Honors

Classes

HON 260 : Culminating Honors Project

An honors experience open only to students in the BCC Honors Program. A student develops project activities and objectives with a faculty mentor who oversees the project. A contract describing the project must be submitted to the Honors Program for approval. Students are encouraged to present honors projects at appropriate conferences. Each culminating honors project will be unique, focusing on an area of particular interest to the individual student. The number of class meetings per week will vary by contract. Prerequisite: current enrollment in the Honors Program.

Credits

1
1. Successfully negotiate the protocols associated with soliciting faculty mentorship in project-based research. 2. Provide a detailed, robust contract for a capstone honors project and defend the qualities of the project which make it honors-level work. 3. Follow IRB-related principles and guidelines when required. 4. Adhere to an instructor/student meeting schedule. 5. Demonstrate independent time management for completion of work. 6. Overcome obstacles with appropriate methods associated with research. 7. Represent and defend their scholarship in a public setting.