Offered Annually in the Spring Semester
Taught
by Dr. Bill Simmons, the ACES Honors Dean, this one-hour course
presents an exciting opportunity for ACES James Scholars with junior or
senior standing to earn honors credit in the spring semester. Offered
on Wednesday afternoons from 4:00-4:50 PM (CRN = 43044), the course
features fortnightly presentations by seven outstanding ACES faculty
members on various topics of current interest. Every other week,
students respond to these presentations through classroom activities,
stimulating debates, and lively discussions. The writing of a seminar
paper rounds out the course, which carries one hour of honors credit if
it is completed successfully (i.e., with a grade of at least "B-"). This means that students who enroll in ACES 199 JS can substitute their honors credit in this course for an HCLA!
ACES 199 JS is being offered again in spring 2008; it convened in 320 Mumford Hall for its first meeting on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 @ 4:00 PM.
Students who have taken the course in previous years may
reenroll in it if desired, as the topics covered are completely
different each year. However, enrollment in ACES 199 JS is limited to the first 25 junior and senior ACES James Scholars who sign up for it on UI-Integrate Self-Service.
Please feel free to contact Rob Chappell for more information.
ACES 199 JS: Online Resources
- Dr. Bill Simmons: Deanly Profile
- Spring 2008 Class Schedule Listing
- Course Syllabus from Spring 2006 (PDF)
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