Honors Projects
Honors Project Options
To successfully complete an honors project, students must do the following, based on which project they chose:
Academic options
- CHP Course
- Earn a B- or higher in the course.
- Not elect Credit/No Credit in the course.
- James Scholar course (or section of a course)
- Earn a B- or higher in the course.
- Not elect Credit/No Credit in the course.
- Honors projects in regular courses
- Earn a B- or higher in the course.
- Not elect Credit/No Credit in the course.
- Meet the instructor’s expectation for the project, including submission deadlines.
Research options
- Undergraduate research
- If enrolled in a research course, must receive a B- or S grade.
- If not enrolled in a research course, must be verified by research supervisor.
- Presenting research
- If presenting at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, no documentation is required.
- Other state, regional, or national organization presentations will be verified by research supervisor.
Community and Global Engagement
- Study Abroad
- Successfully complete all courses/requirements associated with the experience.
- Courses abroad cannot be taken as Credit/No Credit.
- Volunteer
- ~40 clock hours/semester in one setting.
- Hours verified by volunteer supervisor.
- Internship
- ONLY applicable for HK 471 (CHLH section) and RST 485
- Successfully complete the course
Leadership
- Leadership Lab (formerly i-Program) through the Illinois Leadership Center
- Leadership Labs (or i-Programs) CANNOT BE REPEATED. Check the Leadership Lab module for information on Lab and i-Program titles.
- Successfully complete all requirements for the program.
- Submit reflective essay.
- The Institute, Donaldson Leadership Retreat, or Silicon Valley Leadership Summit
- Completion verified by the Illinois Leadership Center.
Honors Projects Guidelines and Examples
Guidelines:
Honors project topics and formats are developed based on student and instructor interests and course topics. The expectation is that the project expands on the course information and allows the student to interact with the course material on a deeper level.
All projects must be approved by the student, instructor and the College of AHS and subject to academic standards of professionalism. Projects are expected to require at least 15 additional hours of work above the normal work required for the course.
Examples:
- Participate in 13 online conversations with Spanish-speaking students, with reflection paper
- Volunteer for 10 hours at Campus Recreation Wellness event, with reflection paper
- Explain and illustrate a psychological concept via an educational video
- Prepare and deliver a 10-minute presentation to the class on how weather affects the student’s major
- Complete and deliver a presentation on the Affordable Care Act
- Formulate a research question that addresses the impact of exercise/physical activity on a disease and conduct a review of literature
- Develop a public service announcement on a drug, including the history of the drug, historical and current uses, etc.
- Complete 5 blog posts, in Spanish, reflecting on volunteer hours at a refugee center
- Develop an article summary and presentation on a physics-based science article
- Reading “Opening Skinner’s Box: great psychological experiments of the twentieth century,” with reflection paper
For questions, feel free to contact Dr. Tonya Pulley, Director of Honors Programs.