Propose a New Honors Course Offered Through Your Department Form

Before submitting this proposal, it is imperative that you discuss it with your Department Chair. This proposal will be reviewed by the Honors Council. A copy of the syllabus for this course, even if it is still under development, is required before this proposed course will be considered, and will help the Council make an informed judgment about the course's alignment with the Honors Course Criteria. If you would like help in preparing your proposal or syllabus, please see the links and contact information on the Propose a New Honors Course Offered Through Your Department page.

Course Title and Number

Course Title *

Course Number (with H suffix) *

Contact Information

Professor *

Department *

Faculty Rank *

Office Address *

Phone *

Email Address *

Course Information

Semester and Year Course Will Be Offered *

Number of Credit Hours *

If the course is cross-listed, list the cross-listed course

Total Course Cap *

Honors Cap *

Cross-Listed Course Cap

Is this course Writing Intensive? *

Prerequisites (If Any)

Is consent required? *

Consent restriction on honors courses is discouraged. Restriction needed for grade level, major, etc. can be handled electronically through Registration. If consent is required, obtain at

Who will be teaching this section *

Regular Faculty
Non-regular Faculty
Graduate Instructor
Other

Check the appropriate option

If this course will be taught by a graduate instructor who has already been selected, please briefly describe his or her qualifications. If you will be choosing the instructor later this year, please bear in mind that the Criteria for Honors Courses indicate that graduate students teaching honors courses should be advanced students with a record of excellent teaching.

Honors Eligibility *

Please describe how this course comports with one or more of the Honors Course Criteria formulated by the Honors Council (nature of assignments, greater depth or breadth of coverage, degree of student engagement, etc.).

I have received the required approval from my department chair to teach this course.

(Note: your Department Chair and Parent Department Divisional Dean will be notified directly when the course is approved.)

Department Chair *

All new honors course proposals must be approved by the Honors Council.
Some faculty will be eligible for E&E supplements when their course is complete.
Your department should arrange for a room assignment through Central Scheduling in Registration. They will make every effort to accommodate specific requests.
We assume that textbooks will be ordered through your department or directly through the University Bookstore. Classes meeting one day per week do not have scheduled final exam times. If you plan to have an exam for your one-hour class, please contact Patty Kroll in Registration at 573-882-0115 to have a room and time scheduled.
If you need to make any changes or cancellations regarding your course, contact your department course scheduler.

Honors College

University of Missouri

Propose a New Honors Course Offered Through Your Department Form