
rigorous but flexible program of
study guided by a faculty mentor
who is charged with paying special
attention to the personal dimension
of learning.
Admission Criteria
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ACT composite score of
at least 29 or
SAT score of 1360
High School G.P.A. of at
least 3.7.
Honors Program
Application Form
Application Essays
Honors Résumé
Academic Advantages
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Priority Registration
Tuition waivers for
over 18 credits
Small, discussionbased classes
Honors advisors to
supplement major
advisors
Curriculum
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Foundational Sequence (9 credits) in their
first three semesters that introduce them to the
Christian, Catholic, and Jesuit intellectual
traditions that lie at the heart of a Creighton
education within the context of Western
civilization and of the pluralistic world we
inhabit.
HRS100: Intellectual Beginnings
HRS101: The Rise of the West
HRS200: The Modern World
Curriculum (continued)
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Sources and Methods Courses (15-20 credits) that
induce students to think critically about information,
assumptions, and arguments found in multiple forms of
academic and cultural discourse. Several such courses
will be offered each semester in a range of academic
disciplines
Curriculum (continued)
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Capstone Course.
Honors students will be
required to take a
capstone course,
normally a Senior
Perspectives Course.
Curriculum (continued)
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Independent Research Project. Honors students will be
required to demonstrate their capacity for advanced, selfdirected, individual work by completing an approved project
within their major(s). They will undertake these projects
under the guidance of assigned faculty mentors and present
their findings during a campus-wide “Honors Day.”
Mentoring & Learning Plan
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Individualized Learning Plans
are developed by Honors
students in close consultation
with a faculty mentor.
Learning Plans integrate
students’ backgrounds and
interests with the strengths and
Mission of the University and
their College.
Their Learning Plans are
reviewed and approved by their
faculty mentors and by the
Program Director.
Students complete a Portfolio
based on the Learning
Objectives of the college.
Social Dimension
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Develop and administer
own voluntary
community service
projects
Plan and conduct annual
retreats for freshman
and senior HRS students
Shared housing for
freshmen (Swanson 9th
floor)
Honors common room,
library, and study room
Learning Objectives
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Communicate clearly
and effectively in written,
spoken, mathematical,
and artistic languages:
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Written Language (incl.
Foreign Languages)
Spoken Language (incl.
Foreign Languages)
Mathematical Language
Artistic Language
Suggested Guidelines
Learning Objectives
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Think critically about
information,
assumptions, and
arguments found in
multiple forms of
academic and
cultural discourse
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SAM Courses
SRP Course
Suggested Guidelines
Learning Objectives
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Integrate broad and
diverse learning with
at least one
individually chosen
academic discipline
or professional field
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Major (s)
Minor (s)
Senior Independent
Research Project
Learning Objectives
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Appreciate the
Christian, Catholic,
and Jesuit
intellectual traditions
in the context of
historical, cultural,
and spiritual
concerns
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HFS Courses
Suggested Guidelines
Learning Objectives
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Apply a reasoned approach to
effective decision-making
according to sound and coherent
ethical principles
• HFS courses
• SAM courses
• Independent Research
• Suggested Guidelines
Learning Objectives
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Relate an active
commitment to
learning, truth, and
justice to a life of
service and to the
development of the
global community
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SRP Course
Service
Advising Guidelines
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3 Foundational Sequence Courses (HFS)
5 Sources & Methods Courses (SAM)
1 Capstone Course
Independent Research within Major
Honors Day presentation
Suggested Guidelines
16 Upper Level Courses
128 Total Credits
Student Portfolio
Honors Advising
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Freshman
• RSP 104
• HFS I
• HFS 2
• SAM C1
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
Sophomore
• HFS 3
• SAM C2
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Honors Advising
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Junior
• SAM C3
• SAM C4
• HRS 497
• Study Abroad?
Senior
• SAM C5
• HRS 497
• SRP
• Honors Day Presentation
Suggested Guidelines
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Fine Arts (3)
Foreign Language (3)
History (6)
Literature (6)
Mathematics (3)
Natural Science (7)
Philosophy (6)
Social Science (6)
Theology (6)
SAM Courses
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The Epistemology of Political Science
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Research in the Writing of Poetry
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Fuzzy Math Logic
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Noncitizens in Democratic Athens
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Intelligence - Multiple Perspectives
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Organization Learning: Finding Your Place in the
World
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Writing Our Lives: Identity and Culture in
Personal Writing
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The Theology of Medieval Women
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Philosophy and Economics: Method and
Horizon of Discourse
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Metaphysics of Film
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Graph Theory
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Godel, Escher, Bach
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European Literary Modernism
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This View of Life - Evolutionary Biology
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Imagination to Invention
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American Identity in the World
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European Metropolis 1900
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Animals, Persons, and Ethics
For additional information
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http://puffin.creighton.edu/honorsprogram/
Contact:
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Isabelle D. Cherney
Dept. of Psychology, HLS 321, #1228
cherneyi@creighton.edu
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Shari Stenberg
Dept. of English, Hitchcock 212a, #2523
ShariStenberg@creighton.edu
Thank You