Honors Program

荣誉课程贯穿学生在科克的整个学习过程. 一些荣誉课程取代了现有的学位要求, while others are tailored only for Honors students and are used as general elective courses.

cu101h:领导力与人生导论
This course goes beyond the usual introduction to college life and helps you understand yourself and your ability to be a campus leader.

HON 220:荣誉研究、写作和沟通技巧
This course will enable students to practice their research skills by instructing them how to compose information in written, 语言和视觉形式. Students will learn communication and design theories that will enable them to communicate their research through different types of writing, 口头报告, posters, slide decks, 以及电子文档.

以下两项:第240号议员、第245号议员、第250号议员、第255号议员.
这些课程探讨人文学科领域内的当前问题, arts, science, math, 以及社会科学.  每位教师将设计包含媒体(阅读)的课程, videos, movies, etc) that demonstrate the contributions of these disciplines to public life.  Students discuss the positive and negative public perceptions related to these specific disciplines. 

两个跨学科荣誉研讨会
由我们的教师共同授课, these specialized courses incorporate a multidisciplinary discovery of issues relevant to a central theme. 过去的话题包括“谁说错了”,对伦理和价值体系的探索, 参加一个关于环境政策和政治的研讨会. 个别课程主题每年有所不同, but in each case students benefit from activities and ideas that broaden their cultural backgrounds.

全球视野和文化三门课程
A foreign language up to the 102 level will count for six semester hours in Coker’s Global Perspectives and Cultures requirement. Students may exempt the language requirement through AP course credit or a placement test. 另外三学期的全球视野和文化课程, 学生主修课程以外的学科, is required.

HON 290:荣誉证书和电子档案简介
This course will instruct students how to research and complete a proposal for their Honors Capstone. It will also instruct them how to create and maintain a reflective e-portfolio that traces their opportunities, activities, 以及优秀学术的经历, 学校领导, 创造性的尝试, 创新奖学金, 全球公民, 职业前经历, 专注于他们选择的两个不同领域.

第470号及第480号决议
These classes involve planning and completion of the student’s Honors Capstone project. Honors students will partner with a faculty member in a discovery-based project or an original work involving inquiry, 调查与创意表达. Each student will develop a project that provides a written account of the scholarship activity. The specific format and guidelines for the thesis component will be developed by the honors student and faculty mentor in consultation with the Honors Program Committee.

作为一名荣誉学生, you will choose two areas of focus to concentrate on during your college career. These are:

• 杰出的学者 
• 学校领导
• 创造性的尝试
• 创新奖学金
• 全球公民 
• 在进行职前培训的经历

You will start an e-portfolio in your junior year that will record and reflect upon your activities and personal development in these two areas. In your last semester, you will submit your e-portfolio as a part of your final Honors requirements. Your e-portfolio will uniquely document your Coker education in a way that can be shared with graduate schools or possible employers.