Honors Courses - A list of departmental honors courses, honors colloquia and honors seminars.

Honors Course Proposal Process - - Please contact the University Honors Program 624-5522 for more information about course submission for Fall 2008. The deadline for preliminary is October 24. Notices to faculty were sent to Associate Deans for distribution to faculty and chairs. Courses may be submitted with a preference for teaching level and term. All proposals must be approved by the UHP Faculty Advisory Board.

Departmental Honors Requirements - The updated graduation with Honors have been put in place for all majors.

All students must go through a planning process in order to review what is necessary for Junior-Senior (Latin) Honors. For students previously admitted to Honors, they must: 1) file the Junior/Senior Honors Program form to the Honors office; 2) meet with an HCLA advisor; 3) meet with their departmental honors representative. This process should provide better communication for students and departments. -Thank you in advance for your assistance meeting with students and helping the connect to research and curriculum options.

Students who have not been admitted to Honors will complete a similar process, but will need to be reviewed for eligilbility and ability to complete Honors prior to graduation. (This process includes a written goals statement.)

Students already enrolled in Honors will be under their previous college requirements after college questions are moved to UHP. Students wanting to enter UHP fall of 2008 or later will need to meet University Honors Program requirements.

Graduation with Honors Requirements - Outlines the requirements for graduation with honors set forth by the Honors-College of Liberal Arts program and the University.

Departmental Honors Representatives - A list of honors representatives by department.

Additional Forms:

Honors Contract

Honors Petition for Special Experiences

Honors Petition for Graduate Level Course

Honors Project/Thesis Information

Campus Resources

Honors Best Practices for HSems and Deparmental Courses.

Graudate School Workshop Handouts

Scholarship Information for faculty

National Scholarship advising is provided by HCLA to all UMTC students. If you have students that you would like to recommend, please contact Sally Lieberman, 612-624-5522.

The CLA Continuing Student Scholarship Application is now available. This is a competitive process for academically talented students, pursuing a CLA degree and plan to complete a minimum of two semesters as a full-time student. Descriptions of the awards can be found here. This year workshops have been provided to discuss the application process and to help students understand some of the things that committees consider.

The Selmer Birkelo Scholarship, one of the college's most prestigious awards, begins its selection process with this application as well. The Directors of Undergraduate Studies in eligible departments will be sent the complete applications of potential nominees for nomination consideration shortly after the closing date (January 30, 2006) for student applications. Instructions will be included in the mailing. (Last year's letter is provided here for your information.)