Capital Scholars Honors Curriculum
Humanities/Social Sciences Sequence -- We have a set of four interdisciplinary courses (called question courses) that you will take each semester over your first two years; each of these courses count as humanities and social science credit.
- CAP 122: Who am I? (team taught by 4 or 5 professors from the humanities and social science disciplines)
- CAP 123: How do you Know? (team taught by 4 or 5 professors from the humanities and social science disciplines)
- CAP 225: What is Good? (team taught by 4 or 5 professors from the humanities and social science disciplines)
- CAP 226: What is Power? (team taught by 4 or 5 professors from the humanities and social science disciplines)
Science Sequence -- Our non-science majors take our CAP Honors Science courses (Science majors take the entry level Biology and Chemistry courses). These courses cover two semesters and are team taught by both Biology and Chemistry faculty. They are:
- CAP 141: Biology and Chemistry of the Environment I (BioChem I)
- CAP 142: Biology and Chemistry of the Environment II (BioChem II)
Composition Sequence -- We also have two semesters of English Composition. These courses focus on interdisciplinary writing and are taken your first two semesters. They are:
- CAP 111: Honors Composition
- CAP 115: Interdisciplinary Writing – This writing course is “linked” with CAP 123 (see above). This means that the writing assignments are the same for both courses.
Global Issues – This course is a theme based course and the themes and instructors will vary each semester. This course can be taken any time after the first semester. This course is a CAP requirement but also meets the university requirement for global awareness (see table below).
- CAP 250: Global Issues
Intercultural Awareness Requirement – this is a 14- 16 credit hour requirement met by completing CAP250 (ECCE: Global Awareness) and various courses (in consultation with and approved by your CAP Honors advisor and the Director). These courses must meet the criteria of: global issues, engagement experience, cultural awareness, and/or diversity. Modern Language (Elementary I & II; Intermediate I & II) and American Sign Language courses will also fulfill the requirement and spirit of Intercultural Awareness. The Honors Program highly recommends students take language courses to fulfill this requirement.
Other General Education Coursework --The courses that have "CAP" in front of the course number are only offered to our honors students. All other courses you will take will be general education courses and open to students from across campus. They are:
- Visual/Creative/Performing Arts
- Two Math Courses (this will depend on you major)
- Oral Communications
- Social Science Course (depending on your major)
Major Prerequisites -Your major may also have prerequisites that you must complete before your junior year (these will be designated on the advising guide for your major).
Engaged Citizenship and Common Experience (ECCE) -- Also in order to graduate from the university you must complete 13 hours of Engaged Citizenship and Common Experience, commonly called ECCE. As you can see from the table below, a number of the ECCE requirements are met through CAP coursework.
ECCE (Engaged Citizenship Common Experience) 13 Hours |
Required CAP Courses That Count Towards ECCE |
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CAP 250: Global Issues |
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CAP 370: Peer Mentoring |
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3rd Semester of Foreign Language |
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