GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
APPLIED LEARNING EXPERIENCE
 

Regardless of the discipline in which it originates, an Honors Applied Learning Experience should

 

  • Derive from the Honors student’s major

  • Significantly differ from or augment any conventional applied learning experiences already defined by the major discipline and available to non-Honors students

  • Culminate in a substantive PRODUCT—for example, an analytical essay, a research paper, or a formal presentation of some kind. (This product should be documented, and if possible, included in its entirety in the student’s Honors portfolio.)

  • Give VALUE back to the context in which the student is working

  • Be defined and justified in a formal Honors contract that identifies the projects’ major MILESTONES and posits a tentative SCHEDULE for their completion. (This contract should be submitted to the Honors Director no later than the first week of the semester in which the contract course is offered.)

Please note: An Honors student must fill out a contract prospectus for the Applied Learning Experience. If completing this requirement under the aegis of a course in the major, or outside the boundaries of a course, the student should submit the “Prospectus for an Applied Learning Experience” to the Honors Office after it has been approved by his or her supervising instructor and Honors mentor. If the student is completing Honors Experience II under the aegis of Honors 4400, he/she must submit the “Prospectus for Honors 4400” to the Honors Office and a “Request for Directed Study Approval” form to the Office of the Registrar.