Curriculum

CSU provides the tools you’ll need to pursue an ambitious course of study. The Honors Core Curriculum is a distinctive general education curriculum taken during the freshman and sophomore years. Most of the Core courses are interdisciplinary, and many are team-taught. All of the courses have been designed especially for the Honors College by the faculty who teach them. The Core Curriculum insures that all students in the Honors College receive a first-class liberal education regardless of their major fields of study. Completion of the Honors Core Curriculum satisfies the university’s general education requirement.

We regard the Honors curriculum as a teaching and learning laboratory, where new course ideas and new ways of teaching constantly stimulate teachers and students. The special seminar programs foster additional teaching and learning innovation.

Students in the Honors College have special academic opportunities such as:

• participating in stimulating symposia;
• meeting with visiting scholars, authors and other dignitaries;

• attending local, regional and national Honors conferences;
• taking advantage of special mentoring options.

The Core course sequences and seminars are designed to challenge students by providing exposure to some of CSU’s best and most exciting faculty, while introducing important topics, issues and methods of inquiry across disciplines. Through them, our students develop and sharpen their reading, writing, mathematical, analytical, and communication skills.

The College is designed for students who embrace the chance to work hard, read more, take risks, and challenge conventional wisdom. CSU offers the most challenging and enriching educational experience you can find anywhere.