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Honors Courses

Abington Honors and Schreyer Honors College Courses

Honors programs include students from all majors, so the course offerings tend to be general education or core courses for maximum participation and accessibility. When possible, taking honors sections of general education requirements allows students to fulfill their requirements more easily.

Check LionPath each semester for current course offerings. The following table represents honors courses typically offered each Fall and Spring (subject to change)
Fall CourseDescriptionSpring CourseDescription
APLNG/AFR 230N, HLanguage and Social JusticeARTH 112URenaissance to Modern Art
CRIMJ 205HCritical Race Theory in the Humanities and Social SciencesAPLNG 200HLanguage, Culture, and Society
ECON 102HIntro to Microeconomic Analysis and PolicyCAS 100HEffective Speaking
ENG 30HHonors Rhetoric and Composition (four sections are typically offered; take this class in place of ENG 15)ECON 102HIntro to Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
HIST 153HNative-American History
 
ECON 104H Intro to Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
PSYCH 100HIntroductory PsychologyENG 30HHonors Rhetoric and Composition
SOC 19HSociology of Popular CultureENG 175HTechnological Imagination and Social Thought
Also look for 400-level classes, such as...
CAS 455

Language and Gender
HIST 124HHistory of Western Medicine
CAS 471Intercultural CommunicationPSYCH 100HIntroductory Psychology
n/an/aHONORS 401
 
(2 credit) for third year Schreyer Scholars
n/an/aHONORS 495 (1 credit) for fourth year Schreyer Scholars

*ENG 15 and CAS 100 are required for all students, so take them as honors classes.

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