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Honors Program

News and Events

• University continues service learning commitment at upcoming conference
• Alternative Break Club provides unique community service trips over spring break
• Honors Program members receive awards
• National Merit Scholar, Honor Students Recognized for E-Portfolio Project
• Honors students represent University in New York photo exhibit

Contact Information

Honors Program

Documents and Forms

All Honors Program forms are available online. Download each form, type in the information, print the form, get the required signatures, and submit to the Honors Program office by the deadline date. Some forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Categories

• Admissions
• Changing Status
• Graduation
• Honors Course Schedule
• Honors in the Major
• Honors Points
• Honors Senior Thesis/Project in the Major
• Honors Student Ambassadors Program
• Incoming Honors Student Retreat
• International Study
• National Fellowships
• Permission to Publicize Name
• Requirements
• Student Handbook
• Student Research and IRB
• Submitting your Honors Thesis

Admissions

• Acceptance Form [pdf]
  Incoming Students Only
• Letter of Recommendation form [pdf]
  Teacher recommendation form for students applying to the Honors Program. Two recommendations are required, and must include this form in addition to the recommendation letter.
• Living Learning Community Application [Web]

Changing Status

• Leave of Absence form [pdf]
• Request to Withdraw from the Honors Program Form [pdf]

Graduation

• Application to Graduate in the Honors Program [Web]
  The Honors Graduation Application is now available online. Submit by the University's Graduation application deadline, in the 2nd week of your final semester.
• Recognition at Graduation Information [pdf]

Honors Course Schedule

• Honors Course Schedule [Web]

Honors in the Major

• Honors in the Major example: ANTH [pdf]
• Honors in the Major example: BUS [pdf]
• Honors in the Major example: PSY [pdf]
• Honors in the Major: Guidelines and Form [pdf]

Honors Points

• Honors Points Guidelines and Form [pdf]

Honors Senior Thesis/Project in the Major

• Guidelines/Form for Honors Senior Thesis/Project in the Major [pdf]
• Oral Defense Form for Honors Senior Thesis/Project in the Major [pdf]
• Senior Thesis Handbook [pdf] or [doc]

Honors Student Ambassadors Program

• Honors Student Ambassadors Program Application [pdf]
  Application to join the Honors Program's Student Ambassadors
• More information about the Honors Ambassadors [Web]
  Honors Ambassador's website

Incoming Honors Student Retreat

• 2011 Retreat Brochure and Reservation Form [pdf]
  The Incoming Honors Student Retreat is an excellent opportunity to get to know other Honors students and Honors staff members while learning more about the Honors Program. Activities include: games, volleyball, kayaking, swimming, and a 2-hour Lake Tahoe lunch cruise aboard the M.S. Dixie II. More information about the 20th Annual Incoming Honors Student Retreat on August 26-27, 2011 can be found in the brochure below. The reservation form and 4-H Waiver must be returned by August 10, 2011.
• 4-H Waiver [pdf]

International Study

• Hon 410 Area Study Form [pdf]
• Honors Study Abroad Scholarship Application [pdf]
• Leave of Absence form [pdf]
• Sample Travel Journal [pdf]

National Fellowships

• National Fellowships Fair Presentation [pdf]
  Presentation from the latest Fellowship Fair
• Office of Undergraduate Fellowships [Web]
  Link to the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships website

Permission to Publicize Name

• Permission to Publicize Name [pdf]

Requirements

• Completion Requirements [pdf]

Student Handbook

• Honors Student Handbook [pdf]

Student Research and IRB

• Federal exemptions [pdf]
• Federal research definitions [pdf]
• University Student Research Policy [pdf]

Submitting your Honors Thesis

• Checklist for Submitting Your Thesis [pdf]
• Example of Title and Signature Pages [pdf]
  An example of the required formatting.
• Template: Signature Page [docx]
  Use this template to create the required signature page of your thesis.
• Template: Title Page [docx]
  Use this template to create the required title page of your thesis.

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