CMU HONORS PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE
SPRING AND SUMMER 2016
Honors Courses Offered for Spring 2016
Priority Registration for Spring 2016 Courses begins at 10:00 am on Monday, October 26 on CentralLink
ACC 250H
ACC 255H
ANT 320H
ASL 102H
BIO 326H
BIS 101HWI
BUS 300HQR
CHM 132H
ECO 203H
EDU 107H (2)
ENG 201H (8)
HDF 110H
HON 310
HON 321H
HON 321J
HON 321L
HON 321S
HON 399
HON 499
HSC 214H
HSC 308H
HSC 411H
HST 112H
MUS 313H
PHL 100HW
PHL 218HWI
PSC 326H
PSY 100H
PSY 220H
PSY 330H
REL 334HWI
RPL 360H
SOC 221H
STA 382HQR
TAI 170H
Spring Special Topic Courses Offered
Course
How to Apply
Register for these classes through
CentralLink beginning at 10:00 a.m. on
Monday, Oct. 26 for those students with
Priority Registration.
HON 310 ~ Service Behind Bars: Communication & Social Justice
HON 321J ~ Autism Experience: Putting the Pieces Together
HON 321S ~ Creative Storytelling as Brand Management
Spring Courses Offered with Required Travel
Course
Travel to
How to Apply
Miami, Florida
Spring Break
Register for HON 321L through CentralLink beginning at 10:00 a.m.
on Monday, Oct. 26 for those students with Priority Registration.
The Appalachian
Trail
Spring Break
Register for RPL 360H by completing an Honors Special Topic
Course Application. This application is due October 14. You will be
notified by October 16 if you are selected (or not) for this course.
HON 321L ~ Latino
America in the U.S.
RPL 360H ~ Wilderness
Experience for Leadership
Development
HON 321H ~ To Hogwarts,
Harry! An Intensive Study
of Harry Potter through
the British Isles
The United Kingdom
May 14-27
Email Dr. Sommers (the instructor) a short letter of interest to
somme1jm@cmich.edu to start your application process.
Off-Site Summer 2016 Courses
Course
HON 310: Service Learning on
Beaver Island
HON 321: Environmental Portrait
Photography on Beaver Island
HON 321: The Scientific Method
HON 321E: History of Biology and
Medicine in Britain
HON 321: Experiential Learning,
Leadership and Personal Growth
HDF 320H: HDFS Int’l Service
Learning in Oaxaca, Mexico
Location
Dates
Beaver Island
May 8-14
Beaver Island
May 8-14
Beaver Island
May 8-14
The United Kingdom
Appr. May 30-June
15
New Zealand
May 8-20
Oaxaca, Mexico
Appr. May 9-29
How to Apply
Register for Beaver Island courses by
completing an Honors Special Topic
Course Application. This application is
due October 14. You will be notified
by October 16 if you are selected (or
not) for this course.
To start your application process for
these Honors Program Study Abroad
courses, contact the instructors or
make an appointment to meet with
Megan Doerr in the Office of Study
Abroad.
Priority Registration Policy
A student must earn at least six credits of Honors coursework (we recommend at least nine) during the
academic year (2015-2016) in order to maintain priority registration for the following academic year (20162017). To stay on track, Honors students should strive to take at least 3 Honors credits each semester
between their first year and graduation.
Courses counted toward this requirement are HON courses, H-designated courses and Honors Contracts.
Foreign language courses cannot be counted toward priority registration.
ATTENTION ALL HONORS STUDENTS
Q&A about Honors Contracts
Q: When are Honors Contracts Due?
A: Honors Contracts are to be submitted to the Honors Program Office no later than the first Friday of the
semester in which the work is to be completed. This early deadline allows the student an opportunity to
make alternate plans in a timely fashion (such as enrolling in an Honors course) should the Honors Contract
be denied. Students should plan to meet with the faculty member with which they wish to complete an
Honors Contract before the semester in which the Honors Contract will be completed. This allows time to
outline the specific objectives of their Honors Contract.
Q: If I apply for an Honors Contract will it be approved automatically?
A: Honors Contracts are granted only when enrolling in regular Honors courses is not possible during the
current or future semesters and the student needs an Honors course to remain in good standing in the
Honors Program.
Q: I am a freshmen and my Honors Protocol states that I need to have at least 9 credits of Honors
coursework at the 300 level or above from within my own college. One reason I am considering an Honors
Contract is that there seem to be few or no 300-level Honors courses currently being offered for my
major. Is this a valid reason to apply for an Honors Contract?
A: Not necessarily. Because of the broad academic appeal of HON courses, the Honors Program will count
ANY 300-level or above Honors course as part of the 9 credits that you need at the 300-level or above
except for HON 499. With the vast increase in Honors course offerings in recent semesters we are no longer
limiting your 300-level or above classes to just those in your college. Again, we will count any 300-level or
above Honors courses as part of the 9 credits that you need, except for HON 499.
Spring 2016 Honors Courses at a Glance
Courses
Course Title
Section
Number
Days, Times, Location
UP, Competency or Required
Courses for Business or
Teacher Education
Instructor
ACC 250H
Introduction to Financial
Accounting
22300826
M W 3:30-4:45
Business Requirement
Chad Stefaniak
ACC 255H
Managerial Accounting and
Decision Making
22298395
M W 2:00-3:15
Business Requirement
Edward Woelfert
ANT 320H
North American Indian
Cultures
22295087
Tu Th 2:00-3:15
Group IV-C
Tracy Brown
ASL 102H
American Sign Language,
Level II
22298214
Tu Th 12:30-1:45
Satisfies 3 credits of Honors
Protocol diversity
requirement
Susan NaeveVelguth
BIO 326H
Genetics
22298269
MWF 11:00-11:50
W 2:00-4:50
BIS 101HWI
Essential Business
Communication Skills
22298792
Tu Th 11:00-12:15
Business Requirement;
Writing Intensive
Jerry Dimaria
BUS 300HQR
Applied Business Statistics
22298270
Tu Th 3:30-4:45
Business Requirement;
Quantative Reasoning
Golnaz
Taghvatalab
CHM 132H
Introduction to Chemistry II
22295537
M Tu W Th 9:00-9:50
M 10:00-10:50
ECO 203H
Microeconomic Principles
for Business
22298158
Tu Th 11:00-12:15
Business Requirement
Bharati Basu
EDU 107H
Introduction to Teaching
22295703
Tu Th 9:30-10:45
Elem. & Sec. Ed. Req.—
Required for admission to
teaching program
Kristina Rouech
EDU 107H
Introduction to Teaching
22300741
F 9:00-11:50
Elem. & Sec. Ed. Req.—
Required for admission to
teaching program
Kristina Rouech
22295990
M W F 9:00-9:50
22295991
M W 5:00-6:15
22295992
Tu Th 6:30-7:45
22295993
M W F 12:00-12:50
22295994
Tu Th 9:30-10:45
22295995
M W F 10:00-10:50
22295996
M W F 11:00-11:50
22295997
Tu Th 12:30-1:45
Oppression: Roots and
Impact on Human
Development in the U.S.
22296216
Tu Th 11:00-12:15
Communication and Social
Justice
22311080
W 6:00-8:50
To Hogwarts, Harry! An
Intensive Study of Harry
Potter through the British
Isles
22311218
Tu Th 12:30-1:45
Plus Study Abroad trip,
est. May 14 to May 27.
Autism Experience: Putting
the Pieces Together
22311219
F 1:00-3:45
ENG 201H
HDF 110H
HON 310
HON 321H
HON 321J
Intermediate Composition
Michelle Steinhilb
Janice Tomasik
Steven Bailey
Written English II
Competency
Requirement
Amy Ford
Theodore Troxell
Brooke Harrison
Melinda Kreth
These 8 classes are
required and reserved for
2015 First-year students
Daniel Lawson Jr.
M.Echelberger
Mary Wendt
Group IV-C
Cheryl Geisthardt
Shelly Hinck
Ed Hinck
Satisfies 3 credits of Honors
Protocol diversity
requirement
Joseph Sommers
Jenna Marr
Courses
Course Title
Section
Number
Days, Times, Location
Tu 3:30-5:20
Plus mandatory
spring break trip
UP, Competency or Required
Courses for Business or
Teacher Education
Group IV-C;
Satisfies 3 credits of Honors
Protocol diversity
requirement
Instructor
HON 321L
Latino America in the U.S.
22311220
HON 321S
Creative Storytelling as
Brand Management
22311221
HON 399
Independent Study
22296346
Determined by
student & instructor
HON 499
Senior Project
22296347
Determined by
student & instructor
HSC 214H
Human Anatomy
22296401
M W 12:30-3:20
HSC 308H
Physiology of Sport and
Exercise
(identical to PES 308H)
22298271
Tu Th 8:00-9:15
HSC 411H
Pathophysiology
22298796
M W 3:30-4:45
HST 112H
United States 1865 to the
Present
22311167
MWF 10:00-10:50
Group III-B
Catherine Tobin
MUS 313H
Musics of the World
22311091
Tu Th 2:00-3:15
Group I-B
Sue Gamble
PHL 100HWI
Introduction to Philosophy
22303223
M W F 11:00-11:50
Group I-A;
Writing Intensive
Joshua Smith
PHL 218HWI
Ethical Theories
22311076
Tu Th 9:30-10:45
Group I-A;
Writing Intensive
Robert Noggle
PSC 326H
Women and Politics
22298296
M W 5:00-6:15
Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and
previous bulletins
PSY 100H
Introduction to Psychology
22297535
Tu Th 2:00-3:15
Group III-A
PSY 220H
Developmental Psychology
22297545
Tu Th 11:00-12:15
James Carroll
PSY 330H
Social Psychology
22300851
Tu Th 12:30-1:45
Kyle Scherr
REL 334HWI
Death and Dying
Alejandra Rengifo
Elina Erzikova
22311077
M W 3:30-4:45
Phame Camarena
Phame Camarena
William Saltarelli
Rachael Nelson
Leslie Wallace
Group I-A ~ 2014-15 bulletin;
Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and
previous bulletins;
Writing Intensive
Cherie Strachan
Kimberly Prewett
Merlyn Mowrey
RPL 360H
Wilderness Experience for
Leadership Development
22298570
Th Feb. 4, 6:00-9:00,
Sat. Feb. 27, 9:00-5:00
Th March 17, 6:00-8:00
plus a Spring Break trip,
March 5-12
SOC 221H
Social Problems
22297830
M 6:30-9:20
Group III-B ~2014-15 bulletin;
Group IV-A ~ 2013-2014 and
previous bulletins
Elizabeth Whitaker
STA 382HQR
Elementary Statistical
Analysis
2230316
Tu Th 9:30-10:45
Business Requirement;
Math Competency;
Group II-B ~ 2014-15 bulletin
Quantitative Reasoning
Felix Famoye
Oral Interpretation Of
Literature
22298016
M W F 11:00-11:50
Group I-B; Oral English
Competency
TAI 170H
Jordan Bruursema
Jill Taft-Kaufman