Honor Courses

This course is designed for those not majoring in the biological sciences such as nursing and allied health majors. It is a basic study of the structure and function of the human organism, including the cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Does not apply toward a major or minor in biology. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

This course is a study of the fundamentals of living organisms with emphasis on zoology and botany and their biochemistry, physiology, genetics, systematics, behavior, and ecology. Students review scientific literature and relate it to specific undergraduate courses covering concepts and their historical perspectives including contributions of significant figures and underrepresented groups. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

This course is a survey of the fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry. There are three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory each week. This course does not apply to a major or minor in chemistry. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments.

This course is a survey of fundamental principles of organic and biochemistry. There are three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory each week. This course does not apply to a major or minor in chemistry. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments.

This course is a survey of the fundamental laws and theories of chemistry, with special emphasis on the working of problems and the relationship between atomic structure and the chemistry of the elements. There are three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory each week. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments.

This orientation course provides Instructions on interdisciplinary project management, team dynamics, analysis and the seven phases of problem-solving. Students are required to attend all sessions or makeup absences. They have an opportunity to apply learned concepts to mock problems that are typical in the real world. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

This course, conducted during the fall semester, is dedicated to the interdisciplinary solution of a real-world problem. Students work in teams outside the traditional classroom setting with the guidance of a faculty advisor. They give multiple presentations to the advisor in preparation for their final presentation. To align with the values of Oakwood University as an HBCU and a Seventh-day Adventist institution, problem categories include public health issues, humanitarian concerns, environmental challenges, social justice and educational disparities.

This course, conducted during the spring semester, continues the real-world, problem-solving team project started in HN 200 (see HN 200 course description). Both courses represent one project partitioned into two phases. 

This course represents the final team presentation of students’ solution for the real-world problem addressed in HN 200 and HN 300. Students register for this course during the same spring semester when HN 300 is taken, as the final presentation takes place at the end of the same semester. The project solution is co-presented by participating team members and graded by an interdisciplinary team of faculty evaluators. The presentation represents a capstone requirement of the project-based learning curriculum. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

Course topics include elementary functions, their graphs and applications, including polynomial, rational, algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. A student may not receive credit for both MA 123 and the MA 121- MA 122 sequence. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

Calculus I is a study of limits, continuity, derivatives, differentials, chain rule, implicit differentiation, applications of the derivative, antidifferentiation, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, exponential and logarithmic functions. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

This course is designed to cover general physics at a level that assumes previous exposure to college precalculus and trigonometry. Topics include kinematics, vector physics, Newton’s law of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, equilibrium, periodic motion, waves, light, sound, and electromagnetism. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

This course is designed for science and engineering students. Topics covered in Physics 121 include vectors, Newtonian mechanics, heat and thermodynamics. This Honors section has additional requirements that may include extra or expanded assignments, projects or modified assessments. 

This is an introductory course exploring Christian spirituality on personal, corporate and social levels. This Honors section compares Christian spirituality on these levels with that of other cultures and religions with emphasis on Asian and African cultures. The course explores similarities and differences between types of spirituality and looks for evidence of the impact of Biblical spirituality on non-Christian forms.