Contracting Courses for Honors Credit
COURSE CONTRACTS For Honors Students: The purpose of the Honors Contract is to allow students in a regular university course, including university-sponsored internships and study abroad, to receive Honors credit for the course. Honors Contract courses are not intended to substitute for existing courses in the Honors Curriculum but instead to allow a special opportunity for interaction with a faculty mentor. Students must complete the Honors Course Contract form before the end of the first week of classes. The Form must be signed by the student, faculty member, and Honors Dean/Associate Dean. When all requirements for the course and contract have been completed, fill out the completion form. The faculty signature grants the student Honors credit for the course, and "Honors" will appear on the course on the student's transcript. Failure to complete the terms of the contract means that Honors credit will not be awarded for that course and future Honors contracts may not be approved by the Dean. For Honors Faculty: Faculty participation in the Honors Contract program is greatly appreciated. We understand that faculty already have a substantial workload. However, we ask that faculty be willing to discuss contracting possibilities with Honors students who have a legitimate reason for seeking a contract. It is the expectation of the Honors College that if faculty agree to an Honors contract that they will encourage the student to complete the terms of the agreement and make themselves available to the student to make completion possible. Honors Contract Expectations All Contracts must meet at least one of the Assessment Goals of the Honors College or the University's QEP. These are as follows: To develop citizenship and service capacities of Honors students To develop leadership capacities of Honors students To develop global perspectives of Honors Students To develop high order communication skills of Honors students To develop digital literacies in all Honors studentsTo offer Experiential Learning opportunities for all Honors studentsTo develop research literacy capacities in all Honors College studentsPossible Assignments for Honors Contract
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