Honors Seminars
Honors seminars are the bedrock of Honors@CSU. These are small, discussion-based classes that take an interdisciplinary approach to a topic. The topics are varied, and students are encouraged to select a topic that piques their curiosity. These seminars offer students an opportunity to learn something new, and more importantly, learn how to approach learning by exploring the ways in which multiple disciplines can inform and enrich the understanding of a topic. With enough practice, students will take this transformative acquisition of knowledge into their own disciplines, becoming changemakers, leaders, and innovators in their respective fields. Seminar topics rotate, which means that each semester will feature different topics at different course levels.
Seminars for students on the Track 1 curricular path will satisfy up to 18 of the university’s 31 required AUCC credits. Students on the Track 2 curricular path will register for one sophomore level seminar that can meet one of three possible outstanding AUCC needs. Please confirm with your Honors advisor which sophomore seminar will be of most benefit.
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Fall 2025 Honors Seminar Offerings
Seminar offerings for upcoming semesters are posted here during CSU’s Plan Ahead period, which is approximately a month before registration. RamWeb provides the most accurate information about days/times/instructors.
Honors 192 Seminars
First-year honors students in Honors Track 1 will choose one of the following seminars for the fall semester. Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient of the title is not yet linked). Please note: RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics. If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].
SUBJECT | COURSE | SECT | CRN | TITLE | DAYS | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
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HONR | 192 | 001 | 67916 | Children’s Literature and Culture | M W | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Aparna Gollapudi (P) |
HONR | 192 | 002 | 67919 | North American Empires | T R | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Douglas Sheflin (P) |
HONR | 192 | 003 | 67921 | Endurance of Transitory Narrative: Spoken, Lived, and Printed Stories | M W | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Andrew Meyer (P) |
HONR | 192 | 004 | 76361 | TBD | M W | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | |
HONR | 192 | 005 | 67925 | The Power of Community: Understanding Human Sustainability | T R | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Anne Marie Merline (P) |
HONR | 192 | 006 | 67927 | How Wildlife Influences Human Society | M W | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Nicole Vieira (P) |
HONR | 192 | 007 | 67929 | The Power of Love; the Love of Power | M W F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Anne Scott (P) |
HONR | 192 | 008 | 67931 | The Power of Love; the Love of Power | M W F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Anne Scott (P) |
HONR | 192 | 009 | 67933 | TBD | T R | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | |
HONR | 192 | 010 | 67935 | TBD | T R | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | Carmen Lopez Ramirez (P) |
HONR | 192 | 011 | 67937 | Constructive Communication Across Difference | M W | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Elizabeth Sink (P) |
HONR | 192 | 012 | 67939 | Music in American Culture | M W | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Dan Obluda (P) |
HONR | 192 | 013 | 67941 | TBD | M W | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Justin Reeves (P) |
HONR | 192 | 014 | 76362 | Constructive Communication Across Difference | M W | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Leah Holz (P) |
HONR | 192 | 015 | 67945 | 20th Century American Gangsters | M W F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Pamela Vaughan Knaus (P) |
HONR | 192 | 016 | 67947 | The 1960s in America: Moving Forward or Falling Apart? | M W F | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | Pamela Vaughan Knaus (P) |
HONR | 192 | 017 | 68101 | Constructive Communication Across Difference | M W | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Leah Holz (P) |
HONR | 192 | 018 | 68778 | Action as Expression–Everyday Dance for Every Body | T R | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Frances Glycenfer (P) |
HONR | 192 | 019 | 69047 | Who Are You? Exploring Concepts of Identity and Self | M W F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Alyson Huff (P) |
HONR | 192 | 020 | 69049 | Who Are You? Exploring Concepts of Identity and Self | M W F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Alyson Huff (P) |
HONR | 192 | 021 | 69050 | The Power of Community: Understanding Human Sustainability | T R | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Anne Marie Merline (P) |
HONR | 192 | 022 | 69052 | You Are What You Eat” – Food in Our Everyday Life | M W | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Jana Raadik Cottrell (P) |
HONR | 192 | 023 | 69363 | Leisure in your life – a look at leisure, recreation, and work in contemporary society | T R | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Jana Raadik Cottrell (P) |
HONR | 192 | 024 | 70595 | Leisure in your life – a look at leisure, recreation, and work in contemporary society | T R | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Jana Raadik Cottrell (P) |
HONR | 192 | 025 | 70596 | TBD | M W | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | |
HONR | 192 | 026 | 71998 | Do No Harm: History of Medicine and Healthcare | T R | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | David Korostyshevsky (P) |
HONR | 192 | 027 | 76363 | M W | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Blanche Hughes (P), Rickey Frierson |
Honors 292 Seminars
Honors students (sophomore or above class level) take either HONR 292 A, B, or C in either the spring or fall semester. 292A fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 3A non-lab credit. 292B fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 3B. 292C fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 1C. Please select the seminar that is most pertinent to your needs (for example, most students majoring in a science field will not need AUCC 3A). Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient of the title is not yet linked). Please note: RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics. If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].
SUBJECT | COURSE | SECT | CRN | TITLE | DAYS | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
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HONR | 292A | 001 | 70695 | Knowing in the Sciences: Water Science | M W F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Carlos Olivo-Delgado (P) |
HONR | 292A | 002 | 73518 | Knowing in the Sciences: Exploring and Explaining Animal Behavior | T R | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Justin Reeves (P) |
HONR | 292A | 003 | 77787 | Knowing in the Sciences: Climate Change Ecology and Challenges from Plants to People | T R | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Justin Reeves (P) |
HONR | 292B | 001 | 70696 | Knowing in Arts and Humanities | T R | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Kevin Foskin (P) |
HONR | 292B | 002 | 70697 | Knowing in Arts and Humanities: Art and Revolt: Fighting Regimes, Religion, and Self | M W | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Sarah Zwick-Tapley (P) |
HONR | 292B | 003 | 70698 | Knowing in Arts and Humanities: Art and Revolt: Fighting Regimes, Religion, and Self | M W | 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM | Sarah Zwick-Tapley (P) |
HONR | 292B | 004 | 70699 | Knowing in Arts & Humanities: Ways of Knowing and Diverse Graphic Novels | M W F | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | Ashley Davies (P) |
HONR | 292B | 005 | 70700 | Knowing in Arts and Humanities: How to Lead a Meaningful Life | M W | 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM | John Kitchens (P) |
HONR | 292B | 006 | 70701 | Knowing in Arts & Humanities: | M W F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Ashley Davies (P) |
HONR | 292B | 007 | 77788 | Knowing in Arts and Humanities: ’Blessed Are The Peacemakers’: Finding Harmony Amidst Strife | M W F | 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | Pamela Vaughan Knaus (P) |
HONR | 292C | 001 | 70704 | Knowing Across Cultures: Wildlife Conservation Issues | M W F | 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM | Nicole Vieira (P) |
HONR | 292C | 002 | 70705 | Knowing Across Cultures: Exploring the Foundations of Moral Reasoning Across Cultures | T R | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Keith Jaggers (P) |
HONR | 292C | 003 | 70706 | Knowing Across Cultures: Wildlife Conservation Issues | M W F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Nicole Vieira (P) |
Honors 392 Seminars
Track 1 honors students will take HONR 392 in either the fall or the spring semester (most students take this their junior year). HONR 292 is a prerequisite course. Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient if the title is not yet linked). Please note: RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics. If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].
Note: there are several Study Abroad opportunities that count as HONR 392 or HONR 492.
SUBJECT | COURSE | SECT | CRN | TITLE | DAYS | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
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HONR | 392 | 001 | 67949 | Not All Who Wander Are Lost: The Contemporary Flaneur, Nomad, and Wanderer | M W | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Leah Holz (P) |
HONR | 392 | 002 | 67950 | Tikkun Olam | W | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | Anne Marie Merline (P) |
HONR | 392 | 003 | 67951 | You’d Be Murdered for This: Art, Political Regimes and Morality | T R | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Sarah Zwick-Tapley (P) |
HONR | 392 | 004 | 67952 | You’d Be Murdered for This: Art, Political Regimes and Morality | T R | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Sarah Zwick-Tapley (P) |
HONR | 392 | 005 | 67953 | Being Human: You as a Biological Being! | T R | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Tanya Dewey (P) |
HONR | 392 | 006 | 68019 | Self In/Of Landscape: Expanding the Field of Ecopoetry | T R | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | Joanna Doxey (P) |
HONR | 392 | 007 | 68889 | Sojourner Lit: An Intellectual Exploration of the Journey | T R | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | John Kitchens (P) |
Honors 492 Seminars
Track 1 honors students will take HONR 492 in either the fall or the spring semester. Most students complete this their senior year. HONR 392 is a prerequisite course. Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient if the title is not yet linked). Please note: RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics. If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].
Note: there are several Study Abroad opportunities that count as HONR 392 or HONR 492. There is one that counts as both!