Courses
The Honors Program Advisory Committee and the Cerro Coso Curriculum Instructional Committee have established the following criteria for all honors classes:
- The catalogue course description of all honors courses must specifically state that the course covers topics above and beyond the level of the non-honors course.
- All honors courses must have at least one additional student learning outcome specifically related to the honors course. This outcome must be separate, above and beyond the student learning outcome of the non-honors course.
- All honors courses must have at least one additional topic in the detailed topical outline specifically related to the honors course. This topic must be separate, above and beyond the topics in the non-honors course.
- All honors courses ought to have at least one additional assignment specifically related to the honors course. Honors assignment(s) must be separate, above and beyond the assignments of the non-honors course and may include but not be limited to research papers, field trips, presentations, homework assignments.
Classes by Semester
Schedule subject to change
Fall 2024
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH C121H | Physical Anthropology, Honors | King |
| BIOL C105H | Concepts of Biology, Honors | Ooi |
| BIOL C111H | General Biology I, Honors | Sellers |
| ENGL C102H | Critical Thinking through Literature, Honors | Swiridoff |
| ENGL C222H | World Literature II, Honors | Swiridoff |
| MATH C121H | Elementary Probability and Statistics, Honors | Chen |
| MUSC C101H | Music Appreciation, Honors | Foggia |
| POLS C101H | American Government, Honors | Jones |
| PSYC C101H | General Psychology, Honors | Cummings |
Spring 2025
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL C105H | Concepts of Biology, Honors | Ooi |
| BIOL C112H | General Biology II, Honors | Sellers |
| CHEM C113H | General Inorganic Chemistry II, Honors | Gilewski |
| ENGL C102H | Critical Thinking through Literature, Honors | Davis |
| ENGL C235H | Introduction to Shakespeare, Honors | Davis |
| HIST C104H | Western Civilization II, Honors | Beshwate |
| HIST C131H | History of the United States I, Honors | Jones |
| HIST C132H | History of the United States II, Honors | Jones |
Fall 2025
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH C121H | Physical Anthropology, Honors | King |
| BIOL C105H | Concepts of Biology, Honors | Ooi |
| BIOL C111H | General Biology I, Honors | Sellers |
| ENGL C102H | Critical Thinking through Literature, Honors | Swiridoff |
| ENGL C245H | Women's Literature, Honors | Swiridoff |
| HIST C103H | Western Civilization I, Honors | Beshwate |
| MATH C121H | Elementary Probability and Statistics, Honors | Chen |
| MUSC C101H | Music Appreciation, Honors | Foggia |
| POLS C101H | American Government, Honors | Jones |
Spring 2026
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Course | Name | Instructor |
| BIOL C105H | Concepts of Biology, Honors | Ooi |
| BIOL C112H | General Biology II, Honors | Sellers |
| CHEM C113H | General Inorganic Chemistry II, Honors | Gilewski |
| CHEM C223H | Organic Chemistry II, Honors | Gilewski |
| ENGL C102H | Critical Thinking through Literature, Honors | Davis |
| ENGL C221H | World Literature I, Honors | Davis |
| HIST C131H | History of the United States I, Honors | Jones |
| HIST C132H | History of the United States II, Honors | Jones |
Semesters by Class
Schedule subject to change
| Course | Fall 24 | Spring 25 | Fall 25 | Spring 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH C121H Physical Anthropology, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| BIOL C105H Concepts of Biology, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BIOL C111H General Biology I, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| BIOL C112H General Biology II, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| CHEM C113H General Inorganic Chemistry II, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| CHEM C223H Organic Chemistry II, Honors |
✓ | |||
| ENGL C102H Critical Thinking through Literature, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ENGL C221H World Literature I, Honors |
✓ | |||
| ENGL C222H World Literature II, Honors |
✓ | |||
| ENGL C235H Introduction to Shakespeare, Honors |
✓ |
| Course | Fall 24 | Spring 25 | Fall 25 | Spring 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL C245H Women's Literature, Honors |
✓ | |||
| HIST C103H Western Civilization I, Honors |
✓ | |||
| HIST C104H Western Civilization II, Honors |
✓ | |||
| HIST C131H History of the United States I, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| HIST C132H History of the United States II, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| MATH C121H Elementary Probability and Statistics, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| MUSC C101H Music Appreciation, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| POLS C101H American Government, Honors |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC C101H General Psychology, Honors |
✓ |
