Enrollment Process
Two opportunities for enrollment in honors are: the standalone honors course and the contract honors course. The standalone honors course is a separate section with a course number and an H identifier. Standalone students who wish to enroll in an honors course must go to their program advisor with a sample schedule that includes the honors course. The advisor will put students in the course, provided that all eligibility requirements are met.
The contract honors course is an opportunity to do advanced work in a regular course section. The honors work may be different and at a higher academic level. Students who wish to enroll in a contract honors course must complete a contract for either a thesis course or a non-thesis course and submit this contract to their course professor, who will give the contract to the Dean of General Education no later than the second week of classes. Contract students will also sign an Honors Code and an Assignment Overview that lists the honors work for the class. For Humn 432 only, if the thesis students cannot complete the honors thesis, they must notify their thesis director and the Dean of General Education by the 6th week for standard class and accelerated classes. Contract courses are not available when students can enroll in a standalone honors section.
Contract coursework is evaluated by the honors professor who determines the assignments to elevate and augment the regular section work. The honors professor in collaboration with the course professor will assign the grade for the contract honors course.