The key to the continuing success of the 荣誉项目 at Utah Valley relies on the creativity, focus, and approach of its instructors, particularly in the Legacies courses; Ancient Legacies (HONR 2000) and Modern Legacies (HONR 2100) function as the core curriculum for students in the 荣誉项目。 The following guidelines should assist faculty who wish to propose or revise Legacies courses。

成功的遗产课程的关键原则

(adapted from The National Collegiate Honors Council, https://nchc。site-ym。com/page/coursedesign )

1. 遗产课程通常招收第一学期和第二学期的新生。 Honors freshmen may be more curious, more skeptical, more motivated, and more verbal than typical students, but they are not necessarily more organized, more mature, or better informed than non-Honors freshmen。
2. Legacies courses can be adapted to include readings from any discipline, but they should rely mainly on primary sources -published single works or original documents, in addition to the students’ own experiences, interviews, the results of surveys or questionnaires, works of art or music, museum exhibits, films, videos, etc。
3. 遗产课程应 help students develop college-level reading, writing, and oral communication skills, through formal and informal essays, in addition to class discussion, presentations, projects, case studies, debates, experiential learning, etc。 Keep in mind that almost all Legacies students are still completing either ENGL 1010/101H, 2010/201H, or 2020/202H and thus may need mentoring to develop ideas at length or use outside sources。
4. 对于大学新生来说，遗产课程应该设定很高的期望。 High expectations need to be clearly delineated for students so as to develop their abilities to organize their time and the course’s workload。
5. 遗产课程应 帮助学生成为独立和批判性的思考者 by allowing them to work independently, yet under the guidance of responsive faculty who create a classroom environment open to many perspectives and points of view, where students are encouraged to take intellectual risks and feel safe doing so。

成功的遗产学院通常：

• 在学期开始时分发一份清晰、详细的教学大纲和日历
• 为大学新生指定具有一定复杂程度的阅读材料
• Create a collaborative learning environment by assigning students to lead discussion, develop discussion questions, become ‘experts’ on a topic, author, or thinker, etc。
• Require several brief, formal writing assignments, such as discussion posts, response papers, etc。 early in the term to gauge students’ facility with college-level writing
• 至少布置一篇8-10页的论文，最好有要求的草稿和同行评议。 Most Legacies courses include about 12-15 pages of formal writing throughout the semester in addition to informal writing。
• Consider the use of out-of-classroom activities or experiential components that enhance student engagement (where possible—films, museum exhibits, plays, lectures by visiting scholars, etc。)。 荣誉学院可能会提供资金，帮助购买活动门票。

学院指导方针

HONR 2000 and HONR 2100, typically taken by incoming freshman in their first two semesters in college, form the core of the 荣誉项目’s formal coursework。  These two courses must be completed for a student to graduate with Honors, although they act as elective credits for all degree programs。

荣誉2000 HH：古老的遗产: Provides students with the opportunity to study selected great works from an interdisciplinary perspective。 考察古代，中世纪和早期文艺复兴时期的思想 through primary texts composed before 1500 C。E。 Focus of the class determined by instructor, but must include at least one text written during each of these periods, and at least one non-Western text。 Emphasizes close study of primary texts drawn from disciplines including, but not limited to, astronomy, physics, biology, literature, history, philosophy, and religion。 培养强烈的批判性思维，写作和修辞技巧。

荣誉2100：现代遗产: Provides students with the opportunity to study selected great works from an interdisciplinary perspective。 检查现代和当代的思想 through primary texts composed after 1500 C。E。 Focus of the class determined by instructor, but must include at least one text that adds diversity (for instance, in ethnicity, class, or gender)。 Emphasizes close study of primary texts drawn from disciplines including, but not limited to, astronomy, physics, biology, literature, history, philosophy, and religion。 培养强烈的批判性思维，写作和修辞技巧。

目的:

1. 整合来自不同来源的知识  
2. Demonstrate facility in analytical and critical thinking ability through class discussion and written assignments  
3. Display skills in formal writing, oral presentations, collaborative exchanges and intellectual dialogue  
4. Explain central ideas in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance culture (or Modern and Contemporary culture) and their relationship to present day society
5. Discuss how historical transformations affect social, political, scientific, and economic development    

态度与特点：

1. Appreciate the importance of Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance culture (or Modern and Contemporary culture) to present day society  
2. Gain insight about the fundamental questions and methods of investigation that are the foundations of academic inquiry。  
3. 尊重跨学科研究在调查复杂问题中的价值

In order to best serve the students and also to engage in thorough program review, the Honors Steering Committee asks all Legacies faculty to observe these guidelines and recommendations:

课程设计:

• The course should help students develop skills integral to becoming successful college students: careful reading and writing, curiosity, clear verbal communication, and collaboration。
• The course should be based on significant primary texts from the Ancient period (beginnings to 1500) or the Modern period (1500 to the present)。
• 这门课程应有10-15页的批改正式写作。
• Instructors should consider requiring or allowing revisions of formal writing assignments, particularly for students scoring below 75%。

课程评价:

• Please be aware that the 荣誉项目 Director observes all Legacies sections at least once per semester。
• Evaluations separate from the UVU SRI are conducted by Honors at the end of each term via Qualtrics; copies are provided to all faculty for use in tenure and promotion dossiers。