Deadline to submit a proposal is
Friday, September 25, 2026
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Please review the guidelines prior to completing this proposal!

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Below are the steps necessary to complete an Honors Course Proposal. Once all steps are completed and your proposal has been approved, you will be registered into the Honors section of the course. It is strongly recommended that you start this process the semester before you plan to take an Honors course.

  1. Determine which course you would like to take for Honors credit, then register for this course. The course must already be in the class schedule for the desired semester, but it cannot be either an independent study or an internship. To take a course for Honors credit, you need to design and complete an Honors Project that extends beyond the scope or depth of material already in the course syllabus.
  2. Contact the course instructor to determine whether they are willing to sponsor your Honors Project for this course. The course instructor must agree to supervise your Honors Project in order for you to take their course for Honors credit. Some courses will not have an instructor assigned to them until the semester starts, so you may have to wait until the first day of class to start this step.
  3. Write your Honors Course Proposal with the instructor. This Proposal details the Honors Project you will pursue and specifies a timeline for its completion, including meetings with the instructor. Refer to the Honors Scholar Program website for information on what qualifies as an Honors Project.
  4. Submit your completed Proposal and a copy of the course syllabus to the Honors Program Coordinator no later than two weeks into the semester. The Faculty Honors Committee will review your Proposal. If they have questions or concerns, they will contact you and the instructor to seek clarification or to make suggestions. Once they approve your Proposal, they will forward it to the appropriate Dean’s office. The Honors section of the course will then be created in GCC’s registration system and you will be registered for it.

Check your myGCC account to verify that the Honors section of the course has been added to your schedule.