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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME ......................................................................................................................................... 1
MISSION .......................................................................................................................................... 1
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UR COMMITMENT........................................................................................................................... 2
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ONORS COUNCIL ............................................................................................................................. 2
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................... 3
CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................................... 3
PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND IMPACT ..................................................................................................... 3
INTERDISCIPLINARY HONORS MINOR AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS........................................................... 3
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ONORS CURRICULUM ....................................................................................................................... 4
Course Contract ......................................................................................................................... 5
Independent Study .................................................................................................................... 5
Internship Credit ........................................................................................................................ 5
DEPARTMENTAL CAPSTONE FOR HONORS CREDIT………………………………………………………………………………….5
WHAT MAKES AN HONORS PROGRAM CLASS ......................................................................................... 6
ADVISING ......................................................................................................................................... 6
OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................................ 7
RESEARCH ........................................................................................................................................ 7
ENGAGEMENT & SERVICES .................................................................................................................. 7
INTERNSHIPS .................................................................................................................................... 7
S
TUDY ABROAD ................................................................................................................................ 7
WRITER IN RESIDENCE ........................................................................................................................ 8
HONORS FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................... 8
SCHOLARSHIPS .................................................................................................................................. 8
UHP Scholarships....................................................................................................................... 8
National Scholarships ................................................................................................................ 9
FORMS ................................................................................................................................ APPENDIX
COURSE CONTRACT ............................................................................................................................ i
I
NDEPENDENT STUDY ......................................................................................................................... ii
C
APSTONE CREDIT ............................................................................................................................ iii
I
NTERNSHIP CREDIT .......................................................................................................................... iv
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ORTFOLIO……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……v
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ONORS COURSE PROPOSAL……..………………………………………………………………………………………………..….vi
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WELCOME
Welcome to the University Honors Program of Montana State
University Billings
We have updated the Honors Student Handbook to reflect last year’s changes to the UHP and its policies.
Among the noteworthy changes are information about the Interdisciplinary Honors Minor and its
portfolio requirement. More changes lie ahead, as we pilot a new Honors (HONR) course this year as
another step toward making our curriculum more developmental and cohesive.
Some things about the UHP have not changed, especially our commitment to make students the center
and purpose of the program. In terms of the curriculum, we offer enriched options for earning General
Education credit, small personalized seminars, credit-bearing internships, research, and real-world
capstone course. Some of these offerings offer what is known as signature work, which, in effect, puts
students in the position of artists who sign the creative work or authors who sign their publications. We
also want to get to know students personally and to support them so that we can help them to take full
advantage of their intellectual and personal talents.
W
ith this latter goal in mind, we encourage students to take advantage of experiential learning
opportunities within and outside the program—internships, community service, research, and study
abroad. The UHP wants its members to have experience linking their education to the real-world, its
challenges and possibilities.
A
s always, we welcome your questions and suggestions about the program and how continually to
improve. Thanks to you our progress will continue.
W
ith all good wishes for your continuing success,
D
avid Craig, Director
Mission
The University Honors Program provides an enhanced and supportive learning environment for
exceptionally talented and motivated undergraduate students. This goal is accomplished through the
guidance of faculty noted for excellence in teaching who offer small Honors sections of regular courses,
interdisciplinary Honors colloquia, special seminars, and increased opportunities for undergraduate
research and creative endeavors. The program is open to all undergraduate students who are interested
in opportunities for enriched learning, cultural explorations and fellowship.
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Our Commitment
The University Honors Program is committed to enhancing the value of a Montana State University
Billings education by:
• Challenging students to take full advantage of their intellectual and personal talents;
• Emphasizing problem-solving, self-expression and creativity;
• Providing opportunities to gain research or professional experience as part of the Honors
curriculum;
• Engaging students as active learners and discoverers and encouraging innovative approaches to
familiar ideas and vexing problems; and
• Fostering excellent communication skills and community engagement.
Honors Council
The Honors Council serves as a board of directors and legislature for the UHP. In addition to advising the
director, the Council insures faculty oversight over the curriculum, has assessment responsibilities,
especially for the Interdisciplinary Honors Minor, and assists with various UHP activities. In concert with
the director, its mission is to insure the UHP’s dedication to academic and personal excellence.
The Honors Council includes exemplary faculty from each College, staff from the Student Affairs Division,
and UHP students. Former UHP directors also serve.
• Natalie Bohlmann, Assistant Professor, Educational Theory & Practice
• Joseph Bryan: Assistant Professor, History
• Clinton Culp: Assistant Professor, Health & Human Performance
• Bryan Grove, Advising College Success Specialist, Advising Center
• Joshua Hill, Assistant Professor of Economics, Business Administration
• Joy Honea: Chair and Associate Professor, Social Sciences & Cultural Studies
• Jodi Lightner: Assistant Professor, Art
• Patricio Mori: Assistant Professor of Management, Business Administration
• Tom Nurmi: Assistant Professor, English
• Matthew Queen: Assistant Professor, Biological & Physical Sciences
• Tammi Watson: Director, New Student & Retention Services
• Don Gayan Wilathgamuwa: Assistant Professor, Mathematics
• Tami Haaland: Chair and Professor, English, Philosophy & Modern Languages*
• Tom Rust: Associate Professor, History*
* Former director
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Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee serves as the student counterpart to the Honors Council. The Committee advises
the director and the Honors Council, provides a forum for raising student ideas and concerns, and assists
in the activities promoting the UHP.
• Danielle Branson
• Miglena Ivanova
• Rachel Lythgoe
• Katelyn Moodie
• Shiloh Skillen-Robison
• Christian Bautista
CURRICULUM
UHP Program Outcomes and Impact
Students successfully completing the UHP will demonstrate:
• high quality written and effective oral communication skills;
• critical thinking necessary for real-world issues problems, open-ended problem solving;
• ability to conduct quality research and/or creative endeavor in their field; and
• engagement in active learning fostered by leadership, service, interdisciplinary, and cultural
activities.
As a result of accomplishing these outcomes, student will:
• be competitive in applications for career-building jobs, graduate schools, professional schools,
and scholarships; and
• have the foundation for continuing intellectual curiosity and life-long-learning.
Interdisciplinary Honors Minor & Degree Requirements
The Interdisciplinary Honors Minors consists of a minimum of 21 Honors credits, including HONR 111 or
HONR 311 Perspectives and Understanding and HONR 499 Capstone or a departmental capstone for
Honors credit, and a portfolio documenting work related to the minor. Nine of the 21 credits must be at
the 300-level or higher. If a student elects to do a departmental capstone rather than the Honors one,
that course must be at least 3 credits and include:
• original research or creative scholarship,
• written interpretation or analysis, and
• public presentation or a defense.
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The student has 15 hours of elective choices and can gain credit from:
• Honors sections of General Education courses,
• HONR special topic seminars,
• Specialized designated departmental seminars,
• Honors contracts,
• Honors independent study courses, and
• Honors internships.
The Honors Minor Portfolio is comprised of a minimum of five pieces of work done in fulfillment of the
minor and an essay, which reflects upon these pieces and your experience in the UHP.
In addition to the Interdisciplinary Honors Minor, the UHP offers two additional designations on the
official transcripts for students who complete the requisite requirements, University Honors Scholar and
University Honors Graduate. Students who earn these designations wear a special stole at
commencement and are recognized for their achievement in the Commencement Program and
Ceremony.
In order to graduate as a University Honors Scholar, students must earn 21 Honors credits, including
HONR 111 Perspectives and Understanding and HONR 499 Capstone or a departmental capstone for
Honors credit, and achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA. Nine of the 21 credits must be at the 300-level or higher.
If a student elects to do a departmental capstone rather than the Honors one, that course must be at
least 3 credits and include:
• original research or creative scholarship,
• written interpretation or analysis, and
• public presentation or a defense.
The designation University Honors Graduate is reserved for students who enter the UHP having earned
45 or more college credits and take 15 hours of Honors classes. Students are required to take HONR 499
Capstone or a departmental capstone for Honors credit, and achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA. Nine of the 15
credits must be at the 300-level or higher. If a student elects to do a departmental capstone rather than
the Honors one, that course must include:
• original research or creative scholarship,
• written interpretation or analysis, and
• public presentation or a defense.
Honors Curriculum
The UHP curriculum is designed to complement students’ intellectual progression from entrance to
graduation. Honors courses empower students to become knowledge investigators and problem-solvers
and encourage them to take charge of their own learning.
Typically, UHP students begin their Honors academic experience by taking HONR 111 Perspectives and
Understanding, the course that provides an introduction to the critical thinking and analytical skills that
the program fosters, and by choosing from a variety General Education courses that carry honors credit.
These courses strengthen students’ foundation for success in their major and in the upper-division UHP
classes.
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With their General Education classes complete or nearly complete, UHP students move on to specially
designed seminars, Honors classes in some majors, internships, and research experiences. Each year the
UHP solicits proposals for interdisciplinary seminars and for departmental seminars that are suitable for
Honors students.
UHP students conclude their Honors experience by taking the HONR 499 Capstone and/or their
departmental research or creative capstone course. In either case, the course enables students to choose
their own problem or question and to complete a project related to that question or problem. In 499, for
example, UHP students tackle a problem in Billings or in a Billings organization, thereby extending and
strengthening their problem-solving skills by applying them in the community.
Students may also earn Honors credit with independent study courses and Honors contracts. These
options enable students to explore topics of their own choosing and to gain Honors credit for courses
typically in their major or required for their own academic program that do not carry such credit.
Course Contract
Contracts enable UHP students to earn Honors credit for classes that do not carry such credit, typically
courses in their major, minor, or required for their plan of study. The work done to fulfill the contract
must be consistent with the UHP goal of fostering its members’ intellectual development by emphasizing
problem-solving, critical thinking, active learning and creativity as well as by encouraging innovative
approaches to familiar ideas and vexing problems.
Independent Study
Independent study enables students to explore topics of their own interests or to do research. In each
case, a plan is developed in concert with a professor and submitted for approval by the UHP director.
Internship Credit
The UHP works with students to enable them to academic credit for their internship experiences.
HONR291 and HONR491 are the Honors course numbers for this purpose. Required internships for other
majors and programs can also Honors credit. As with course contracts and independent study courses, a
plan for such credit is developed in concert with the supervising professor and submitted for approval by
the UHP director.
Departmental Capstone for Honors Credit
In order to earn Honors for a departmental capstone, the course must be at least 3 credits and meet
these requirements: original research or creative endeavor, written interpretation or analysis, and public
presentation or a defense.
Addi
tionally, the capstone should help the student progress in the goals of the UHP. Also, similar to
courses taken with Honors contracts, there should have a dimension that differentiates the course from
that taken by those not taking it for Honors credit. Toward this end, the student should meet with the
director to develop a plan toward this end. There are a variety of means for accomplishing this
requirement such as journal and/or reflection piece (as is done for the Honors internships), work
submitted for publication or conference presentation, artist gallery talk, or special role in group project
(leadership).
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What Makes an Honors Class
Students often wonder about what defines an Honors class and what gives them their intellectual value.
In philosophy, the UHP subscribes to the National Collegiate Honors Council description of Honors
courses:
College Honors is not designed to be about more work or harder work. It is truly student-centered
education. It is meant to provide students with an education that helps them develop their own ideas
rather than simply having them feedback information. It is about discussing issues and encouraging
innovation in an atmosphere of open exchange, where students’ views are respected. Honors programs
emphasize diverse perspectives, interdisciplinary course work, small classes, and greater interaction
between students and professors. Honors education is about learning to think clearly, to write well, to
argue thoughtfully. It is about developing the student’s fullest intellectual potential.
In practice, this means Honors classes typically share many of these features:
• operate as seminars or hands-on, open-ended labs;
• require active learning and invite creativity;
• focus on problems, rather than on answers;
• link the classroom to real-world issues and problems;
• encourage independent research;
• have co-curricular activities such as speakers, films, field trips, and service learning projects; and
• develop the student’s intellectual or personal talents.
In Honors classes, professors often take the role of coaches or facilitators who encourage students to
take charge of their own learning. Typically, they model the modes of inquiry and exploration which they
want Honors students to develop.
Advising
The UHP provides advising to complement that offered by the Advising Center or major department. We
take a developmental approach to academic advising rather than a prescriptive one, that is, our goal is to
assist students toward their educational and personal goals, not simply to choose their courses. UHP
advising also helps to provide accurate information about MSUB policies, services, and programs.
In order to fulfill its commitment to providing high quality advising, the UHP requires students to meet
with the director once each semester. The program also holds group advising meetings before each
course selection period.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities
The University Honors Program seeks to create a rich variety of educational opportunities for students in
and beyond the classroom. UHP students are encouraged to take advantage of the lectures, research,
service, and campus and community engagement that result.
Research
The University Honors Program is committed to providing opportunities for undergraduate research and
creative scholarship for all Montana State University Billings students and offering support to their
mentors.
As part of this mission, together with the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs and a grant from The
National Institute of Heath’s MT-IMBRE Program, the UHP sponsors the Undergraduate Research and
Creativity Conference.
Opportunities for research and creative scholarship are a part of many UHP courses and are central to the
Writer in Residence seminars and HONR 499 Capstone.
The UHP serves as campus representative for Montana State University’s McNair Scholars Program and
assists students in preparing their applications for that and other research programs.
Engagement & Service
The University Honors Program is fully engaged in contributing to the intellectual vitality of Montana
State University Billings and Billings and is committed to community service. Academically, the HONR 499
Capstone and the Writer in Residence courses exemplify this commitment. Additionally, the UHP supports
or sponsors such activities as the Guest Writers Speaker Series; the Research, Creativity, and Community
Engagement Conference, and the annual Last Lecture.
Additionally, UHP students are disproportionately involved in campus and community life, often in
leadership positions.
Internships
The University Honors Program encourages its students to gain professional experience with an
internship and works to assist them to locate such positions. Additionally, the UHP provides honors credit
for such experience with HONR 291 and HONR 491.
Study Abroad
The University Honors Program works with students so that students can earn honors credit for their
student abroad experiences and offers scholarship support.
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Writer in Residence
The UHP regularly hosts a guest writer who teaches an Honors seminar on a topic of her or his choosing.
As a result, students and community auditors have studied Hemingway with Ernest Hemingway’s last
assistant, Valerie Hemingway, contemporary travel writing with Tim Cahill, a founding editor of Outside
magazine, and contemporary nature and ecology writing with noted environmental writer Gary Ferguson.
The guest writer seminars also bring community auditors—often life-long readers—and UHP students
together, a combination which produces unusually vibrant and exploratory discussions.
Honors Facilities and Their Use
Seminar Room/Lounge
Honors students may use this space to relax and/or study whenever it isn’t being used for classes or
meetings. The room may also be reserved by UHP students for school-related activities. Reservations can
be made in the UHP office.
Cookies, Candy, and Other Honors Fare
The Honors cookie jar and candy dishes are usually well stocked, but please feel free to contribute your
own favorite candies or cookies.
UHP Office Hours
While the UHP office is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, the director and the associate will not always be
available during these hours. We will post hours that they are available each semester.
D
avid Craig, Director: 657-2908; david.craig2@msubillings.edu
Associate: 657-2046
Scholarships
Honors Scholarships
The UHP offers a variety of scholarships for its students.
Honors Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen ($500) Deadline: March 14th
Available to new students planning a course of study through the Honors Program.
http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Freshman%20scholarship.pdf
Honors Scholarship Deadline: March 14th
Available to any Honors student enrolled fulltime who are on track to graduate as University Honors
Scholars.
http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Honors%20Scholarship.pdf
Honors Summer Scholarship Deadline: March 14th
Available to Honors students specifically for summer intercession terms.
http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Summer%20scholarship.pdf
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Gulick Research Scholarship Deadline: December 15th
Available to fulltime Honors juniors and seniors who demonstrate academic excellence with a proposal
for a focused research project that meets criteria established in conjunction with a faculty advisor.
http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Gulick_Scholarship.pdf
Study Abroad Scholarship Deadline: December 15th
Available to fulltime Honors sophomores, juniors, and seniors who study abroad.
http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Study_Abroad_Scholarship_App.pdf
National Scholarships
The UHP assists students in preparing their applications for prestigious scholarships. Typically, such
preparation involves many meetings and numerous drafts of the required essays and statements of
purpose.
The Fulbright Scholarship
The Fulbright Foundation awards grants to outstanding students for study and research abroad. Students
receiving the Fulbright must have completed an undergraduate degree before beginning their Fulbright
year. https://us.fulbrightonline.org/
The Goldwater Scholarship
The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation awards up to $7,500 per academic year to exceptional student
researchers who plan to pursue a career in math, science, or engineering. Sophomores and juniors may
apply. https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship will award up to $24,000 to students planning to pursue
“master’s degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the US Constitution.” College seniors
and graduates who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American
government, and/or social studies are eligible. https://www.scholarsapply.org/jamesmadison/
The Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United
Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally
undergraduate level at an institution in the United Kingdom in any field of study. Each scholarship is held
for two years. Marshall Scholarship applicants must have graduated (or be graduating within the year)
from a four-year institution in the United States with a grade point average of at least a 3.7 and be
citizens of the United States of America. http://www.marshallscholarship.org/applications/apply
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship awards one year of graduate study in any discipline at an institution of
higher learning in Ireland.
http://www2.us-irelandalliance.org/content/368/en/Application%20is%20Open.html
The Portz Research Fellowship
The National Collegiate Honors Council’s John and Edythe Portz Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship
provides students in good standing in honors programs of NCHC member institutions support to conduct
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creative and innovative research that crosses boundaries. The fellowship program invites applications
from individuals or from a team of two students who wish to undertake a cross-disciplinary research
project. The project will be funded for a period of up to 15 months with the expectation that upon its
completion the Fellowship recipient will make a presentation of the research at the annual NCHC
conference. https://www.nchchonors.org/students/awards-scholarships/portz-fellowship
The Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding juniors who plan to attend
graduate school in preparation for a career in government or other public service agencies. All applicants
must: have junior status; be committed to a career in public service; be ranked in the upper ¼ of his/her
class; and be a citizen of the United States. https://www.truman.gov/
The Udall Scholarship
The Udall Scholarship awards up to $5,000 per year to sophomores or juniors who are: native American
or Alaskan Natives who intend to pursue careers in health care or tribal policy, or individuals who intend
to pursue a career in environmental policy. In addition to meeting either of the requirements above,
applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. http://udall.gov/
UHP Contract | Fall 2017: Deadline 10/20/2017
Student Information
Name ______________________________ ID ____________________ Date ___________________
Email _________________________________________
Course Information
Course Rubric ________ Course Number ________ Course Title ______________________________
Instructor __________________________ Credits __________ Semester & Year ________________
The Honors Program fosters intellectual development by emphasizing problem-solving, critical
thinking, active learning and creativity as well as by encouraging innovative approaches to familiar
ideas and vexing problems.
• In supplementing the work of this course and in pursuit of Honors Program’s goals, the student will:
• Expected outcomes or benefits:
• Assignment/outcome must be submitted no later than the last day of exams week; this is required
in order to receive Honors credit:
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Student Signature ______________________________________________ Date _________________
Faculty Signature ______________________________________________ Date __________________
UHP Director Signature _________________________________________ Date __________________
Verified completion with instructor _____________________
University Honors Program
Dr. David Craig, Director
Montana State University
COE 106
Billings, MT 59101-0298
david.craig2@msubillings.edu
406-657-2908
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REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDY
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ONR 490-0_____
Student Information
Name___________________________________________________ ID___________ Date_______________
Email_______________________________________
Course Information
Course Rubric__________ Course Number__________ Proposed Course Title__________________________
Instructor________________________________ Credits___________ Semester & Year__________________
Plan for Independent Study
• Statement of analysis of problem:
• Method/Procedure used in carrying out the investigation or research project:
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age 2 of 2
Student Signature_______________________________________________________ Date_______________
Faculty Signature_______________________________________________________ Date_______________
UHP Director Signature__________________________________________________ Date_______________
Verified completion with instructor_______________________________________
University Honors Program
D
r. David Craig, Director
M
ontana State University
C
ollege of Education 106
Billin
gs, MT 59101-0298
david.craig2@msubillings.edu
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06-657-2908
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Honors Capstone Credit
Student Information
Name ID Date
Email
Course Instructor
Honors Capstone Credit: In order to earn Honors for a departmental capstone, the course must be at
least 3 credits and meet these requirements: original research or creative endeavor, written
interpretation or analysis, and public presentation or a defense.
Additionally, the capstone should help the student progress in the goals of the UHP. These goals
include academic work that emphasizes problem-solving, critical thinking, active learning and
creativity; encourages innovative approaches to real-world issues and vexing problems; and develops
excellent communication skills.
Capstone Information: Briefly explain how your capstone project will contribute to your progress in
meeting UHP goals.
Expected Outcomes or Benefits: How does doing this course for Honors credit add to the established
outcomes of the course?
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Student Signature Date
Faculty Signature Date
UHP Director Signature Date
Please include a copy of the capstone syllabus with this form.
Verified completion with instructor
University Honors Program
Dr. David Craig, Director
Montana State University
COE 106
Billings, MT 59101-0298
david.craig2@msubillings.edu
406-657-2908
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UHP Internship Credit | Fall 2017
Student Information
Name ______________________________ ID ____________________ Date ___________________
Email _________________________________________
Honors Academic Credit: The UHP is committed to helping students gain academic credit for internships
and experiential learning that meet its programmatic outcomes. The Program fosters intellectual
development by emphasizing problem-solving, critical thinking, research, active learning and creativity
as well as by encouraging innovative approaches to real-world issues and vexing problems.
In order to earn Honors credit, the student meets with the director to determine the work necessary to
document the learning experience. Typically, this work consists of a journal, periodic meetings with the
director or faculty member, and a final reflective essay. Depending upon the situation, the director and
student can develop other means for documenting the learning associated with the internship.
Internship Information: Briefly describe your internship, focusing on its duties and responsibilities.
Expected Outcomes or Benefits: Briefly explain what you hope to gain from your internship experience
and what it will contribute to your education as a UHP student.
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Student Signature ______________________________________________ Date _________________
Director Signature ______________________________________________ Date__________________
Completion Verified _____________________
University Honors Program
Dr. David Craig, Director
Montana State University
205 McMullen Hall
Billings, MT 59101-0298
david.craig2@msubillings.edu
406-657-2908
Please include a copy of the capstone syllabus with this form.
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Interdisciplinary Honors Portfolio
Student Information
Name _____________________________________ ID ___________________
The Honors Minor Portfolio is comprised of a minimum of five pieces of work done in fulfillment of the minor
and an essay, which reflects upon these pieces and your experience in the UHP. Rather than these pieces being a
simple cataloging of your experiences, they should be chosen to document your development and significant
milestones within the UHP. When creating your portfolio, please keep in mind how your honors experiences
reflect the goals of the UHP, which are:
- challenging students to take full advantage of their intellectual and personal talents;
- emphasizing problem-solving, self-expression and creativity;
- providing opportunities to gain research or professional experience;
- engaging students as active learners and discoverers and encouraging innovative approaches to fam
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deas and vexing problems; and
- fostering excellent communication skills and community engagement.
Your essay serves as an introduction to your portfolio and a retrospective examination of significant
milestones in your pursuit of the Interdisciplinary Honors Minor. In the essay, you should explain why
you have chosen the pieces included in your portfolio.
Whenever possible, there will be a public presentation of the portfolio or a meeting with the Honors
Council Review Committee.
Portfolio Pieces: Represent your progress through the UHP courses, internships, contracts, research
experiences, and capstone projects.
1. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
2. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
3. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
4. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
5. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
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Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
6. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
7. Course Number __________________ Course Title___________________________________
Instructor __________________________ Semester & Year _____________
Self-Reflective Essay: Develops a coherent and comprehensive understanding of your education experience in
the minor. You will work with the director or faculty member with whom you compiled the portfolio.
Guidelines: Present your portfolio in a binder that includes a table of contents, the self-reflective
essay, and the representative work. The work should be included in chronological order and
have consistent formatting.
Upon completion of the portfolio and Interdisciplinary Honors Minor:
Student Signature _____________________________________________ Date _________________
Faculty/Sponsor Signature ______________________________________ Date __________________
UHP Director Signature _________________________________________ Date __________________
University Honors Program
Dr. David Craig, Director
Montana State University
College of Education 106
Billings, MT 59101-0298
david.craig2@msubillings.edu
406-657-2908
Call for Honors Courses for Spring & Fall 2018
In order to provide courses for University Honors Program students and other talented students,
the Honors Council invites proposals for courses targeted for sophomores through seniors for
2017. The proposals can be brief and informal, a paragraph or so course description together
with other basic information about the proposed course. Since there are comparatively few UHP
students in any major, we are looking for courses that would interest students from a variety of
fields and backgrounds. If a course is chosen, the professor would either receive a course release
or extra compensation, that is, depending upon the department chair’s approval and preferences.
In developing its guidelines for UHP classes, the Honors Council noted its courses frequently
share many of these features:
• operate as seminars or hands-on, open-ended labs;
• require active learning and invite creativity;
• focus on problems, rather than on answers;
• link the classroom to real-world issues and problems;
• encourage independent research;
• have co-curricular activities such as speakers, films, field trips, and service learning projects; and
• develop the student’s intellectual or personal talents.
For a more complete statement about the characteristics of MSUB Honors classes, see the
Honors Student Handbook: http://www.msubillings.edu/honors/pdf/Handbook%20final.pdf
Course Title:
Course Description:
Brief Description of Course Requirements:
Preliminary Reading or Course Materials List:
Deadline: Friday, September 15. Submit by email to david.craig2@msubillings.edu or by hard
copy to the UHP office, 106 COE.
MSU Billings
University Honors Program
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
honors@msubillings.edu
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