Below is a quick summary of deadlines and important information as you work towards completing your honors project. These dates are updated once an academic year.
Timetable for the Honor Thesis/Project Process
| Semester(s) when credit will be earned for thesis/project work |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2011 only | Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 | Spring 2012 only | Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 | |
| Step 1: Submit proposal to Honors director. |
By 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 18 |
By 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
By 3:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011 |
By 3:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011 |
| Step 2: Submit prospectus to the Honors director. |
By 3:00 PM on Monday, October 3 |
By 3:00 PM on Monday, October 31 | By 3:00 PM on Monday, February 27 |
By 3:00 PM on Monday, March 26 |
| Step 3: Submit progress report to the Honors director. |
By 3:00 PM on Monday, October 31 |
By 3:00 PM on Friday, December 23 | By 3:00 PM on Monday, March 26 |
By 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23 |
| Step 4: Submit draft for evaluation by supervisor and committee. |
According to the timetable established by the supervisor |
According to the timetable established by the supervisor | According to the timetable established by the supervisor | According to the timetable established by the supervisor |
| Step 5: Make defense or other public presentation of thesis project. |
By 5:00 PM on Friday, December 16 |
No later than Honors Convocation | No later than Honors Convocation |
By 5:00 PM on Study Day, December 2012 |
| Step 6: Submit final text and signed thesis project approval form to the Honors director. |
By 3:00 PM on Friday, December 23 | By 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23 |
By 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23 |
By 3:00 PM on the last day of the final examination period |
III. Requirements for remaining in good standing in the Honors program
In order to remain in good standing in the Honors Program, students must maintain a cumulative UMD GPA of 3.2 or higher, AND meet the following minimum requirements. These are MINIMUM requirements—in practice, most Honors students maintain much higher GPAs and take more than the minimum number of Honors courses.
Honors course credits must be completed with a grade of B or better in order to count toward the minimum requirements. No more than six credits of "Honors contract" coursework may be applied to the minimum requirements listed below.
| If you are a student in the college of... | Business or Arts &: Sciences | Nursing, Engineering, or Visual & Performing Arts |
|---|---|---|
| Then by the time you have completed... | You must complete... | |
| 15 total credits (including transfer and AP credits), or one semester at UMD, whichever comes first. | At least three Honors credits. | At least three Honors credits. |
| 30 total credits, or two semesters at UMD, whichever comes first. | At least six Honors credits. | At least six Honors credits. |
| 60 total credits, or four semesters at UMD, whichever comes first. | At least twelve Honors credits. | At least nine Honors credits. |
| 90 total credits, or six semesters at UMD, whichever comes first. | At least fifteen Honors credits, including Honors 301, and submission of thesis project proposal. | At least twelve Honors credits, including Honors 301, and submission of thesis project proposal. |
| 120 total credits, or eight semesters at UMD, whichever comes first. |
All Commonwealth Scholar graduation requirements*. | All Commonwealth Scholar graduation requirements*. |
*The minimum requirements for graduation as a Commonwealth Scholar are:
- 15 credits of Honors coursework with a grade of B or better;
- a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher;
- completion of Honors 301;
- completion and public presentation of an Honors thesis or project for which you earn at least three credits.
