Forms and Documents
Please use this resource to keep up to date on all the information you need to be a successful University Honors student.
General Forms & Documents
- Four Year Plan Template
A Four Year Plan document helps students plan out their academic career.
- *Non-Thesis* Honors Contract
The Honors Contract allows students to set up honors coursework via contract (Research Assistantships, Independent Studies, and Internships). Students seeking to be enrolled in HONR 4198 must complete the Senior Thesis Honors Contract listed below.
Learn more on the Honors Contracts FAQs page.
Please combine the form and related document(s) into a single PDF and email the file to an Honors Advisor. Evaluation rubrics/grading schemes are required to be provided for your assignments. An example grading rubric is available here.
All Honors Contracts for Fall 2025 are due Friday, September 5th, 2025 by 5pm. All submissions must be emailed directly to a Program Manager.
- Honors DegreeMAP Petition Form
Effective beginning the 2023-2024 academic year, you must be enrolled in the HONR 2047 or 2053 section of a cross-listed course to receive Honors credit. If you register in a course under the non-Honors section, it cannot count towards your upper-level requirements. For departmental thesis credit questions, please review the Senior Thesis Handbook.
If you have questions about how your Honors courses are populating in your DegreeMAP, please contact a Program Manager.
- Student Handbook Academic Year 2024-2025
The UHP Student Handbook contains a broad overview of the expectations and requirements of Honors students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
For past Student Handbooks, please email uhp
gwu [dot] edu (uhp[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Upper-Level Course Substitution Option
The Upper-Level Course Substitution webpage contains information on how to substitute one non-Honors course for an upper-level Honors course requirement. If a UHP student can demonstrate that they will benefit personally and intellectually from that course, they may be granted an exception to count one non-UHP course toward the UHP upper-level course requirements.
The deadline for Fall 2025 Upper-Level Course Substitutions requests is Friday, August 29th, 2025.
To have your request considered, students MUST meet with a Program Manager before August 26, 2025 to discuss your proposed course option.
If you have any questions regarding a UHP Upper-Level Course Substitution, please contact a Program Manager before the above deadlines.
Senior Thesis Forms & Information
- Senior Thesis Info Packet
The Senior Thesis Information Packet provides all the information concerning the Senior Thesis and Honors capstone requirements.
- Senior Thesis Honors Contract
The Senior Thesis Honors Contract allows students to be registered for HONR 4198 (Honors Senior Thesis).
Please combine the form and related document(s) into a single PDF and email the file to an Honors Advisor. Evaluation rubrics/grading schemes are required to be provided for your assignments. An example grading rubric is available here.
All Honors Senior Thesis Contract for Fall 2025 are due Friday, September 5th, 2025 by 5pm. All submissions must be emailed directly to a Program Manager.
- Senior Thesis Verification Form
Seniors must fill out a Senior Thesis Verification Form if they complete their senior thesis in their school and/or major. Students do NOT need to complete this if they are pursuing a senior thesis in the Honors program (HONR 4198).
Please combine the form and related document(s) into a single PDF and email the file to an Honors Advisor.
All Honors Senior Thesis Verification Forms for Fall 2025 are due Friday, September 5th, 2025 by 5pm. All submissions must be emailed directly to a Program Manager.