Advanced Honors

Advanced Honors is a yearlong course sequence consisting of HUM 177A (6 units in the Fall) and HUM 177B (3 units in the Spring). In completing the sequence, students will fulfill three of the required SJSU Studies, General Education requirements R (Earth and Environment), S (Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S.), and V (Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding).


Both HUM 177A and HUM 177B are offered online. In the fall HUM 177A meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 PM – 4:15 PM for lecturer, and then from 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM for seminar. In the Spring HUM 177 B meets on Tuesday from 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM for lecture and Thursday from 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM for seminar.

 
Course Area SJSU Studies Semester Offered
HUM 177A

R

Earth and Environment

Fall

HUM 177A S

Self, Society, and Equality

Fall

HUM 177A

V

Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding

 

Fall

HUM 177B

R

Earth and Environment

Spring

HUM 177B

S

Self, Society, and Equality

Spring

HUM 177B

V

Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding

Spring

 

Advanced Honors realize the learning objectives of the SJSU Studies areas through the cultivation of an appreciation for the relationships among aspects of science, politics, psychology, culture, the arts, and technologies can best be recognized when their unfolding is seen from many disciplinary perspectives, as each day in class makes possible. The course sequence is team-taught by professors who work with students over two semesters. This course sequence provides students with a supportive learning community to help them connect and succeed at San José State.


Advanced Honors is a team-taught course sequence, and the group of professors works with its cohort of students over two semesters. This course sequence provides students with a supportive learning community that will help them to connect and succeed at San José State—designed to
satisfy SJSU Studies requirements for most majors. Advanced Honors is also a community- building course sequence, welcoming upper-division students, whether current SJSU students or new transfers from across the state and the globe.

Advising Notice:

Students should consult with their major advisor before enrolling in Advanced Honors. Some majors have courses that meet the SJSU Studies requirements.