Honors Contract Proposal
(Section to be completed by the student)
Student ______________________________________________ Term ____________________
Did you attend an Honors Contract Meeting? Enter semester attended: _____________________
Description of Honors Contract
Please type and use additional space and pages as necessary
Proposed Title (Please limit to 60 characters):
This title will appear on your transcript___________________________________________
Does this project involve the use of surveys, interviews or photos (or direct contact with
people)? Yes__ No__
Honors Contract Objective/Goal (100-200 words): What are you going to study and
accomplish or what product/design/invention are you going to make? How will this contribute to
your education? Convince us that this is a substantive project that is important to your education.
Evaluation Criteria: How will you know that you have achieved your goals? How will your
mentor determine that your work is of high quality? What will the final project be?
Estimation of Time and Completion Date: How many hours per week or per semester will you
spend on this? You’re expected to spend at least 60 hours on a contract. Good completion dates
are at the end of a semester, Winterm, or summer, for example.
Plans for meeting with your mentor: Part of the benefit of a contract is interacting with your
mentor. How many times will you meet, and what will you talk about? How will you communicate
(email, in person, Skype, etc…)?
**Work on your contract can begin when it has been submitted. You will be contacted if
there are any questions about your proposal.
(Section to be completed by mentor)
Please answer realistically and feel free to contact us with any questions
Is this project significantly different, or does this project go significantly above and beyond
the scope of a course offered at UW Stout? Yes__ No__
Does this project require Internal Review Board (IRB) Human Subject approval? Yes__
No__ Not sure__
Have you agreed on a final product/evaluation criteria with the student? Yes__ No__
We thank you for your help and dedication in working with us on this contract; please let us know
if we can be of any assistance – UW Stout Honors College
Contract Mentor: _____________________Mentor Signature: _________________________
Honors Contract Proposal
Department Chair: Approve _________________ Disapprove ________________________
Signature: _________________________________________ Date_____________________
Honors Librarian Signature: __________________________Date _____________________
Honors librarians are Ann Vogl (voglan@uwstout.edu) and Jessy Polzer (polzerj@uwstout.edu)
HC OFFICE
HC Director: Approve _________________ Disapprove __________________
Signature __________________________________________ Date ____________________
Please print out and give the original signed contract to the Honors College (HC) office. Upon
completion of the project, turn in a copy of your work to the HC office. Give your mentor an evaluation
form to complete. You will receive credit for your contract when the evaluation form is approved and
received by the HC office. Please direct any questions or concerns to the HC office.