CONTRACTS AT UofM LAMBUTH

UofM Lambuth Honors College Students complete all their honors credit (except UNHP 1100) through CONTRACTS.

Currently, here at UofM Lambuth we do not have enough students or faculty to offer honors-specific courses on this campus (except UNHP 1100 see an explanation of this on the Requirements page); therefore, UofM Lambuth Honors students will need to ‘contract’ regular courses for honors credit. For UofM Lambuth, this means any courses may be contracted for honors credit, including 1000 level courses which are not allowed to be contracted for honors credit on the Memphis campus (except for MATH courses – MATH courses may NOT be contracted for Honors credit at the UofM Lambuth campus). Online courses may also be contracted for Honors Credit.

The contract submission process is open ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

SPRING 2025 ONLINE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 by 11:59pm

(if you cannot meet this deadline BE SURE to contact Dr. Mego as soon as possible. Under some circumstances, extensions may be possible.

It is BEST for students to begin to think about an Honors contract BEFORE classes begin. The online submission process ENDS TWO WEEKS AFTER CLASSES BEGIN.

This is a relatively quick window of time for you decide what class you will contract and what that contract will be.

Once you have decided what course (you may contract more than one, but that is a lot of work) you want to contract for Honors College credit, get in touch with your course instructor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Students are responsible for working with the course instructor to design the Honors contract for that course.

Note that honors contracts assume that “In general, it is preferable for the contract to consist of something different rather than just something more. Often, but not always, YOU propose the topic of the contract, although some courses have specific honors contract content.

Contracts should be as CLEAR and SPECIFIC as possible regarding what the student will do.
Contracts should be AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE (not just “my instructor and I will decide”), with references (if applicable), bibliographies (if applicable), techniques specified, dates and timelines for the project.
Contracts should explain WHY they are suitable for the UofM LAMBUTH HONORS COLLEGE and how they differ from the regular course requirements.

NOTE: Contracts with insufficient detail may be returned.

The BEST contracts (and most likely to be approved) are those,

Undertaking an additional, or more demanding research project
Expanding a paper for presentation or submission to a research forum (e.g., Student Research Forum or UM Lambuth Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium) or undergraduate research journal (e.g., Quaesitum)
Conducting field work
Performing service hours related to a course topic along with meaningful reflection (service-learning)
Creating an original piece of music, work of art, or design portfolio

If you have questions, note some examples HERE or contact Dr. Mego for some general ideas.

Once the contract is APPROVED by the instructor, begin the ONLINE CONTRACT SUBMISSION PROCESS here

Contracts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted (although some limited flexibility may be possible with permission - contact Dr. Mego)
UofM Lambuth Honors College students can contact Dr. Mego for questions about this process
Courses contracted for Honors College credit must be completed with at least a final grade of B (not B-) for any contract to count for Honors College credit
Please remember that instructors DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE to allow you to contract for Honors College credit with their courses

If the contract submission process is SUCCESSFUL, both you and your instructor should receive email confirmations.

Toward the end of the semester, your instructor will receive an email asking them to confirm that you have completed the Honors contract to their satisfaction for Honors College credit.

Main UM Honors College contract information page