Coursework Requirement

HONORS SEMINAR

First-year honors students are required to participate in the New Student Honors Seminar, a no-cost, no-credit course, during their first year at Missouri S&T.  This seminar provides students an opportunity to meet distinguished teaching professors, introduce them to research possibilities at Missouri S&T,  and see presentations by invited speakers.  In addition, students can participate in social activities such as a formal gala banquet with faculty members and other Honors Academy scholars.

The Office of Undergraduate Research will enroll the student in the no-cost, no-credit Honors Seminar.  (Transfer students may join New Student Honors Seminar during the Fall or Spring semester.)

For 2023-2024 the Honors Seminar will be held on the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.  Below are the dates for Fall 2023 and the tentative schedule for Spring 2024. 

Attendance Requirement 

Students are expected to attend 80% of all seminars to maintain their honors scholarship. 

Fall 2023

  • Tuesday, Sept. 5
  • Tuesday, Oct. 3
  • Tuesday, Nov. 7 

SPRING 2024

  • Tuesday, Feb. 6
  • Tuesday, Mar. 5
  • Tuesday, Apr. 2

What Makes a Course an "honors" course?

Scholars must enroll in and complete 12 credit hours of honors coursework. At least one course of the required 12 credit hours must be outside the student's major field of study, and no more than 3 credit hours may be individual study courses. (undergraduate research or special problems).

Honors courses are standard courses selected by an honors scholar interested in exploring more comprehensively the course topic by including an additional element with the instructor's support. Honors courses often require different work, such as a modified assignment, an experiential learning component, or an added or enhanced research opportunity. Honors courses do not necessarily require more work, and the workload might not significantly increase for honors scholars receiving honors credit.

Honors courses are sections of courses that are taught by honors faculty with a designated “H” that allows only honors students to enroll. These courses may be in designated “H” sub-section seats in almost any course and as honors-only courses or sections exclusively taught as honors for honors students.

 

By-Contract: Scholars may request an “honors by contract” course in almost any section.  Scholars should talk with their course instructor about the potential to make the course honors and the expected learning outcomes.  If the instructor agrees, honors scholars should fill out the honors-by-contract form and submit it to the Honors Academy. Additionally, scholars must submit an honors course contract completion form at the end of the semester to earn the honors course distinction on their transcript. 

 

FORMS- *All Forms will be submitted via Honors Academy Canvas Course

Honor Course Contract Form -Due by the 4th Friday of the current semester.

Honors Academy Course Contract Completion Form- Due by the last day of regular classes of the current semester.  

EXAMPLES

Honors_Contract_Course_Project_Examples.xls

 

Culminating Project (Senior Thesis/Project)

The culminating project is the capstone experience of the Honors Academy and, as such, incorporates and expresses the Academy’s commitment to individualized and enriched instruction, independent study, close faculty-student relationships, and the rigorous development of intellectual skills, including the ability to think critically and to communicate with clarity and style. The project brings together honors scholars' preparation and education in a particular discipline or combination of disciplines. Projects are usually in the student’s major field of study but are not limited to the major. However, some scholars may wish to develop interdisciplinary projects or a project that utilizes their co-op experience. Discussions with your project mentor will help to focus the project and gain required approvals.

Scholars will complete at least 3 credit hours of research and present their findings to the campus community.  

Senior Thesis Project Description Form must be approved by the faculty member supervising the work, the Honors Academy director, and be received by the Office of Academic Support by the last day to add courses posted on the Academic Dates and Deadlines Calendar to be considered for approval. For more information on the project, please reference the Senior Thesis Guidelines.