Mission
The SUNY Cortland Honors Program prepares students to take leading roles in their communities and their chosen professions. Through a variety of unique courses culminating in the senior thesis experience, the Honors Program provides enriched opportunities that foster the development of skills, confidence, critical thinking and independent scholarship.
Curriculum
In the first two years, honors students explore a breath of topics in the context of honors courses that satisfy Cortland General Education requirements. In the second two years, students focus their study on advanced work in their major. A course in the major or minor can be taken as an honors contract course (see guidelines and form). The required senior honors thesis is the capstone experience of the Honors Program.
Requirements
- A total of 24 honors credits.
- INT 290 Sophomore Colloquium: Introduction to Scholarship.
- INT 390 Junior Colloquium: Thesis Proposal.
- INT 499 Senior Thesis
NOTE: Each major will be different in terms of the semester you register for INT 499. The timing will depend on internships, student teaching, or other major-specific requirements. Most theses will require work prior to the start of INT 499, either the semester before or maybe during the summer.
Four-Year Plan
|
Year |
Fall semester |
Spring semester |
|---|---|---|
|
Freshman year |
COR 101 (1 credit) ENG 110 (3 credits) |
Honors Elective/GE (3 credits) |
|
Sophomore year |
INT 290 (1 credit, in Spring OR Fall but not both) Honors Elective/GE (3 credits) |
INT 290 (1 credit, in Spring OR Fall but not both) Honors Elective/GE (3 credits) |
|
Junior year |
INT 390 (1 credit, in Spring OR Fall but not both) Contract Course or Honors Elective/GE (3 credits) |
INT 390 (1 credit, in Spring OR Fall but not both) Contract Course or Honors Elective/GE (3 credits) |
|
Senior year |
INT 499 (3 credits, in Spring OR Fall but not both) |
INT 499 (3 credits, in Spring OR Fall but not both) |