Accelerated Honors Program

The Accelerated Honors Program (minimum 19 credit hours) is designed for students who enter the Honors College with 30 or more completed credit hours. The program includes a primary emphasis upon the completion of major requirements and the production of a final distinction project in six or fewer semesters.

Accelerated Honors Core Curriculum 

1) Complete 1 of the following: 

 

See Course Offerings for current list of available honors courses. 

2) UHC 397 Honors Colloquia 

A 3-credit hour class designed as an upper-level colloquium focused on open discussion and oral presentation. Students select from a menu of 6-8 interdisciplinary courses offered each fall and spring.

When appropriate, this course may be cross-listed with departmental offerings (e.g. UHC 397/HST 397).

3) UHC 410 Senior Honors Seminar 

A 3-credit hour class designed as a Senior Honors Seminar focused on research skills and written presentation. This course is normally completed during senior year (1-2 semesters prior to graduation). Students select a Seminar from a menu of 6-8 discipline based courses offered each fall and spring. When appropriate, this course may be cross-listed with departmental offerings (e.g. UHC 410/BIO 494).

4) Distinction in the Major (minimum 12 credits)

Accelerated students must complete Distinction in Major. It is a self-designed program focused on their interests within their major culminating in a final distinction project. 

 

To complete any of the Distinction Components above, you must fill out the appropriate form and turn it into the Honors College within the first week of the semester in which you wish to complete the component. Find the forms on our Worksheets and Forms page.

Distinction Proposal

Students must complete a distinction project proposal under the guidance of a faculty member in their major department. The proposal must be approved by the Department Head for the major and by the Director of the Honors College before a student may register for honors course sections. Distinction proposals must be approved prior to the beginning of a student’s senior year.

 


Additional Requirements & Regulations

GPA Requirement

In order to remain in good standing in the program, a student must maintain a 3.25 cumulative institutional GPA or higher.

Full-Time Student Status

In order to remain in good standing in the program, a student must enroll in 12 or more credit hours per semester.

Progress Review

The Director of the Honors College will review the academic progress of all students at the end of each semester. Students who do not achieve the required 3.25 cumulative institutional GPA will be given one semester to achieve that level, provided it is mathematically possible.

Students who cannot achieve a 3.25 cumulative institutional GPA or who fail to reach a 3.25 for two consecutive semesters will be ineligible to continue in the program. Students who are removed from the program may apply for readmission after one semester if their academic performance satisfies program requirements. Students who are removed from the program a second time are not eligible for readmission.

 


Earned Credential

Students who complete all Accelerated Honors Program requirements and earn a final institutional GPA of 3.25 or higher are eligible to graduate from the Honors College after they satisfy all other University degree requirements.

Final transcripts and diplomas will include the notation "Bachelor of _______ (with possible grade point honors such as cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) in the Honors College with Distinction in ______."