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An overview of how faculty can be involved with Honors College, together with details of how to create honors courses and independent studies, and a description of the expectations for an Honors stand-alone independent study.

How to Get Involved in Honors Education

An overview of faculty roles in the delivery and oversight of the Honors curriculum (including instructors, mentors, and committee members)

Creating Honors Courses and Independent Studies

Details of the processes of creating enriched courses, colloquia, and the two types of Honors Independent Study (as an add-on to an existing course or a stand-alone individually contracted activity).

Stand-alone Honors Independent Study Course Description

A guide to what the Academic Standards Committee is looking for in the description that is submitted to the PATHS portal.

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