In Honors Courses at MSU Billings, Students
- Build communication skills through discussion as well as writing and/or presentations
- Build research/inquiry skills through projects or reports
- Consider the immediate and long-term consequences of ideas
- Expand coursework into a broader social context
The Honors Program features three types of courses, HONR interdisciplinary seminars
and research/inquiry courses, discipline-based courses designed to include honors
objectives, and modules/contracts that include extra projects or assignments to earn
honors credit. Honors students typically do not need to enroll in many extra courses.
To complete an honors minor, we suggest enrolling in 4 general education courses,
your discipline-based capstone, and picking up 2 more upper-division courses or contracts.
Courses descriptions for current academic year
General Education Honors Courses
Honors Students should pick four of the following courses as part of their required
general-education curriculum:
Communication and Information Literacy
| Course Code |
Course Name/Description |
| HONR 205 |
Honors Inquiry & Research Required for Honors Minor |
Upper Division Honors Courses
Elective Honors Courses
Honors elective courses are usually offered each year, but may not be offered each
semester, contact us at honors@msubillings.edu or visit us in COE 297 to discuss your upcoming course schedule!
Internships, Independent Study, & Course Contracts
| Course Code |
Course Name/Description |
| HONR 290/490
|
Internships (1-6 credits) |
| HONR 298/498 |
Independent Study (1-3 credits) |
| Course Contracts |
(1-3 credits) Most classes can be converted to honors credit by meeting the honors objectives with a special project. Course contracts require
permission from the instructor and honors program director. Completed projects are
uploaded onto the assignments page of the Honors Hub in D2L at the end of each term. |
Previous Honors Course Schedules
Fall 2024
Spring 2024
Summer and Fall 2023
Summer and Fall 2022
