Honors Humanities is a rigorous interdisciplinary major that satisfies the general education requirements for John Wesley and Luther Lee Scholars. By completing the Honors Humanities major, John Wesley and Luther Lee Scholars fulfill IWU’s general education requirements and competency and proficiency requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree.
The Honors Humanities major may not be taken as a stand-alone major. Honors Humanities is offered as a complementary major that provides interdisciplinary preparation for a more holistic and meaningful engagement of a particular field of study.
Admission to the Honors Humanities major is only open to students enrolled in the John Wesley or Luther Lee Scholars programs. Successful completion of the Honors Humanities major is a requirement for graduation from IWU with honors distinction as a John Wesley or Luther Lee Scholar. Students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in their coursework in the Honors Humanities major.
Required Major Courses (40-42 credits)
Christian Liberal Learning and Life Calling (18 credits)
| HNR-170 | LLLC Seminar I: What Is Truth? | 3 |
| HNR-177 | LLLC Seminar II: What Is the Good Life? | 3 |
| HNR-270 | LLLC Seminar III: What Is Humanity? | 3 |
| HNR-277 | LLLC Seminar IV: What Is Beauty? | 3 |
| HNR-375 | LLLC Seminar V: Who is our Neighbor? | 3 |
| HNR-475 | LLLC Capstone: How Then Shall We Live? | 3 |
Interdisciplinary Humanities (18 credits)
| HNR-180 | Foundations of Christian Tradition | 3 |
| HNR-185 | Rhetoric and the Sacramental Imagination | 3 |
| HNR-280 | Wisdom, Culture, and Justice Through the Ages I | 3 |
| HNR-310 | Honors Colloquia | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-380 | Wisdom, Culture, and Justice Through the Ages II | 3 |
| HNR-385 | Great Texts in Context | 3 |
Honors Practica in Christian Calling (0-1 credits)
| HNR-130 | Honors Practicum in Christian Calling I: Practices of the Faithful - Called to Love | 0 to 1 |
Honors Scholarship Research Requirement
In addition to taking
HNR-499, students must choose between:
Option 1
Take 4-5 credits from the following courses:
| HNR-350 | Honors Seminar in Faith and Scholarship | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-497 | Honors Scholarship Project I | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-498 | Honors Scholarship Project II | 1 to 3 |
| MAT-490 | Math Senior Seminar | 2 |
| MUS-490 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| NUR-336 | Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| REL-490 | Practical Theology Capstone | 1 |
| SOC-482 | Social Research | 3 |
Option 2
Take 4 credits from the following courses:
HNR-350
One or two of the following:
The Honors Scholarship Project (Research, Service Learning, Creative) is completed over the course of two semesters. Students decide with their faculty mentors how the 3-credit requirement will be distributed across the two semesters. Students may petition to pursue an HSP of more than 3 credits (up to 6 credits). If a student’s disciplinary major includes a research capstone experience, the HSP will overlap with this project. If not, the HSP will still apply as an upper-divisional elective within a student’s disciplinary major.
Additional Required Courses (15 credits)
Social Science Electives (6 credits)
ECO/POL/INR-
| One Elective Course from ECO/POL/INR | |
SOC/PSY-
| One Elective Course from SOC/PSY | |
Health and Wellness (2 credits)
| PHE-101 | Concepts of Health and Wellness | 1 |
PHE-102-139
| One PHE Activity Course | 1 |
Science/Mathematics (7 credits)
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| Lab Science | 4 |
MAT/CIS-
| Mathematics OR Computer Course | 3 |
Intercultural Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of LLLC Seminar: Who is our Neighbor? (
HNR-375).
Writing Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of Rhetoric and the Sacramental Imagination (
HNR-185).
Communication Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of Honors Scholarship Presentation (
HNR-499).
Substitutions for Standard General Education Package
HNR-170 substitutes for THE-101
HNR-177 substitutes for PHL-180
HNR-180 substitutes for BIL-102
HNR-185 substitutes for WRI-120 or above
HNR-270 substitutes for Social Science elective by petition
HNR-277 substitutes for MUS-180
HNR-375 substitutes for Social Science elective by petition
HNR-280 or 380 substitutes for HST-180
HNR-385 substitutes for ENG-180
