1. Enhancement Key Points
Must be an upper level course in your major or minor
May not be a course that we currently offer as an honors section (incl. ENGL/GNED 400, CTZN 410)
May not be a study abroad course
You must submit a detailed Intent to Enhance form BEFORE contacting your professor
As an honors scholar, you are expected to come with specific ideas for enhancing the course that you will be able to present to your professor.

2. Enhancement Expectations
Read the following that will be sent to your faculty mentor, and keep in mind these 3 points:
The expectations for the work to be completed
The poster session information
The timing of the addition of “Honors” to your transcript
Please note: You are NOT able to enhance ENGL 400 or GNED 400. You must take an Honors Section.

3. Faculty E-mail/Student Expectations
Good afternoon, Dr. Longwood,
Mary Beth Smith, a student in your Advanced Potions class, has submitted to the Honors College a form to declare an intention to enhance your course.  An enhancement, which is referred to as a “contract course” at many institutions, is a means by which an Honors student can take an upper-level course to meet both major and Honors requirements.  Though enhancements may be used for other purposes in certain circumstances, the intent is to allow students to do advanced Honors work in major courses that are unlikely to have enough Honors students in a given semester to warrant an Honors section.
As a follow-up to Mary’s submission, I would like to outline some expectations for the work in an enhanced course.  Given the tremendous variability in student majors, these are necessarily broad.
The student will have a serious discussion with the faculty member to determine the appropriateness of an enhancement and the faculty member’s ability to add it to his/her workload.  We anticipate that successful completion will require regular contact between you and Mary outside of class.  Please understand that there is no expectation that you will agree to oversee an enhancement, and we know that it may not be a good fit in this course and/or this semester.
The student and faculty member together will determine an appropriate project or other effort for the enhancement.  We like to say that this will be “different work, not more work,” but the truth is that different work is usually also more work.  This project should be substantial, mature, scholarly work.  Again, this will differ from one course to the next, but please think about an effort and time investment on par with that required for a page research paper.
Each student is required to share her/his knowledge, skills, and experiences with an appropriate audience.  That may be your class, but we have an expectation that it will include the Cormier Honors College Poster Session (Wednesday 26 April, late afternoon; more details to follow).
Students were required to submit an “intent to enhance” form to the Honors College. Each student is then contacted by me to 1) explore the appropriateness of the proposed plan or 2) direct him/her to the next step in the process, which is talking to you. The scope and timeline for the project are for you and Mary to determine.  Once you two have outlined the Honors effort in your class, Mary will submit a formal enhancement contract form to the Honors College. Mary will be contacted by the Honors College staff later in the semester to coordinate printing of the poster, and I will be in touch with you during exam week to determine if Mary has met your and our expectations for Honors credit.  If Mary has, then the Honors designation will be added to the course listing on the academic transcript after grades have been submitted.
Thank you, Dr. Longwood, for considering this opportunity to work with one of our Honors students.  Enhancements provide important and very individualized growth opportunities for students, and they are only possible due to the investment of time and energy by faculty.  I appreciate that you almost certainly do not have time for this, and that makes this all the more valued by me and by Mary.  Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time with questions.  I will be happy to assist.

4. What do I do now? Read Enhancement Expectations Done!
Honors sends to Faculty
Fill out “Intent to Enhance” Form
Honors gives red light
Send to Mrs. Znosko by end of Week 3
Honors gives green light
Speak with Faculty Sponsor about potential Project
Prepare “Enhancement Contract” by end of Week 4
Submit Title and Abstract to Mrs. Z by end of Week 13
Present Poster at the end of the semester

5. Intent to Enhance Please find the following form at:
Student Name: Harry Potter Student Which course do you want to enhance: Year 4 Potions (HOGW 422) Who is teaching the course? Professor S. Snape
Please describe why you are interested in enhancing this course and what you hope to gain in knowledge, skills, or abilities by doing so.
Please describe your ideas for changing the work in the course (as described in your syllabus) to accomplish that.

6. Enhancement Contract
Student name: Me Student Campus ID number: LXXXXXXXX Professor: Dr. Longwood Professor Course Number: BIO CRN for course: 4000 Credit Number: 3 Academic Term: Spring 2015 Description: 2-3 Paragraphs Student Signature: _______________ Date: Faculty Signature: _________________ Date:

7. Poster Presentations *Important Dates:
Honors Enhancement Poster Guidelines
Size: 32”x 40” – In PowerPoint, go to the “Design” tab, click “Page Layout” and put in your dimensions in the box (Landscape).
Tips and Guides: Hit “Slide Show” Button to open links
Information for Posters in Humanities (Texas Tech)
Poster Design for all disciplines
Effective Posters (For all)
Great Poster Design Tips
Online Tutorial (Kansas University)
Good vs. Poor Posters (U of Guelph)
UNC Poster Tips
Scientific Posters (KMEverson)
Poster Set up in Powerpoint – instructions near bottom of page.
*Important Dates:
Submit poster to by noon on November 26th.
The poster session is Nov 27th with details to follow.

8. Course Enhancements – Summary
Submit ‘Intent to enhance’ proposal to the Honors College via
When greenlighted, schedule a meeting to talk with your faculty member.
‘Honors enhancement’ contract is submitted after talking with faculty member, and you both have signed. Return to the Honors Office.