Psu urban honors program

Students from all majors and departments are welcome to join the University Honors College. Honors students take courses in academic writing, critical thinking, and research skills, and are encouraged to find internships and research opportunities and to study abroad. The overarching goal of the Honors curriculum is to transform students from consumers of information to producers of knowledge, with the thesis as the culminating achievement.

Completing Honors does not add additional time or credits to the PSU degree, and does not change the required courses for any major. Students should plan on taking one Honors course per quarter, with Honors faculty and fellow Honors students; all other courses for the major or electives are taken with all PSU students. Lay the Groundwork: Form tight bonds with your peers in a small, year-long course, focused on developing advanced writing skills through intensive study of the urban environment.

Subject Guide. Joan Petit. Contact: Email: jpetit pdx. Ask a Librarian. In This Guide The "Urban Honors" Program introduces you to critical skills in reading, writing, and research through the lens of the urban environment.

Use the tabs above to navigate through the following pages of the guide: Your Thesis - Tips on developing and refining your thesis statement Starting a Literature Review - gives helpful hints on how to get started, created by Lisa Molinelli Find Books - find print and eBooks and learn how the library can get you books we don't have in our collection.

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website. According to Ann Marie Fallon, the director of the honors program and associate professor of humanities and international studies, the program has grown percent over the past two years. Fallon thinks the growth is due to getting the word out about the program. The program snagged 17 local valedictorians this year. Once a student has been admitted to Portland State University, upper-division courses used to meet political science major requirements must be taken at the University.

Courses taken at another college or university must have received prior approval from the Department of Political Science. All courses used to satisfy political science major requirements, whether taken at PSU or elsewhere, must be graded C or above.