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 - Spring 2024: 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.

The Spring 2024 Non-Thesis Contract Form is available here. Deadline for submission to a Program Manager is February 2nd, 2024.
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 2023-2024: The UHP Student Handbook contains a broad overview of the expectations and requirements of Honors students for the 2023-2024 academic year.

For past Student Handbooks, please email [email protected].
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.

Course substitutions for Fall 2023 are now closed.

For Spring 2024:

Students considering submitting the course substitution option must first schedule an appointment with an Honors Program Manager.

All meetings with a Program Manager regarding course substitutions must be held by Tuesday, January 23rd by 5pm.

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 - Spring 2024: 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.

The Spring 2024 Senior Thesis Contract is available here. Deadline for submission to a Program Manager is February 2nd, 2024.

Evaluation rubrics/grading schemes are required to be provided for your assignments. An example grading rubric is available here.
Senior Thesis Verification Form - Spring 2024: 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.

The Spring 2024 Senior Thesis Verification Form is available here. Deadline for submission to a Program Manager is February 2nd, 2024.