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University of Utah’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts

Select-A-Prompt Short Response

Required
500 Words

Please respond to only one of the following prompts (500 words or less):


Option 1

Intellectual Traditions courses in the Honors College help prepare students to make informed decisions about complex, interdisciplinary problems. Each course explores big or universal questions that transcend historical bounds. You are tasked with creating a new Intellectual Traditions course. Please name your course and describe the topics and questions it would cover.


Option 2

The Honors Thesis is an independent research or creative project in your major completed with the mentorship of a professor. Describe what motivates you to pursue this opportunity, and why you would like to have the chance to do an Honors Thesis.

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