What is the difference between an honors course and a regular course?
Honors courses place a greater emphasis on depth of understanding and typically have greater expectations in terms of active student participation in classroom discussions, in-depth reading and technical writing. There is also a higher expectation of the students’ programming abilities and computer science preparation. Honors courses need not cover more material or proceed at a faster pace (although this might be the natural consequence of having a class composed of high-achieving students). In short, when you are enrolled in an honors course, you definitely have to think harder and you might have to work harder. The Characteristics of Honors Courses are available from the UMBC Honors College.
