If you are completing the Honors Degree, you must earn 18 academic credits (in addition to completing 6 experiential credits* and earning 1,200 Honors Outside the Classroom Curriculum points).
You may earn the 18 academic credits through the following options:
Honors Courses
Courses with the Frederick Honors College course attribute value
Approved Certificates
College of Business Administration
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Leadership and Ethics
College of General Studies
Corporate/Community Relations
Digital Media
Disability Studies
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Leadership
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Conceptual Foundations of Medicine
Health Humanities
Public and Professional Writing
Public Communication of Science and Technology
Sport Studies
Sustainability
Television and Broadcast Arts
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
School of Public Health
Swanson School of Engineering
Innovation, Product Design, and Entrepreneurship
Engineering for Humanity
Sustainability
University Center for International Studies
Human Rights and Social Justice
Global Health
Approved Majors
Politics & Philosophy major courses
Engineering Science major courses
Other Approved Courses
Courses with the Civic Learning course attribute value
Courses with the High Impact Practice course attribute value of capstone, undergraduate internship, or undergraduate research
Graduate-level courses (may require instructor approval)
Pitt Business Honors program courses
*Additional experiential credits
Once you complete 6 experiential credits (includes research, independent study, study abroad programs, internships, and co-ops), any additional experiential credits completed will count toward the 18 academic credits requirement. For example, if you complete an approved 15 credit study abroad program, the first 6 credits will fulfill the experiential credit requirement, and the remaining 9 credits will apply to the 18 academic credit requirement.
Many stand-alone laboratory courses will count toward the experiential credit requirement. Talk to your FHC advisor to learn more!
