Student Forms

***ALL HONORS FORMS CAN BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO honorsforms@ou.edu. REMEMBER TO GET THE HC COORDINATOR SIGNATURE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE FORM. YOU CAN FIND YOUR COORDINATOR IN THE DOCUMENT BELOW***

Here is where you can find all of the forms necessary to graduate with honors: honors reading and research, honors thesis submission,contracts, special permissions and the application to graduate.

Honors Research is an independent study course required to graduate with Honors, taken by juniors and seniors with the professor of their choice to mentor them in conducting their own research or assisting the professor with their research. This is intended to be your opportunity to research the topic of your choice and gain practical experience in your field. Research does not necessarily have to be taken in your major department, but you must check with your department to see if there are any requirements or restrictions. This is your opportunity to produce your Honors Thesis, which is due to the Honors College at the end of the semester you graduate.  A total of 3 credit hours of Research is required of all majors. Below is the full Honors College policy on Research and Thesis requirements. Your Honors Research enrollment form is due to the Honors College main office with all signatures but the Honors Dean by the end of the add/drop period. 

Honors Reading (3960) is an optional independent study with flexible parameters. During this course students typically focus on reading and discussion of material with their professor, rather than work that culminates in a large project. 3960 can be used as a preparatory course for a longer research project that will be completed in a subsequent semester, or it can be used to explore a particular, discrete area of interest. 3960 can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credit hours at a time; up to 3 credits of 3960 may be used to fulfill Honors requirements.

All University of Oklahoma Honors graduates must turn in a copy of their Honors Thesis along with our thesis cover sheet in order to fulfill the requirements for graduating with Honors. The cover sheet form must be signed by your professor.  You can submit your thesis and your thesis cover sheet to honorsforms@ou.edu , or drop them off at the main office.   Your Honors Thesis is due to the Honors College main office by the Friday of finals week of your graduating semester. You can either submit your work from Honors Research 3980, or some other thesis-worthy material, such as a capstone research paper. For more information on the Honors Thesis standards, please see the “Thesis Standard” on this page.

Petition forms are for non-honors students who wish to take an honors course. You may be issued permission to enroll if: 

-The course is not fully enrolled.
-All active Honors students have had the chance to enroll in the course. This typically occurs the week after freshmen have enrolled in mid-April or mid-November. 
-The student has maintained a 3.40 OU retention GPA or above. 

                                                                            OR
        
-The student has received the instructor's permission to enroll in the course. We will need proof of this permission, which can be attached to this form or emailed to Tanya Miller at maverickly@ou.edu.

Every Honors graduate must apply to graduate with Honors through the Honors college main office. The deadlines to apply are March 1st for May graduation, and July 1 for August graduation, and October 1st for December graduation. Please apply early and have your requirements checked either by the Honors Advisor, Jeff Cooper, or the Cum Laude Graduation Coordinator, Tanya Miller. 

If you have questions about honors graduation, please contact Tanya Miller at maverickly@ou.edu or 405-325-5292. You can make an appointment with the Honors Advisor at iadvise.ou.edu or through email at jdcooper@ou.edu or 405-325-8692

Application to Graduate with Honors