Honors Program Faculty Application

Note:
A statement of support from your unit head must accompany this application. Your unit head can simply send me a memo, confirming their support of your project and willingness to allow you to teach the course, by clicking here.

A seminar may be team taught, but both unit heads must send a statement of support. The unit head must agree to allow the professor to teach the seminar during the quarter indicated on the application. The seminar would be in lieu of another course regularly taught in the department and does not bring with it release time. You may also address a letter to Dr. Brian C. Etheridge, Director, Honors Program, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272 and send it through intracampus mail to Honors Program, Box #7.

Student Enrollment:
The seminar will be capped at 15 students. Honors students will be given first consideration. If seats are still available, students with a 3.0 or better may enroll in the class.

Criteria:
Professors (tenured or tenure-track) from any college may teach upper-level seminars in the Honors Program. Seminars are not restricted to Honors Faculty members, though their proposals may be given priority consideration. The seminar should either fulfill curriculum options in specified majors (e.g. in Multi-Culturalism, Computer Literacy, or Literature in Translation) or be attractive as an elective. The criteria for acceptance are the following:

1) The seminar's likelihood to generate student interest and draw Honors students from several different disciplines.

2) The seminar's interdisciplinary subject matter and especially the inclusion of material not offered by existing curricula.

3) The seminar's inclusion of fieldwork or projects that may generate Honors theses.

4) Qualifications and suitability of the professor for the seminar.

The Honors Program will offer up to 3 upper-level seminars in one academic calendar year (excluding Summer quarter). Any proposal that is not accepted may be resubmitted during the next calendar year.

The Honors Council will make recommendations to the Director on all seminars. The Vice-President of Academic Affairs makes final decisions.

Name:

E-mail:

Address:

Phone:

Rank:

College:

Title of Seminar:

Course Description:

Quarter to be Taught:

I agree to supervise a thesis from this seminar (type 'yes' or 'no')

Qualifications of the Instructor:

Identification of Potential Students:

Statement of Need:

Texts:

Please write a syllabus for the seminar. Your syllabus should include the intended purpose of the seminar, a list of all required and recommended texts, course policies, and a weekly or daily schedule.

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