Honors Experience Pre-Approval Form | Honors Program

Learning can happen anywhere - but intentionality is crucial. The Honors Program can help you maximize your learning in co-curricular opportunities through Honors Experiences. By enrolling in UHON 99H, you'll earn 3 Honors hours for a qualified, pre-approved, experiential learning opportunity from one of the categories below.

Beyond earning Honors credit for your experience, UHON 99H will help you cultivate the skills most sought by 21st century employers: creative problem solving, meaningful communication, initiative and independence, and more. Through guided critical reflection and intentionally crafted assignments, you'll draw connections between your experience and what you're learning in the classroom, and end the course with a tangible product that showcases the value of your experience.

Education Abroad

University-approved experiences for 3+ academic credits. At least 120 contact hours of learning abroad.

UHON 99H Education Abroad Overview

See ZitaAnne Reno's final project - a guide book for future travels reflecting on her experience in Sevilla, Spain.

Watch Sydney Brun-Ozuna's final project, a video reflection on her experience in Berlin, Germany.

Research or Creative Activity

Approved research experience with at least 120 hours per academic term.

UHON 99H Research overview

See Dilziba Kizghin's final project - a blog highlighting what she's learned during her research journey.

Listen to Hayden Barrow's final project, a podcast episode about her research experience.

Internship or Co-op

Work-based learning lasting 6+ weeks, and a minimum of 120 hours per academic term.

UHON 99H Internship overview

View Daniela Chavez's project - a PowerPoint slideshow about her internship at an Art Gallery.

Civic Engagement

A project outside of an RSO volunteer experience in which a student is engaged with a community agency. At least 120 hours per academic term.

UHON 99H Civic Engagement overview

Read Elizabeth Park's final project - a critical reflection about her civic engagement experience.

Teaching or Mentoring

A formal program such as student teaching or as a learning assistant, with at least 120 hours per academic term.

UHON 99H Teaching/Mentoring overview

Listen to Ryan Lampe's final project - a podcast episode featuring an interview with a fellow Learning Assistant.

Watch Olivia Taylor's final project - a video reflection about her experience as a teaching assistant for a Genetics lab.

To apply an experience towards your required Honors hours:

Submit a pre-approval form prior to the start of your experience along with the appropriate documentation to confirm your participation. If you encounter issues with the webform when trying to submit an experience for pre-approval, please email honors@unl.edu
Register for UHON 99H during the term of your experience. You will be provided with specifics on how to register if/when your experience is approved. UHON 99H will be recorded as a zero-credit course on your transcript, but a passing grade will substitute as 3 Honors hours on your degree audit.
Complete and submit all designated canvas modules - generally, this includes 4 reflective modules, and 1 creative final project.

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First Name Required

Last Name Required

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Major(s) Required

Minor(s) Required

Activity- please select one

Study Abroad

Undergraduate Research

Internship

Civic Engagement

Teaching & Mentoring

Term- please select one Required

Start of Activity Required

End of Activity Required

Briefly summarize what you will be doing. (For example, conducting research in Dr. X's lab in the Department of Y.) Required

Provide a short description of the experience, including your duties if known. Required

How many hours per week will you dedicate to this experience?

How many total hours will you dedicate to this experience?

List 3 goals that you have for this experience Required

What do you want to get out of this experience? Think about skills or specific experience.

Please upload the appropriate documentation to confirm your participation in the experience. For example, an acceptance letter or email. Required

One file only.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, pdf, doc, docx.

Please provide contact information for your supervisor.

Supervisor/Program Contact Name Required

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Supervisor/Program Contact Email Required

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Statement of Understanding

I understand and agree Required

I attest that all information in here is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that I am the student who is submitting this pre-approval form. I understand that by submitting this form, I am agreeing to participate in the Honors Experience that I listed and that I will submit the work requested in the class Canvas page. I understand that I must adhere to the UNL academic calendar registration periods, and if the experience is incomplete or does not happen, that I must drop the class before the last day of late registration.