Honors Experience Waivers

Honors Experience waivers allow honors students to receive a reduction of up to 4 of the 21 required honors credits by completing honors-worthy experiences that sit outside of the classroom setting.

Experience Waiver Formats

Will you be learning abroad for a week, a semester or even a year? Want to earn honors credits for completing an honors worthy project while you are learning abroad? Receive a reduction of up to 3 honors credits by completing a learning abroad experience waiver.

Are you working for an organization that allows you to develop your educational or future career skills and want to receive a reduction in honors credits? Consider completing an internship experience waiver, available for 1-3 honors credits.

Are you interested in planning honors events, collaborating with other depts., clubs, or organizations to create events, or participating in a leadership role where you would like to receive a reduction of honors credits? Consider completing a leadership experience waiver for 1-3 honors credits.

Are you completing research outside of coursework and want to receive a reduction of honors credits? Discuss your research ideas with the honors director to see if it qualifies to fit under the research category of an experience waiver.

Mentor incoming honors students during their first year at SUU and help support them as they navigate honors courses, contracts, and other aspects of the honors program. Mentors receive 1 credit reduction for one year of mentorship.

Once students have discussed their ideas with the Honors Director, they must fill out the experience waiver proposal and include information relative to the intended experience. This is a low cost avenue for completing honors worthy experiences and receiving a reduction in credits at the same time.

Benefits of Experience Waivers

Student has autonomy over their honors worthy experiences
Student can gain appropriate skillsets within their academic field, future career
Is free, students decide on the timeline
Application of coursework in real-world settings
Receive honors credits while learning abroad, completing research, mentoring other students, working in an internship, or otherwise

Contact

The Honors Program