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 (Choose one section per week to attend)	Wednesday 6-7 pm Friday 2-3 pm Sunday 2-3 pm	301 Student Union 301 Student Union via Zoom
Olivia Rippee	Calculus I, II and Math 266, 268	asynchronous	online
Shefaa Allan	Cell Bio (Bio 202)	Monday 5-5:50 pm	10 Katz Hall
Anuhya Dayal Ruth Vaccianna	Chem 115, 211, 212 (Choose one section per week to attend)	Thurs. 2-2:50 pm Asynchronous	415 Cherry 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	Roman Bath in Grant Hall
MaryBeth Reust Hannah Pham	French	Friday 12-12:50 pm	415 Cherry
Naomi Schaefer	Management courses (all)	Wednesday 9-9:50 am	415 Cherry
Gracyn Pietrusinski	Philosophy 210	Monday 4-4:50 pm	415 Cherry
Morgan Tribley	Physics 210/240	Thursday 11-11:50 am	via Zoom
Jasleen Kaur Sophie Woycheese	Psychology courses (all) (Choose one section per week to attend)	Thurs. 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	104 PC (Robert Plaster Research Center)
Elizabeth Choate	Spanish 110-211	Tuesday 4-4:50 pm	8 Katz Hall
Natalie Choate	Spanish 221+	Wednesday 12-12:50 pm	415 Cherry