Honors Access
Salem State University
Contact Information
Scott Nowka, Ph.D
Assistant Coordinator for Programming, Commonwealth Honors Program
Salem State University-Sullivan Building 209A
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
P | 978-542-7183
updated | 01/22Home campus enrollment is required.
About the Program
The Commonwealth Honors Program fulfills Salem State's commitment to provide a stimulating academic environment that offers a high quality education at an affordable cost. It's designed to offer a more challenging curriculum to Â鶹´«Ã½s whose abilities and previous performance are demonstrably higher than the norm. All majors are eligible to participate in honors. The program enables motivated and talented Â鶹´«Ã½s to work with our most accomplished and enthusiastic faculty.
Honors courses are qualitatively different in design and content, and smaller class size allows greater interaction. A seminar format is used in most honors courses, giving Â鶹´«Ã½s the opportunity for independent research, class presentations, and the chance to learn from one another. Field trips and visiting scholar sessions add to a rich academic experience. Students are encouraged to think independently and creatively, and complete a senior honors project, typically a capstone experience that stands as an education high-water mark.
Available Honors Courses
BIO115H Honors Biology I Cells
BIO116H Honors Biology II Organisms
BUS170H Introduction to Business: Honors
ENL110H Freshmen Honors Writing
ENL264H Studies in Literature I
ENL265H Studies in Literature II
GLS170H Honors Dynamic Earth
GLS171H Honors Historical Geology
GPH105H Foundations of Global Studies
HST109H Honors World History
IDS600H Honors Seminar I
IDS601H Honors Seminar II
IDS603H Honors Independent Study
PHL350H Topics in Ethics
POL110H
PSY170H
SOC202H