Honors Carolina Course Equivalent Proposal

Honors Carolina Course Equivalent Proposal
Spring 2026 Student Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, January 28 @ 4pm

Spring 2026 Faculty Approval Deadline: Friday, January 30 @ 4pm
(Note: faculty approval is required for the research and honors contract options, but not for graduate-level course credit)

Spring 2026 Honors Carolina Notification Deadline: Friday, February 6
This proposal is for:*

Faculty-Mentored Research ProjectGraduate-Level Course CreditHonors Contract
During which semester?*
Your Name*

First NameMiddle NameLast NameSuffix
PID*
UNC E-mail*

Faculty-Mentored Research

This must be an ongoing research project / lab / journal overseen by a UNC faculty member. It cannot be a project of your own design that a faculty member is supporting (i.e., not an independent study project).
Which UNC faculty member is in charge of the ongoing research project / lab / journal with which you will be assisting?

First NameLast Name
Please provide the faculty member's email address:
example@example.com
How many hours per week do you plan to devote to your research?
Briefly describe the nature of your research:
What resources will you use?
Will your research culminate in a final presentation or publication? If so, please explain.
Upon submission of this form, an email will be sent to your faculty mentor asking them to review your proposal and send a statement of approval to our office. Once we have that approval in hand, our office will conduct a final review and notify you of our decision.
Graduate-Level Coursework
Please note that you DO NOT need to submit this form for permission to earn credit for any of the courses below. We automatically award program credit for these cousres equivalent to the number of registered hours:
- Any 600-, 700-, 800- or 900-level course
- BMME 560
- INLS 523, 539, 585
- PUBH 510
For other courses, please note that we typically only approve requests when:
- undergraduates CANNOT register themselves online via ConnectCarolina
  AND
- the course roster is made up of at least 50% graduate students
Graduate-level course in which you are enrolled
Course Title
Course Instructor

First NameLast Name
Instructor Email
example@example.com
Honors Contract
Before proceeding, please visit the Honors Contract webpage to review the policies, eligibility criteria, and expectations related to the Honors Contract option.
Course in which you are requesting Honors Contract
Course Title
Provide a succinct title for your Honors Contract proposal:
Briefly describe your project:
Course Instructor (must be a professor; graduate teaching assistants are not eligible):

First NameLast Name
Instructor E-mail
example@example.com
What knowledge will you gain from your Honors Contract?
What resources will you use (give specific examples) to complete your Honors Contract?
What skills will you develop or improve upon through completing your Honors Contract?
Provide a tentative schedule for meetings with your instructor. You must meet with your instructor at least three times after your Honors Contract is approved.
Describe the final product of your Honors Contract. All contracts must result in at least ten pages of written work; contract that take the form of a presentation, performance, artwork, or product / application design should be accompanied by at least ten PowerPoint slides. Be sure your description below indicates that your project will meet this requirement.
Provide your project due date (no later than the last day of class):

MonthDayYear
Upon submission of this form, an email will be sent to your faculty instructor asking them to review your proposal and send a statement of approval to our office. Once we have that approval in hand, our office will conduct a final review and notify you of our decision.
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Honors Carolina Course Equivalent Proposal

Faculty-Mentored Research

Graduate-Level Coursework

Honors Contract