Honors discussion groups are weekly discussion sessions offered in connection with certain specific courses at UMKC. In recent semesters, honors discussion groups have been offered in conjunction with courses in Accounting, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, French, Physics, Spanish, Management, Psychology, and Conservatory (Music, Dance, Theatre, Music Therapy).

• You may sign up for an Honors Discussion Group during the first week of each semester.
• Honors credit may be assigned retroactively in a course for which a student has successfully participated in a related discussion group.  The letter “H” (for Honors) will be added to the course number on a student’s transcript.
• A course grade of B or higher is required for a student to receive honors credit, and you may receive honors credit only for courses taken at UMKC.
• Leaders of the discussion groups are experienced students in the Honors Program who have good knowledge of the subject and are often majoring in the discipline.
• The discussion group meeting times are arranged by the leader. Attendance will be taken at all group meetings, normally once per week.
• Regular attendance and participation in the discussion group is required in order for a student to qualify for honors credit in the related course.

Participants will be asked to complete an electronic evaluation at the end of the semester. This evaluation enables students to provide candid feedback that may be used to improve future discussion sections and enhance student learning outcomes.

All Honors Discussion Groups will begin the second week of the semester.

Fall 2021 Honors Discussion Groups

Discussion Leader	Section	Day/Time	Location
Tim Nguyen Kim Tieu Caden Wehner	Bio 108	Wednesday 6-6:50 pm Friday 2-2:50 pm Sunday 2-2:50 pm	TBD TBD via Zoom
Olivia Rippee	Calculus I, II and Math 266	asynchronous	online
Shefaa Allan	Cell Bio (Bio 202)	Monday 5-5:50 pm	TBD
Anuhya Dayal Ruth Vaccianna	Chem 115, 211, 212	Thursday 2-2:50 pm (Anuhya) Tuesday 10-10:50 am (Ruth) Asynchronous (both)	TBD TBD online
Toluwa Balogun	Chem 321 and 322	Monday 3-3:50 pm	415 Cherry
Grace Horacek Tess Martens	Conservatory courses (all)	Every other Tuesday, 4:15-5:15 pm	TBD
MaryBeth Reust Hannah Pham	French	Friday 12-12:50 pm	TBD
Naomi Schaefer	Management courses (all)	Wednesday 9-9:50 am	TBD
Gracyn Pietrusinski	Philosophy 210	Monday 4-4:50 pm	415 Cherry
Morgan Tribley	Physics 210/240	Thursday 11-11:50 am	415 Cherry
Jasleen Kaur Sophie Woycheese	Psychology courses (all)	Thursday 5-5:50 pm (Jasleen) Tuesday 4-4:50 pm (Sophie)	415 Cherry 415 Cherry
Alex Omorodion Morgan Rogers	School of Engineering (all Engineering and CS Courses)	Wednesday 10-10:50 am	TBD
Elizabeth Choate	Spanish 110-211	Tuesday 4-4:50 pm	TBD
Stephanie Norris	Spanish 221+	Thursday 4-4:50 pm	TBD