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HON 202 · University Honors

Honors Seminar: Science, Evidence, and Society

Critical analysis of scientific revolutions, empirical methodologies, epistemological claims, and the social contexts of scientific discovery, studied through primary scientific treatises and contemporary debates.

How to enroll Where it fits

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
3
Level
200 lower division
Typically offered
Spring
Prerequisites
Admission to the University Honors Program and HON 201.

200-level courses: intermediate, lower-division courses suitable for sophomores and above. Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.32.

Portrait of Dr. Martin Osei

Dr. Martin Osei

Professor of Biology; Chair of the Department of Biology

Instructor for HON 202, Spring 2027

Office
Meridian Science Center 218
Email
mosei@university.alkimi.ai

Academic Advising Center

Office
Lovell Hall 101
Phone
(555) 555-0158
Email
advising@university.alkimi.ai

Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Spring 2027 syllabus

HON 202 isn't offered in Fall 2026. The Spring 2027 syllabus will be posted in Canvas by the first day of classes, Tuesday, January 19, 2027. Meeting times and rooms appear in AlkimiHub when Spring 2027 registration opens on Monday, November 2, 2026.

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Degree planning

Where HON 202 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

Take first

Catalog wording: Admission to the University Honors Program and HON 201.

Leads to

All University Honors courses →

No other catalog course lists HON 202 as a prerequisite.

Counts toward

All programs →

No major, minor, or Core area in the catalog names this course.

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

AP equivalency table →

No AP exam awards credit for HON 202 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

Registration

How to enroll in HON 202

  1. Check the prerequisites

    Admission to the University Honors Program and HON 201.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    HON 202 is offered in the spring semester. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

Spring 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

Spring 2027 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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