# Honors (HNRS) courses

Las Positas College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://laspositas.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/1097/1125/1209

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### HNRS 1 — Honors Research Seminar I

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/hnrs.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Students must be a member of the Honors program
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only

Introductory interdisciplinary research seminar for students admitted into the Honors Project program. An introduction to research methods used in different disciplines, critical inquiry and scholarly collaboration and communication. This course focuses on formulating a research question, identifying and utilizing sources, constructing and critiquing scholarly arguments, and creating an effective final written and oral product. As students learn about scholarly research, they simultaneously identify and refine their own research topic, engage in scholarly conversations on their work, apply discipline-specific methodologies to create their own original and independent research.

### HNRS 2 — Honors Research Seminar II

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Students must be a member of the Honors program
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only

For Honors Transfer Program students who already completed Honors seminar I, this seminar further develops their mastery of interdisciplinary theory, research methodologies, project planning, and critical inquiry. Focuses on incorporating primary sources, writing scholarly articles for publication in undergraduate research journals, as well as presenting research at conferences. Emphasis on the pursuit of more original and more advanced independent research, peer collaboration, and effective written and oral presentation.