2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HON 499 - Honors Scholarship

(2-4 credits)


Honors Scholarship is an integral part of the NWC Honors experience as completion of acceptable scholarship is one of the requirements to be designated an Honors Scholar at graduation. Honors Scholarship involves the completion of scholarship that reflects strong intellectual and technical work appropriate for a 400-level Honors scholarship in the student’s respective discipline.

In order to be approved for Honors Scholarship, the Honors student must:

  1. Be a junior or senior during the time completing the proposed scholarship.
  2. Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in his or her major.
  3. Have successfully completed HON498: Honors Scholarship Methods course prior to beginning scholarship.
  4. Organize a scholarship panel. This panel will include the student’s scholarship advisor, one of the honors directors and at least one other faculty member. The role of this panel is to approve the quality of the scholarship proposed, agree to the appropriate number of credits awarded to the project, mentor the student during their work and evaluate whether the project is acceptable or unacceptable upon completion.
  5. Propose the number of credits awarded for their proposed scholarship. Honors Scholarship may be taken for 2 to 4 credits. The credit hours allowed for the Honors Scholarship will depend on the nature of the project and the agreement of the scholarship panel.
  6. Receive approval from their scholarship panel.
  7. Receive final approval from (once approved by the scholarship panel) the Academic Dean. This must take place at least three weeks prior to the term in which the research is to begin.

A copy of each proposal and project will be catalogued by the Honors Program. These will be made available to future Honors students. Work will be evaluated by a scholarship panel who examine the work completed and the quality of presentation.