honors program
Students who enjoy critical thinking and rigorous intellectual challenge can join the John Martinson Honors College. Students are admitted to both the College of Education and the John Martinson Honors College.
Overview
Meet like-minded students
John Martinson Honors College students spend their freshman year in an honors dorm. You’ll meet students from all majors at Purdue in this intellectually stimulating living environment.
John Martinson Honors College students within the College of Education have flexible pathways for meeting the JMHC requirements in tandem with their 4-year Plans of Study. One possible “honors track” begins with the DeVito Scholars program and continues with the Undergraduate Research Training Program. These programs provide focused opportunities for learning about and engaging in education research. However, students with limited space in their schedules for additional courses are still able to meet JMHC research expectations via Honors Contracts in their required coursework.
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Honors Contracts
As a College of Education student who is also a student in the John Martinson Honors College, you have the opportunity to work with a College of Education faculty member on a customized experience through an Honors Contract. An Honors Contract allows you to take an existing course for Honors credit. A course taken with an Honors Contract will involve additional work and/or alternative work.
Before You Start
Prior to determining your intent to enter into an Honors Contract in a specific course, you and the faculty member teaching the course for which you wish to have an Honors Contract should carefully review the Honors Contract expectations.
Once you and the faculty course instructor determine that an Honors Contract is appropriate, you will work directly with that instructor to determine and agree on the experiences that will comprise your Honors Contract and your instructor will provide a revised Honors course syllabus denoting the work that is expected through the Honors Contract. Students should expect to produce work of elevated quality that goes beyond the expectations of the regular course syllabus and that are consistent with the John Martinson Honors College pillars. An Honors Contract may also include plans for meeting regularly throughout the semester with your instructor.
Submitting Your Honors Contract for Approval
Students interested in taking a College of Education course with an Honors Contract during the semester must complete the College of Education Honors Contracting Student Form and request a Grade Mode Change. Students must submit all Honors Grade Mode Requests and accompanying documents by the H (Honors) Grade Mode deadline at 11:59PM per the Office of the Registrar Add/Modify Deadline Calendar. You will need to complete the Student Form for each course you plan to contract, including the standard course syllabus and a revised honors syllabus showing the honors project description along with the modified honors grading scale. These materials will be required to complete the COE Honors Contracting Student Form by the deadline listed above. Work with your faculty instructors to provide the necessary information in a timely manner.
For questions about honors contracting for College of Education courses, please contact your advisor or email Dr. Tara Star Johnson.