<p>Yes, some classes are able to fulfill honors and humanities. However, you do need six credits of the seminar type courses, too. Son has taken one humanities that he was interested in, but it was not an honors course. Therefore, he got three humanities credit, but no honors credit. This semester, he’s taking an honors course that is honors and writing, so he’s only getting honors credit, but it is fulfilling three of the six required seminar credits. He also took Alabama Action, which fulfilled one of those six credits. So, he’s got two seminar honors credits to go, and three humanities to go. I’d love for him to take one of those UH classes that counts as a seminar, humanities, and honors, but as y’all are finding out, even at a high up level, those are hard to get, much less fit in an engineering and CBH class schedule. And son is also picky about taking a class he’s interested in, not just one to fulfill a requirement. He values his time more than that. But, he’s taken a full load every semester, and even attended summer school after freshman year to get some engineering prereqs in, (chemistry). As it is, son is taking 19 hours this semester to at least try to get some honors in. Also, as an engineering major, he’s got to start getting his electives in, and when a course comes along he’s interested in, like the one this spring, he’s jumping on it. Some courses are only offered every other year, so if you have an interest in one, it’s best to grab it. Looking at the engineering flowchart for his major, mechanical, they do have the students playing a lot of catchup on those gen ed courses in their final year, but again, you’ve got to get those engineering requirements, too. We’re blessed that he did come in with some AP. Otherwise, a fifth year would be a given. Thankfully, the engineering dept does give the kids an extra 2500 a year to help pay for those sometimes necessary summer courses.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info on the outside course options. We’ll look into that for the summer and get clarification from both the honors and engineering department before shelling out any money and making plans. Hopefully, when son registers for classes his final year, things will fall into place and everything will work out. </p>
<p>I’m contributing to this thread for the sole purpose of alerting those of you in the early years to try to get those honors seminars in if ever possible. </p>
<p>As for spots opening up, the honors seminar son is in now was full all summer, but right before classes started, a spot opened up and he was able to place himself in. He had put himself in a class that would have fulfilled both honors and humanities, but he wasn’t as interested in that class as he is this one, so he’s happy with what he’s got. He loves his honors class. It is a lot of work, but he is reading some books he’s always wanted to read, has an awesome professor, and is earning college credit at the same time!</p>