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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.

Questions? Please Contact the Honors Advisement Center, 102A MSRB, (801)-422-5497, honors@byu.edu