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Engineering Honors Program

University Honors Program

For More Information Contact:
Engineering Honors Program
110 Marston Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-2150
Phone: (515) 294-7186
FAX: (515) 294-8993
engrhonors@iastate.edu

Who can answer my questions?

General questions about the honors program - The University Honors Program staff and the honors advisor in your curriculum can provide general information about the honors program procedures and policies.  The liaison in Engineering Undergraduate Programs can answer questions regarding the process.

Requirements for membership – The University Honors program has general requirements. We recommend that you talk to the honors advisor or academic advisor for your curriculum to discuss the particular requirements for your curriculum.  Read the 'Membership Requirements' link to the left.

What are the advantages for membership – Talk to the honors advisor in your curriculum to understand how the modifications of the required curriculum through an approved Program of Study would be an advantage for your educational goals. The university honors program lists the privileges that you would get ad a full member of the honors program. Also talk to the Honors Program staff about other advantages, such as the social aspects and access to some internship and job opportunities.

How to start preparing a Program of Study – This process should begin by meeting with the honors advisor in your department. The process begins by clearly redefining your career and educational goals as presented in your Honors Statement of Purpose. Your honors advisor can help you identify faculty, students, and professionals outside of the university to get information to form your career and educational goals. You can also look at information from professional societies or trade journals. Also talk to faculty in courses that you take who teach or perform research in areas of interest to you.

How to select courses to include in the full membership application – Many of the same people who helped you develop your career and educational goals can also help you determine courses to include in your full membership application. Students have shown the university catalog to bosses during an internship to get their ideas about courses that would best prepare them for a career choice.

How to submit forms application forms – The forms have instructions on them. In general print the signature page of the form and get all appropriate signatures. Then email the electronic version of the form to the email given on the form and submit the hard copy with signatures to 110 Marston. Your form will not be processed until the page with all appropriate signatures is received in 110 Marston.

How long will it take for an application to be processed – Associate membership application will likely be processed within a week or two. Full membership applications and program of study changes can take up to 4-6 weeks. If you are then asked to make modifications before approval, the review will likely be completed in one week after you submit the changes.

Checking status of forms after they are submitted – Your honors advisor has access to a database that contains information about the status of the review process. The staff in 110 Marston and the university honors program office also has access to this information.

Developing an honors project – Talk to faculty members who are doing work in areas that you have an interest. These can be faculty who you took courses or seminars from. Look at the research interests of faculty. You can also work with a professional outside of the university. In such a case you would need to identify a faculty member, for example your honors advisor, who would be responsible for assigning a grade for your work. Talk to your honors advisor to help you identify research areas and faculty that fit your interests.

Making changes to a program of study – Discuss changes with your honors advisor. Any changes to the courses that were approved with you full membership must be approved by the college of engineering honors program committee. Your honors advisor can help you fill out the program of study change form. You will need to justify changes and show that the modified program of study still contains a higher academic challenge than the standard program.



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