Honors and Undergraduate Research

Our Mission

Honors and Undergraduate Research provides high-impact educational experiences and challenges students in all academic disciplines to graduate from an enriched, intellectually-stimulating curriculum.

What We Do

Promote high-impact educational experiences

Challenge motivated students in all academic disciplines to graduate from an enriched, demanding curriculum

Bring together outstanding students and faculty to build a community of knowledge-producers, life-long learners, nationally-recognized scholars, and world citizens

HUR Staff

Angela Hines Jamaica PouncyShaton HarrisAustin Ford

Duncan MacKenzie Suma Datta Jonathan Kotinek

Tammis Sherman

• Undergraduate Research - not just for Honors Students

• Undergraduate Scholars and Teams Programs (3.0+ cum. GPR)

• University Honors Program

• Honors Housing Community

• National Fellowships and Scholarships - not just for Honors Students

Our Main Programs

HUR Changes

• W-Course Opportunity• Travel Grants & SPUR Grants• Application for University Honors• Honors Student Expectations• University Scholar Application• Honors Fellows Distinction• Support for College & Departmental

Honors• National Fellowships

W-Course Opportunity

• Students in the Undergraduate Research Scholars & Teams Program

• Optional thesis writing course – UGST 491W

• Requires “Request for Approval of W- and C-Courses Outside the Major”

Travel Grants & SPUR Grants

• Undergraduate Research Travel Grants– Application deadline Sept. 30, 2012 & – Jan. 2013– Primary author & presenting– Up to $500 for specific costs

• Summer Program for Undergraduate • Research (SPUR) Grants– Spring Application– Faculty Peer Review– ~$2000/program

Explorations: The Undergraduate Journal

• Opportunity for any student to publish research and/or creative work:– Research– Art/Photography– Poetry & Prose

• Call for Student Board Members, deadline Sept. 30

• Incoming freshmen apply through HUR website August 1 – December 1

• Transfer students apply as continuing students each spring semester

• Continuing students may apply up through 60 hours complete at TAMU.

• Notification in March 2013

Honors Application

Application Process• Link from ApplyTexas to University Honors

Program website: http://honors.tamu.edu/ProspectiveStudents.html

• Log on to University Honors Program application using NetID

• 25 multiple choice questions, 2 essays• Must sign Housing Contract & pay deposit by Feb.

1 for application to be complete

Selection for Honors• Holistic review

– Academic preparation– Vision, passion, commitment, risk-taking, curiosity, self-

awareness, creativity

• Designated as “Honors Students”• Required to stay in Honors Freshman Housing,

participate in Honors Freshman Learning Community• Class size 400+

University Honors Students Must:

• Maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPR & a 3.25 GPR in Honors course work

• Make progress toward curriculum requirements by taking at least six Honors credits per year.

• Meet minimum co-curricular participation requirements.

• Make an annual update to their Honors E-Portfolio.

Honors Student Council

• Helps students get involved in the Honors Community

• Advertises Honors opportunity to the campus

• Represents student concerns to Honors and Undergraduate Research.

• Finish first semester with a 3.5+ GPR• Apply by March 2013• $2000/yr scholarship• Enrichment seminars• Honors Ambassadors• Peer Leadership

Selection is also acceptance to the University Honors Program

University Scholars

Honors Fellows

30 hours of honors credit at TAMU (no AP or IB)• - 9 in Core Curriculum• - 12 in 300/400 level Complete a Capstone experience (choose one):• - Undergraduate Research Scholars• - Undergraduate Teacher Scholars• - Departmental Capstone

College-Level Honors

• Business Honors• Liberal Arts Honors• Engineering Scholars Program• Honors in Science

Department-Level Honors

• Architecture• Aerospace

Engineering• Agricultural

Economics• Ag Leadership

Honors• Bioenvironmental

Sciences • Communication• English• History

• Mathematics (& Honors Minor in Mathematics)

• Nutritional Science

• Political Science

• Poultry Science

• Psychology

National Fellowships

• Graduate Fulbright Coordinated by OGS in collaboration with HUR

• Seeking faculty who have experience with National Fellowship selection or have been awarded a fellowship to share the experience with students and for selection committees

979.845.1957

114 Henderson Hall

honors@tamu.edu

http://hur.tamu.edu