Honors Program: Honors Courses
- Spring 2010 Schedule
- Honors Options by Contract
- Proposed Plan through Fall 2010
- Non-Discrimination Policy
| Spring 2010 Honors Courses | |||||
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 7:45–10:50 | 7:45 Biol Lab Preferred | 7:45 Biol 101H |
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| 8:00- 9:20 | Mus 101H | Mus 101H | |||
| 11:00–12:20 | English 102H | English 102H | |||
| 12:30–2:35 | Math 130H |
Math 130H | |||
| 3:45–5:05 | Poli Sci 101H | Poli Sci 101H | |||
| 3:45–6:50 | English 236H | ||||
Biology 101H: General Biology and Lab - Debra Feickert - Thursdays 7:45 – 10:50 a.m.
IMPORTANT: Students are advised to enroll in Biol 101L on Tuesdays 7:45 – 10:50 a.m. (LAB)
This non-major biology course is designed to acquaint students with the nature of science, the unity of life processes, the diversity of living things, the interdependence of organisms in the biosphere, with humans as biological entities. In addition to traditional topics, students will choose articles from present day research texts, keep a journal, and become knowledgeable about current events, as well as explore the life and work of a scientist.
English 102H: Freshman Composition - Jeffrie Ahmad - Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 - 12:20 pm
This class will differ from traditional English 102 classes in that you will be analyzing works through the prism of many types of critical theories—historical, sociological, psychological, and feminist, among others—and choosing how these lenses enhance literary works and the arguments you make about them through discussions, presentations and paper assignments. Your semester will start with an overview of historical theory, a perspective that will form the map of your journey into the strange lands inhabited by characters and personae, such as Ophelia, Medea, or Raskolnikov—all from vastly different historical periods, whose perspectives are so unusual, so extraordinary, that their lives are altered, sometimes in ways that may surprise you. You will examine such universal experiences as love, aging, and pride as they are presented in works such as Hamlet, Crime and Punishment, along with oddities like “Good Country People” and “The Sick Rose” and experiencing the diversity of authors such as Euripides, Robert Hayden, even Christopher Columbus. Most importantly, you will experience the power of perspective on a least two levels: in the imaginary world of fiction and in the real world created by your fellow honors classmates.
English 236H: - Rachel Jennings - Wednesdays 3:45 - 6:50 p.m.
Mathematics 130H: - Debra Anderson - Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 - 2:35 pm
While mastery of the core “drill and kill” skills are an essential objective of this course, our second priority will be to gain an appreciation for the profoundly powerful and essentially metaphysical ideas embodied by the calculus. This course will be an extension of the standard presentation of the elements of differential and integral calculus by supplementing textbook narrative and exercises with four elements of enrichment and enhancement central to the calculus reform movement: 1) learning by discovery and exploration; 2) integrating technology; 3) extended applications and investigations; 4) reading and writing mathematics.
Music 101H: - Lynn Ennis - Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:20 a.m.
Political Science 101H: American Political Institutions - John Vento - Mondays & Wednesdays 3:45 - 5:05 p.m.
This course is a survey of American government and will provide honors students a rigorous analysis of the U. S. Political system at the national, state and local levels. Departing from the traditional classroom format, we will create a seminar structured environment where we will raise questions about the American political process, analyze the problems and issues facing government, and develop discussions about the assigned readings and current events. This class will focus on major political events such as the recall of Governor Gray Davis, the war with Iraq, the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the impeachment of President Clinton, as well as the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. We will review basic questions such as “Who governs?” and, using views about who governs, we will seek to understand the way government works in the USA.
Honors Options by Contract
Honors students may complete three of the six required honors sections of classes by enrolling in and fulfilling an honors option by contract. Contracts should be filled out completely, signed by student and instructor, and returned to the honors coordinator by the end of the 4th week of the semester. The grade in the course should in no way be affected by the completion or lack of completion of an honors option.
Instructors must submit and receive approval of honors options to the honors coordinator/committee before offering it to students. Instructors may use their discretion in deciding whether to offer an honors option for a particular course or student. The following list represents instructors and courses who have offered contracts in previous semesters:
- Business, Computer Studies: David Champagne, Kathy Moore
- Fine and Performing Arts: Rae Agahari, Mark Branner, Jonet Leighton
- Health: Kathy Bingham
- Language Arts i.e. Communication Arts, English 102 and Literature, Foreign Languages:
- (most instructors upon request)
- Math/Science: Debra Anderson, Rick Balogh, Luis Enriquez, Debbie Feickert, Tooraj Gordi, Stephen Langjahr, Matthew Rainbow, Judy Sullivan, Joe Towe, Michael Tran, Christos Valiotis, Pavinee Villapando
- Social and Behavioral Sciences/FACE: David Earle, Irit Gat, Claude Gratton, Ron Halcrow, Matthew Koppers, Cynthia Lehman, John MacDonald, Jessica Mason, John Vento, Darcy Wiewall
Proposed Plan - Fall 2010
| Art101H | Agahari |
| English 101H | Ahmad |
| English 103H (possibly LC) | Lubick |
| Geology 101H | Coffman |
| History 102H or 104H (possibly LC) | Jaffe |
| History 110H | Lehman |
| Mathematics 150H | Tran |
| Sociology 101H | Chapman |
Non-Discrimination Policy
Antelope Valley College prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, cancer-related medical condition, or genetic predisposition. Upon request, we will consider reasonable accommodation to permit individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment or admission process, (b) perform essential job functions, (c) enjoy benefits and privileges of similarly-situated individuals without disabilities, and (d) participate in instruction, programs, services, activities, or events.