Honors Courses

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Curious Minds Welcome: A look at what you'll explore in Honors

 

What Makes an Honors Course Different?

Honors courses at NWACC dive deeper, spark ideas, and encourage students to see the world from new perspectives. With thought-provoking discussions and in-depth learning, these classes go beyond the basics—helping you strengthen your knowledge and sharpen your thinking. Many students find these courses more engaging, rewarding, and memorable than their regular classes.

You don't need to be in the Honors Program to take an honors class—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to engage.

Note: Students can look up Honors classes in Workday.  Once logged in, type "Honors" into the search bar to see the full list, or use the Course Tag filter on the left to narrow the results. 

Subject	Course	Title	Fall	Spring	Summer
ANTH	1023H	Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Honors		F2F
ARHS	1003H	Art Appreciation, Honors	F2F	Online
ASTR	2004H	Survey of the Universe, Honors	F2F
BIOL	1544H	Principles of Biology I, Honors	F2F
CHEM	1104H	College Chemistry I, Honors	F2F
CHEM	1124H	College Chemistry II, Honors		F2F
COMM	1303H	English Composition I, Honors	F2F/Online
ECON	2013H	English Composition II, Honors		F2F/Online	Online
ENGL	1013H	Technical Composition II, Honors		F2F
ENGL	1023H	American Literature I, Honors	F2F/Fall (even years)
ENGL	1033H	American Literature II, Honors		F2F/Spring (even years)
ENGL	2313H	Survey of British Literature I, Honors	F2F/Fall (even years)
ENGL	2323H	Survey of British Literature II, Honors		F2F/Spring (even years)
ENGL	2113H	World Literature to 1650, Honors	F2F
ENGL	2123H	World Literature from1650, Honors		F2F
ENGL	2213H	History of American People to 1877, Honors	F2F
ENGL	2223H	History of American People since 1877, Honors
ENSC	2323H	Environmental Science, Honors
ENSC	101LH	Environmental Science Lab, Honors
FDST	1003H	Food Systems, Honors
GEOL	1114H	General Geology, Honors		F2F
HIST	1033H	World Civ to 1500, Honors
HIST	1043H	World Civ from 1500, Honors		F2F
HIST	2003H	History of American People to 1877, Honors
HIST	2013H	History of American People since 1877, Honors		F2F
HONR	2901H	Special Topics, Honors		Synchronous
HONR	2903H	Special Topics, Honors		Hybrid
HUMN	1003H	Exploring the Humanities, Honors	F2F
HUMN	2003H	Intro to Gender Studies, Honors		F2F
MUSI	1003H	Music Appreciation, Honors
PHIL	2003H	Intro to Philosophy, Honors	F2F
PHIL	2033H	World Religions, Honors		F2F
PHYS	2014H	College Physics I, Honors		F2F
PLSC	1303H	Intro to United Nations, Honors
PLSC	2003H	American National Government, Honors		F2F
PLSC	2203H	State and Local Government, Honors	F2F
PLSC	2303H	Intro to Public Administration and Public Policies, Honors
PLSC	2403H	Intro to Comparative Politics, Honors		Online
PLSC	2803H	Intro to International Relations, Honors	Online
PLSC	2933H	Special Topics in Political Science, Honors
PROG	1003H	Programming Logic I, Honors	F2F	F2F
PROG	1403H	Programming Logic II, Honors	F2F	F2F
PSYC	2003H	General Psychology, Honors	F2F
PSYC	2103H	Human Growth and Development, Honors		F2F
SOCI	2013H	General Sociology, Honors		F2F
SOCI	2033H	Social Problems, Honors	F2F
SPAN	2003H	Intermediate Spanish I, Honors		F2F
THTR	1003H	Introduction to Theatre, Honors	F2F