Call for Course Proposals

Submit a proposal to teach in Honors

Submit an Honors Course Proposal

Introduction

The Honors Program, a division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, is accepting course proposals from individuals in all disciplines interested in working with motivated undergraduates eager to take on intellectual risks and deepen their university experience.

Through the Honors Program’s interdisciplinary curriculum, students from across campus work with instructors in challenging classes and engage in experiential learning via research, service, international experiences, leadership, and internships.

Faculty teaching in Honors are part of the Program community and are asked to attend workshops (approximately two hours) in autumn and spring quarter, as well as attend selected events to promote mentorship opportunities for both students and instructors alike. It is also expected that our instructors incorporate the educational goals of the Honors Program and promote reflection by incorporating the Honors portfolio into course assignments, ideally using the portfolio as a portal for these reflective assignments.

Honors classes are a wonderful opportunity to experiment with either substance and/or pedagogy that you may have been thinking about but have not had space or time to develop in your regular teaching load. The Honors Program provides compensation to departments through either replacement TA or instructor funds, or direct compensation to faculty.

If you are currently scheduled to teach in the Honors Program during the 2023-2024 year and are interested in teaching during 2024-2025, we ask that you submit a course proposal to ensure that your course continues to be considered for our line-up during 2024-2025. You may now use the on-line system to retrieve past proposals and update them for 2024-2025 consideration.

The deadline for Summer 2024 Study Abroad proposal submissions is Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

The deadline for Academic Year 2024-25 proposal submissions is Monday, November 13, 2023.

If proposing a course at this time is not possible, please consider the following:

  1. “Wither” a course. In select situations, we work with departments across campus to make cross-listed courses available within our core curriculum. To be “withered” course content should reflect Honors-level expectations and educational objectives.
  2. Offer an Honors section as part of your larger lecture course. Honors sections must require additional and/or different work, at an Honors level, distinguishing them from other sections. If proposing a section or “wither” of a graduate course, then no adjustment to the curriculum is necessary.
  3. Refer talented UW instructors and community scholars to our program.

If you are interested in opening up spots in your course through temporarily joining your course listing with Honors, i.e. “withering” a course, please contact Stephanie Smallwood at ses9@uw.edu.

Submit an Honors Course Proposal

Contact Information

Please contact us for more information on teaching in Honors and joining our vibrant community:

Stephanie Smallwood
Director, University Honors Program
ses9@uw.edu

Aley Willis
Director of Academic Services, University Honors Program
aleym@uw.edu