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Forms

• Honors Contract Form (pdf)
• Honors Contract Grade Form (pdf)

Purpose

On a limited basis, members of the Calhoun Honors College may earn honors credit for an undergraduate course by means of an Honors Contract. The purpose of such contracts is to enable students to experience the educational enrichment that typifies honors courses, and to explore topics in greater depth than is normally possible in a regular undergraduate course.

Educational Objectives

Honors contracts are the product of mutual agreement between the student and the instructor, and entail a commitment by both parties to a learning experience above and beyond normal course requirements. It is expected that such an experience involve close and regular interaction between the student and the instructor. Work required should be the equivalent of at least one semester hour of academic credit. However, the terms of the contract should emphasize quality of experience over quantity of work. For further guidance in developing contracts that are consistent with the educational aims of the Honors College, see "What Makes an Honors Course an Honors Course?"

1. The Honors Contract option via enrollment in CHS H400 is available only to members of the Calhoun Honors College.
2. Contracts are limited to 300- and 400-level undergraduate courses.
3. Honors students may take no more than two courses on a contract basis.
4. To receive honors credit for a contracted course, the student must earn a grade of "B" or better for the regular undergraduate course and a grade of "P" for CHS H400.
5. Students who withdraw from or receive a grade of "F" for CHS H400 are not permitted to take subsequent courses on a contract basis.
6. The Honors Contract option may be used to satisfy General Honors requirements, but not Departmental Honors requirements.

Procedures

1. The student and the instructor of the undergraduate course in which the contract will be undertaken meet to discuss the terms and conditions of the contract.
2. All proposed contracts must be submitted on the Honors Contract Approval Form (Form 1), which requires the signatures of the student and the instructor, and the approval of the Collegiate Representative to the Calhoun Honors College Committee (from the College in which the course is taught) and the Director of the Calhoun Honors College, or designee.
3. The Honors Contract Approval Form must be completed and submitted to the Calhoun Honors College no later than the last day of the semester prior to the academic term in which the contract is to be undertaken.
4. Once the Honors Contract Approval Form has been approved, the Honors Office will enroll the student in CHS H400.
5. At the end of the contract period (semester or summer term), the instructor shall submit the Contract Report Form (Form 2) to the Honors Office. If the student is awarded a grade of "B" or better for the regular course, and if the terms of the contract have been completed to the satisfaction of the instructor, the Honors Director shall enter a grade of "P" for CHS H400. If the course grade is less than "B", or if the instructor indicates that the terms of the contract have not been satisfactorily completed, the Honors Director shall enter a grade of "F" for CHS H400.