Curriculum
The Innovation in Honors Program is offered as an academic minor at UTC!
The required curriculum for IIH students is 18-24 hours of honors course work, constituted as follows:
Innovation Scholars must complete all of the following (12 credit hours total):
- UHON 2000r Sophomore Honors Studies (1 credit hour)
- UHON 2850r Innovation Lab I (3 credit hours)
- UHON 2860r Innovation Lab II (3 credit hours)
- UHON 3000r Junior Honors Studies (1 credit hour)
- Departmental Honors or Honors College Thesis: 4 hours in any 4995 course
Innovation Scholars also select any of the following courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours or a maximum of 12 credit hours. (Honors credit from other approved programs or colleges may be substituted for these requirements if they are included in a previous articulation agreement or have received permission from the dean.)
General Education Seminars:
- UHON 3620r Humanities and Fine Arts
- UHON 3630r Topics in Natural Science
- UHON 3640r Behavioral and Social Science
- UHON 3650r Topics in Quantitative Reasoning
- UHON 3660r Topics in Individual and Global Citizenship
Experiential Learning Courses:
Honors Experiential Learning courses offer upper-level honors seminar credit for substantial activities that go beyond classroom learning. Students can register for 0-3 credits in the following categories:
- Internship: A supervised work experience designed to strengthen the student’s technical competencies and fundamental knowledge in a professional field (40 hours/credit)
- Leadership: A leadership experience where the student provides direction, management, and oversight of the people and processes in an organization (1 year of committed service; course taken in the second semester)
- Service Learning/Shadowing: A supervised service learning project that applies the student's academic training and knowledge to address community challenges, or a professional shadowing experience (20 hours/credit)
- Study Abroad/Away: An immersive experience occurring regionally, nationally, or internationally that develops intercultural competencies and an understanding of the student's own culture in a global context (7 full days/credit hour)
- Undergraduate Research/Creative Activity: A supervised undergraduate research or creative project in which the student practices professional research expectations, methods, and distribution/presentation (20 hours/credit)
You may not receive honors experiential learning credit for any activity that is already credit-bearing in another department (except study abroad).
Email Dr. Jayda Coons with any questions: [email protected]
UTC Honors College: Honors Experiential Learning Application – Fill out form