Yearly Plan

First Year

First Semester

• 6-7 total Honors credits, including Honors 1st-Year Writing (Wrtg 150H or Phil 150H) – 3 credits. It is also suggested that you take our Honrs 292R Progressing in Honors Seminar – 1 credit.
• 2 Great Works experiences in each category and 2 Great Works responses.
• Start putting together your portfolio and add the semester summary.
• Sit down and plan out which university core credits you will fulfill with Honors credits
• Fill out your first online progress report.

Second Semester

• 6 more Honors credits (2 “Honrs” classes).
• 3 Great Works experiences in each category and 2 Great Works responses.
• Add your semester summary and some of your best work to your portfolio
• Attend the Honors Symposium during winter semester.
• Fill out an online progress report.

By the end of the year

• 12-13 total Honors credits.
• 5 Great Works experiences in each category and 4 Great Works responses.
• Have submitted current progress reports
• Begin compilation of your portfolio with semester summaries and some academic work.

Second Year

First Semester

• 3 Honors credits (1 Honors class)
• A foreign language class or placement credit.
• Attend thesis orientation
• 3 Great Works experiences in each category and 2 Great Works responses.
• Add your semester summary and some of your best work to your portfolio.
• Make a plan to fulfill the service requirement.
• Fill out an online progress report.

Second Semester

• 3 Honors credits (1 Honors classes).
• A foreign language class if needed.
• Create a plan to finish the curriculum requirement.
• 2 Great Works experiences in each category and 2 Great Works responses.
• Add your semester summary and some of your best work to your portfolio
• Attend the Honors Symposium during winter semester.
• Meet with departmental Honors coordinator.
• Fill out an online progress report.

By the end of the year

• 18-19 total Honors credits
• 10 Great Works experiences in each category and 8 Great Works responses.
• Have submitted current progress reports
• Thesis orientation attended.
• Semester summaries and some academic work in your portfolio.

Third Year

First Semester

• Advanced Math class (Honrs 250, Math 112, 113, 119, Phil 305, Pl Sc 328, Psych 301, or Stat 221)
• 1 Great Works experience in each category and 1 Great Works response
• Add your semester summary and some of your best work to your portfolio.
• Submit thesis proposal and begin work on thesis.
• Fill out an online progress report.

Second Semester

• Honors credits as needed (may include Honrs 300 Thesis Writing class: 3.0 or Honrs 290 Great Works class: 1.0-3.0)
• 1 Great Works experience in each category and Great Works response.
• Add your semester summary, some of your best work, completed Great works log, and responses to portfolio.
• Attend the Honors Symposium during winter semester.
• Continue working on thesis.
• Fill out an online progress report.

By the end of the year

• 22 total Honors credits (completed curriculum requirement)
• 12 Great Works experiences in each category and 12 Great Works responses (completed Great Works requirement).
• Have submitted current progress reports
• Thesis proposal approved and work begun on thesis.
• Semester summaries, some academic work and completed Great Works logs and responses in portfolio.

Fourth Year

First Semester

• Honors credits as needed
• Attend mandatory graduation meeting.
• Add service evaluation, semester summary and some of your best work to your portfolio
• Finish entire first draft of thesis.
• May request Honors letter of recommendation for graduate school applications.
• Fill out an online progress report.

Second Semester

• Honors credits as needed
• Revise and finish thesis
• Complete portfolio: add faculty references, ABC report and final online progress report.
• Turn in completed portfolio and final thesis draft.
• Defend thesis.
• Submit four final thesis copies.
• Attend commencement and graduation luncheon

By the end of the year

• Completed all requirements for graduation with University Honors: curriculum, service, GPA, thesis, Great Works and portfolio.