Honors College
Honors College Office
Coyote Village (Cajon Hall) 135
(909) 537-7472
The Honors College at California State University, San Bernardino offers a curriculum designed to meet the needs of highly motivated students who seek an exceptional, intellectually challenging experience. This program will add breadth, depth, and rigor to the student's undergraduate course of study. Honors students are encouraged to take an active role in their own learning process, to think about problems they will face in creating the future, and to explore their roles in addressing these problems. Integration of subject material across the curriculum and interdisciplinary approaches to learning are essential goals of the program, as is emphasis on the cognitive development of the student. The curriculum challenges students to develop thinking skills and to use these skills in analyzing and evaluating problems of contemporary society. In doing so, the curriculum fosters a learning community that promotes student research, creativity, and innovation. Honors students will have:
- Personalized advising;
- Priority registration;
- The opportunity to participate in honors activities such as excursions, performances, and art exhibits;
- Honors courses in basic skills such as expository writing, oral communication, and critical thinking;
- Honors seminars which promote interaction among students and faculty;
- Honors courses in specific academic disciplines and interdisciplinary areas.
Admission to the Program
Incoming first-year and rising juniors or transfer students who have shown scholastic ability, intellectual promise, and creativity are encouraged to apply for the Honors College. Incoming first-year students will be given written invitation to apply to the Honors College based on strong performance in high school.
Rising juniors and transfer students who have remained consistently on the Dean's List and/or have maintained a 3.5 overall grade point average in previous course work may apply to the program. These students should contact the Honors College for the application.
In addition, any faculty member identifying a student as one who has the potential to profit from the challenge of the program may sponsor a student into the program, with the approval of the Honors Committee.
To remain in good standing in the Honors Program, students are expected to maintain a grade point average of 3.3 ("B+") overall.
Honors with Distinction (22 units)
The Honors College at California State University, San Bernardino offers both a curriculum and supporting experiential learning activities in the form of an undergraduate thesis. The Honors With Distinction program designed to support highly motivated and highly engaged students who seek different approaches to learning as well as an intellectually and creatively challenging experience. This program will add breadth, depth, and rigor to students’ undergraduate course of study by providing alternative methods of learning that challenge students to think and question in new ways. Honors students are encouraged to take an active role in their own learning process, to think about problems they will face as they define the future, and to explore their roles in addressing these problems. The Honors curriculum gives students opportunities to consider how their own identities and cultural backgrounds position them for success in their educations and careers and equip them to make positive contributions to their communities. Integration of subject material across the curriculum and interdisciplinary approaches to learning are essential goals of the program, as is the emphasis on personal and cognitive development. The curriculum challenges students to develop thinking skills and to use these skills in analyzing and evaluating problems of contemporary society. In doing so, the curriculum fosters a learning community that promotes student research, creativity, and innovation.
Admission to the Program
Admission is open to students who have at least four semesters remaining. Incoming first-year students may be given written invitation to apply or direct admission to the Honors College based on strong performance in high school, but the program accepts applications from any student wanting to benefit from its offerings. Applications and support materials are available on the program's website.
Recognition Requirements (22 units)
| HON 1100 | Writing Rhetorically | 3 |
| HON 1200 | Thinking Critically | 3 |
| HON 1300 | Communicating Orally | 3 |
| HON 1400 | Constructing Knowledge | 3 |
| Optional Honors GE Courses | ||
| Introduction to Ethnic Studies: HONORS SECTION | ||
| Honors History of the United States: Pre-Colonization to Present | ||
| Honors Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Honors Introduction to Knowledge and Reality | ||
| Government of the United States--Honors | ||
| Choose 2 Units From the Following: | 2 | |
| Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Self-Directed Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Choose 6 Units From The Following: | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences and the Humanities | ||
| Natural Sciences and the Humanities Praxis | ||
| Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Seminar | ||
| Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Praxis | ||
| Social Science and the Humanities Seminar | ||
| Social Science and the Humanities Praxis | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Arts and Humanities | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Social Sciences | ||
| HON 4100 | Junior Research Exploration Workshop | 1 |
| HON 5000 | Senior Thesis Project | 1 |
| Total Units | 22 | |
Honors (21 units)
The Honors College at California State University, San Bernardino offers a curriculum designed to support highly motivated and highly engaged students who seek different approaches to learning as well as an intellectually and creatively challenging experience. This program will add breadth, depth, and rigor to students’ undergraduate course of study by providing alternative methods of learning that challenge students to think and question in new ways. Honors students are encouraged to take an active role in their own learning process, to think about problems they will face as they define the future, and to explore their roles in addressing these problems. The Honors curriculum gives students opportunities to consider how their own identities and cultural backgrounds position them for success in their educations and careers and equip them to make positive contributions to their communities. Integration of subject material across the curriculum and interdisciplinary approaches to learning are essential goals of the program, as is the emphasis on personal and cognitive development. The curriculum challenges students to develop thinking skills and to use these skills in analyzing and evaluating problems of contemporary society.
Admission to the Program
Admission is open to students who have at least four semesters remaining. Incoming first-year students may be given written invitation to apply or direct admission to the Honors College based on strong performance in high school, but the program accepts applications from any student wanting to benefit from its offerings. Applications and support materials are available on the program's website.
Recognition Requirements (21 units)
| HON 1100 | Writing Rhetorically | 3 |
| HON 1200 | Thinking Critically | 3 |
| HON 1300 | Communicating Orally | 3 |
| HON 1400 | Constructing Knowledge | 3 |
| Optional Honors GE Courses | ||
| Introduction to Ethnic Studies: HONORS SECTION | ||
| Honors History of the United States: Pre-Colonization to Present | ||
| Honors Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Honors Introduction to Knowledge and Reality | ||
| Government of the United States--Honors | ||
| Choose 2 Units From the Following: | 2 | |
| Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Self-Directed Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Choose 6 Units From The Following: | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences and the Humanities | ||
| Natural Sciences and the Humanities Praxis | ||
| Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Seminar | ||
| Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Praxis | ||
| Social Science and the Humanities Seminar | ||
| Social Science and the Humanities Praxis | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Arts and Humanities | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Social Sciences | ||
| HON 4100 | Junior Research Exploration Workshop | 1 |
| Total Units | 21 | |