Some honors courses are special sections of regular course open to Honors students only, in which class size is limited to maximize opportunities for intersection directly with the instructor and fellow students. Other Honors courses are special courses for the Honors Program. Of particular interest among these are modules. These are single focus topic courses, which occupy only one third of a semester.
Modules are often interdisciplinary and strive to connect rather than isolate students.
Each module counts for 1.5 semester credit hours. To graduate with University Honors, students are required to take at least 18 credit hours modules or courses. The dossier is presented in the penultimate semester of the student's academic work to the University Honors Council. The Honors student must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA with a 3.2 GPA in Honors coursework. The Honors student should achieve a standard of excellence in the eight areas of general education delineated in the Undergraduate Bulletin, as well as in the student's field of study.