Honors Option
Timeline
Requirements
Diversity and Research/Experiential Learning
General Honors College
100
List two characteristics for an Honors Option assignment.

An agreement with a professor that you complete an additional or enhanced assignment, giving you the freedom to individualize part of your curriculum - to focus on your personal, academic, and professional interests

100

What is the deadline for students to notify the Honors College regarding their intended pathway?

by the end of the first semester of junior year

100

What are requirements for a course that is not on the approved list to be approved for the Honors Diversity requirement.

It is at least a 200-level course

At least one third of the course addresses themes related to at least one of the following: race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or accessibility. Area studies in the non-Western World may be considered to fulfill this requirement.

100

Using the catalog list a Health Sciences (HTH) course approved for the Research and Experiential learning requirement?

HTH 408. Health Research Methods

100

Where can you apply for Honors Study Abroad and Honors Summer Enrichment Scholarships?

Scholarship Hub

200

Where do students apply for the Honors Options?

MyMadison

200

When do applications open for Honors College Summer Enrichment Scholarships and when is the deadline for applications?

Applications open: October 1st

Deadline: November 15th

200

Before beginning the Nursing program, Nursing majors are strongly encouraged to complete:

intro to honors (HON 100 or HON 101)

Diversity or global engagement

All 12 credits of honors courses

200

According to the catalog, what topic(s) of ENG 221 have been approved for the Honors Diversity requirement?

Latinx Storytelling

200

How can a student withdraw from the Honors College?

Dropping Honors Interdisciplinary Studies Minor in MyMadison

300

What is the maximum number of courses that a student can honors option during the fall or spring semesters?

no more than 2

300

What is the deadline for Honors Study Abroad scholarships?

November 1st

300

What are the requirements for a student who has completed their first year of Honors to be in good standing?

  • 3.0 minimum GPA in Honors minor courses
  • Progress toward completion standards
    • At the end of the first year in the Honors College, 7 Honors credits complete
    • At the end of the second year in the Honors College, 10 Honors credits complete
    • At the end of the third year in the Honors College, 13 Honors credits complete
  • Pathway declaration - by the end of the first semester of junior year, declare an Honors Pathway
  • Capstone enrollment - enrollment in appropriate capstone courses (for Honors Scholar pathways only)
    • Capstone proposal submission - for students who have completed the first semester of their Departmental Capstone project.
300

Honors College students in the College of Business can use 3 credits of what course towards the experiential learning requirement?

COB 300

300

Where can you find all information about the Honors College?

Honors College Canvas Page

400

When can Honors options proposals be accepted through MyMadison?

the first day of the semester through the fourth Friday of the semester

400

When do you have to submit your Honors Option by?

Last day of finals week

400

How many total credits do you need to graduate?

120 credits

400

What form can a student submit to have a non-honors course apply to the Diversity or Experiential Learning requirements?

Course Directive Request Form

400

Who should you message if you have any questions about the Honors College?

Sara and Brett

500

Where must you submit your work with the Honors Option?

Honors Advising Offices

500

What time is your enrollment appointment always going to be?

4pm

500

How many HON credits do you need to graduate with the Honors Senior ePortfolio Project or Capstone

25 credits

500

How many credits of a Research & Experiential requirement do you have to take?

3 credits

500

How many credits of HON do you have to take in your first year to be in good standing?

7 credits