A course offered in the Honors Program is not necessarily better than other offerings, but all Honors courses have the following characteristics:
(1) Its topics and approaches are interdisciplinary in nature.
(2) It is committed to the advancement of written expression.
(3) It is focused on using primary texts or source materials.
(4) It is conducted with emphasis on discussion.
In some cases, an Honors courses may be cross listed with other Metro State courses, and students from the Honors Program will be in the course with other students. It is Honors Program policy that all students within an Honors course must work at the same level, whether they are in the Honors Program or not. There will not be differing standards of evaluation or assessment in cross listed courses.
on the Course Description Page.