Honors Program

Overview of the Process

A quick overview of the requirements for membership, the required paperwork, and a timeline is given below:

Requirements for Continued Membership

Admittance to the University Honors Program
Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.35 or higher
Take 1 Honors seminar per year in the program (minimum of 2 seminars)
Take 1 Honors course outside your department (250H does count)
Take 1 Honors course inside your department
Complete an Honors Project and present at a Poster Presentation

Activity	FALL	SPRING
Apply to University Honors Program Use University Honors Program Application form found at http://www.honors.iastate.edu/current/forms.php
Accepted into University Honors Program Once accepted into the University Honors Program, student's name will be sent to the College of Human Sciences (CHS) Honors Program
Attend CHS Honors Program Orientation & Celebration If admitted to the program after the orientation date, student needs to attend the next semester's orientation session	Mid-October	Mid-March
Submit Program of Study (POS) to 131 MacKay Use College of Human Sciences POS form Use current degree audit OR 4-year plan Indicate on the audit/plan the semester/year the student will take the Honors Seminars AND the semester/year & course designator & number of the 2 required Honors courses (one inside and one outside the major) and Honors Project (include number of credit hours for Honors Project)	September 21 (after accepted)	February 21 (after accepted)
Submit Honors Project Statement of Intent Form to 131 MacKay Use College of Human Sciences Project Intent Statement Form The intent statement form should include the Project "idea" and research question(s) if known.	September 21, in the semester 1 year prior to your poster presentation	February 21, in the semester 1 year prior to your poster presentation
Submit Project Proposal to 131 MacKay Use College of Human Sciences Honors Project Proposal Form Submit your proposal to Student Services in 131 MacKay.	February 21, 1 semester prior to your poster presentation [Present in Fall 2010; Project Proposal due February 21, 2010]	September 21, 1 semester prior to your poster presentation [Present in Spring 2010; Project Proposal due September 21, 2009]
Oral Presentation of Proposal to CHS Honors Program THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTACT YOU TO SCHEDULE THE PRESENTATION. A 15-minute block of time will be scheduled to visit with a 2-4 members of the Committee.
Present Project Poster	December	April