Courses from the following departments at the specified levels can be used to fulfill Honors-Quality course requirements, such as the 18 credit hours of Honors coursework required for graduation with Honors in the Arts and Sciences. 

• H, E, or 4000+ level courses from:
  • African-American and African Studies, Anthropology, Arabic, Art, Art, Education, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classics, Communication, Comparative Studies, Dance, Design, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Economics, English, Evolution Ecology and Organismal Biology, Film Studies, French, Geography, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, History of Art, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Korean, Latin, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Modern Greek, Molecular Genetics, Music, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Neuroscience, Persian, Polish, Political Science, Portuguese, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Spanish, Sociology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Statistics, Turkish, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, Theatre, Yiddish 

• 3000+ level courses from:
  • History, Philosophy

• Or any of these exceptions:
  • Animal Sciences 2300H or 3140E
  • Anthropology 3300, 3301, 3304
  • Astronomy 3350
  • Biology 1113, 1114
  • Chemistry 1110, 1210, 1220, 1610, 1620, 2210
  • Economics 3400
  • Entomology 2400H, 4440H
  • Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology 2510, 2520
  • Horticulture and Crop Sciences 2201E, 2202E
  • Linguistics 2051
  • Mathematics 1150, 1151, 1152, 1156, 1161.01, 1161.02, 2153
  • Molecular Genetics 3300, 3436
  • Philosophy 1520, 2500
  • Physics 1200, 1201, 1250, 1251, 3700
  • Political Science 3780
  • Psychology 3900
  • Public Health Bio 2210H
  • Sociology 3549
  • Statistics 1450.01, 1450.02, 2450.01, 2450.02, 2480.01, 2480.02, 3450.01, 3450.02, 3460, 3470.01, 3470.02

Please note that Honors-quality does not necessarily indicate that a course also works for Disciplinary Breadth. Please consult the Disciplinary Breadth guide or your advisor for confirmation. 

Additional Guidelines

The following is an additional set of guidelines for your consideration when determining honors-quality coursework.

• Any theme course listed in the ASC Honors GE guide is honors-quality
  • The up to date GE Guide can be found on the Honors Requirements section of our site

• Any 4-credit hour theme course is honors-quality, even if lower level
  • e.g. KNHES 2295 would be honors-quality since it is 4 credit hours

• Do not rely solely on Schedule Planner and the Degree Audit to choose Theme coursework
  • Both tools show non-Honors and Honors-quality Theme courses

New classes are constantly being reviewed and approved in these categories. If you find a class not listed that you believe meets the Honors criteria, please consult with your honors advisor.

This page was last updated on 11/13/2025. Please reach out to John Scholl (.136) with any questions.