UHP Elective Requirements

UHP Electives:

• Any Honors elective course (denoted in Bulletin/Workday with an H). 
• One contract course: (exceptions can be made to permit 2 for Level II students, see Director). Contract courses must be done in upper division courses.
• One extra language course above and beyond what is required by your major. Cannot repeat credit you did/would receive from AP.
• One extra religion course if all religion requirements are satisfied. 
• Participation in the Honors Advisory Council (½ credit per year, except for president who earns one full credit). 

There are a number of classes across the University that count even if not denoted with H:

*One Credit Per Department*

• Any upper division (5-unit) Philosophy class (can only use ONE for credit), 
• Any upper division History class or senior seminar (except 100 and 101S)
• Any Political Science senior seminar
• Select upper division Women’s and Gender Studies classes (excludes cross listed courses - ASK HONORS OFFICE IF YOU ARE UNCLEAR WHICH COUNT)
• Any upper division Classics class except language courses
• Any upper division Art History class except 100 and 195 
• Religious Studies Seminars if Religion/Ethic requirements are fulfilled.
• Leavey Scholars courses (can only use ONE for credit) (after 2024-2025 UD only)
• MGMT 181 Conscientious Capitalism 
• UGST 101 (Grants and Fellowships) ½ unit
• Modern Languages: 
  • FREN 187
  • ARAB 171
  • ARAB 137
  • CHIN 125
  • CHIN 126
  • CHIN 128
  • ITAL 185
  • ITAL 187

Study abroad and off-campus experiences including:

• SCU affiliated study abroad (1 credit) 
• Immersion trips (Ignatian center sponsored) ½ credit each, you can do 2
• Summer programs through SCU- if 6 weeks or longer, 1 credit, if under 6 weeks, ½ credit
• Global Social Benefit Fellowship ( includes 2 quarters of course work) = 1 credit
• Global Fellows = ½ credit
• Global Medical Brigades ½ credit
• Jean Donovan Fellowship; if over 6 weeks, 1 credit, if under, ½ credit
• Washington DC Poli Sci term 
• ELSJ 198 Applied Healthcare Ethics Internship (year-long) = 1 credit

On-Campus Experiences include:

• Center for the Arts and Humanities (CAH Fellows Program) = 1 credit
• SCU Healthcare Ethics Internship = 1 credit

Johnson Scholars Program (JSP): 

• Participate in the Johnson Scholars Program all 4 years = ½ credit
• Chair a committee in JSP for 3 quarters = ½ credit

Cumulative Participation in UHP Conversations (put on by the Honors Advisory Council): 

• Attend 3 UHP Conversations = ½ credit
• Attend 6 UHP Conversations = 1 credit - (you can earn no more than 1 elective credit this way)

If you have other elective ideas, contact the Honors Program Director.