Courses and Honors Credit

When you enter into an honors contract with a faculty member, you are agreeing to engage in work clearly beyond what is required for a regular undergraduate course. Simply increasing the quantity of coursework does not constitute an honors contract project. Projects can include—but are not limited to—the following examples:

• Completing an independent project that employs research methods taught in the course
• Writing a research paper that expands upon a topic covered in the course
• Producing teaching materials, such as creating a test, new handouts, or PowerPoint presentation for a course
• Researching a topic and teaching a class session to share your findings
• Designing and completing a special project, performance, or product

Departmental research and capstone courses also provide students with the opportunity to pursue honors-level study within their disciplines. An honors credit application for departmental research and capstone courses is required. Students also may receive honors credit for student teaching, senior design courses, internships, and co-op experiences. Students must submit the honors credit application in order to receive honors credit for these experiences.

This form requires you to provide a 200–300 description of the experience for which you are applying to earn honors credit. In addition to submitting your honors credit application, your faculty will receive an email to approve that the information you have provided is correct. Both your form and the faculty approval are due by the deadline.

Graduate coursework enables students to become familiar with graduate education while delving further into their major field. A graduate honors credit application for applying graduate coursework to the general honors notation is required. The faculty member's signature is not required, and no extra project is required. Graduate courses automatically count for honors credit, as long as the application is submitted.

This form requires you to provide a 200–300 description of the experience for which you are applying to earn honors credit.

The faculty member's signature is not required, and no extra project is required. Graduate courses automatically count for honors credit, as long as the application is submitted by the deadline.

Complete an independent project with a faculty member or register for credit for a study abroad experience. If you are interested in pursuing honors credit for a study abroad experience, please contact Ian McIntosh.

This form requires you to provide a 200–300 description of the experience for which you are applying to earn honors credit. In addition to submitting your Independent Study application, your faculty will receive an email to approve that the information you have provided is correct. Both your form and the faculty approval are due by the deadline.

Completing this form does not automatically register you in the course. You must register for HON-H 398 by requesting permission from the Honors College. Please email Lisa Ruch for permission.