The courses listed are part of the 8 total honors classes that I must take.
Honors Courses
Euclidean Geometry (MATH 335)
This was one of my favorite classes to take. It was a challenging course, but not challenging where I got frustrated and gave up. It was challenging where I would get frustrated, then find out how to finish the proof and feel great satisfaction from completing it. This class gave me a lot of background …
Honors Special Topics: Love, Sex, & Friendship (HONS 295)
In this class, we read many philosophical books and short stories. It was an interesting class, Every class it was about a half lecture, and a half discussion. We discussed the meaning of everything we read and tried to bring in real life examples. At times, it was difficult to contribute to the conversation because …
Human Growth and Development (EDUC 245)
This class was a very fun class once I got used to how the class was run. The first few classes, I struggled to keep up with the powerpoints, so I started bringing my laptop and pulled up the slides so I could go a little faster and catch up when I needed to. Once …
International Studies Math History (MATH 320)
This class gave me a lot of new perspective on the math world. I knew some of the basics of math history, for example, the Arabs created the number system we use today, but the class dove further into history than I previously knew. It helped me develop more knowledge around math so that when …
Longwood Seminar (LSEM 100)
LSEM is a class to help first-year students get accustomed to the college lifestyle. The class gives students tips on what to do and what not to do to be successful in college. This class was beneficial to me about how to gain some knowledge on time management. The journals that we wrote about throughout …
Principles of Secondary Education Math (MAED 152)
This class was about the basics of teaching mathematics in middle and high school classes. Most of the topics were based around middle school, but there were a lot of big-picture ideas that correlated to both. This class helped me develop knowledge about using manipulatives in the classroom. This gave me a lot to learn …
World Literature (ENGL 201)
Going into the class I was very worried about how I would do in the class and what I would get out of the class. I was pleasantly surprised by how intriguing most of the conversations were in class. During the class, my professor challenged us to bring modern-day knowledge and relate it to the texts we …