CURRICULUM Honors is a four-year curriculum. Each year is designed to teach valuable reading, writing, and research skills, while building a strong cohort of peers and connecting you to Honors faculty. The curriculum will prepare you to carry out your thesis project: a year-long independent study project of your choice. Honors classes fulfill PSU’s general education requirements - they replace the University Studies classes in your academic plan. Honors is part of your degree, not in addition to it, and you can major or minor in any subject as an Honors student.
1 FIRST YE AR THE GLOBAL CIT Y
The first year of Honors is a foundation for the rest of the program. These courses are taken with the same professor and class of peers, allowing you to create lasting connections while studying the urban environment. You will also learn writing, reading, and research skills that will assist you in the next years of Honors and your time at Portland State. All first years begin with these courses, including those with AP/IB credit earned in high school.
15 CREDITS: HON 101, 102, 103 Each section of the course will study different material, but the writing tools learned throughout the year are the same. Global City section descriptions: pdx.edu/honors/first-year-global-city
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