Honors Contract Courses

Honors Contract courses empower student learning through a collaborative approach: students work with professors in regular, upper-level sections to develop an Honors contract that “upgrades” the course to Honors credit.

In order to do this, the student should approach the instructor and ask if he/she is willing to help design and execute the Honors Contract. The instructor and student will then meet to discuss and brainstorm the best ways to enhance the course assignments and deepen student learning and engagement.

Once the student and instructor agree upon a plan, the student and instructor should complete the online Honors Contract Request form for review and approval. A printable version of the Honors Contract Request form (PDF) is also available. Upon completion of the request, please also submit an original syllabus for the course you are upgrading to honors@ung.edu. In general, students should submit their Honors Contract Request Form by the fourth Monday of the semester (for fall and spring semesters). Summer semester Honors Contract requests will be reviewed on an as-needed basis. 

Throughout the upgrade process, faculty and students can reach out to the campus faculty contact with any questions or for further clarifications.

At the end of the semester, the campus faculty contact will check in with a faculty member to ensure all requirements for the upgrade have been completed. The director will then contact the registrar to ensure Honors credit is added to the student’s transcript for all successfully executed contracts.