Graduating with Honors Recognition

Plan for UMF Education Majors to Graduate with Honors

Often, education majors’ degree plans leave little to no room for Honors courses in their schedules, leading many students to believe they cannot meet the requirements of the Honors Program. This is not true!

How to graduate with an Honors Certificate (9 HON credits

Take HON 101 + two 3-credit HON courses or take any three 3-credit HON courses (including the options below). Options include:

  • 3-credit courses such as HON 277 or 377
  • 3 credits of HON 305 “Honors Enhancement” in which students take a course outside of Honors (e.g., an education or English course) and turn it into an Honors course
  • 3 credits of Honors Experience–technically this is not a course students register for, but an opportunity for students to count an internship, a travel course, or their student teaching as an experience they reflect on and present on publicly (in concert with the Honors director’s approval). These 3 credits are internal to the Honors program and do not appear on a student’s transcript.

How to graduate with University Honors (15 HON credits)

Take HON 101 + four 3-credit HON courses which must include one 3xx course or take any five 3-credit HON courses (including the options below), one of which must be an HON 3xx course.

  • 3-credit courses such as HON 277 or 377
  • 3 credits of HON 305 “Honors Enhancement” in which students take a course outside of Honors (e.g., an education or English course) and turn it into an Honors course
  • 3 credits of Honors Experience–technically this is not a course students register for, but an opportunity for students to count an internship, a travel course, or their student teaching as an experience they reflect on and present on publicly (in concert with the Honors director’s approval). These 3 credits are internal to the Honors program and do not appear on a student’s transcript.

How to graduate as a University Honors Scholar (15 HON credits)

Take HON 101 + three 3-credit HON courses + HON 499 capstone (thesis/creative or service project) or take any five 3-credit HON courses (including the options below), one of which must be HON 499.

  • 3-credit courses such as HON 277 or 377
  • 3 credits of HON 305 “Honors Enhancement” in which students take a course outside of Honors (e.g., an education or English course) and turn it into an Honors course
  • 3 credits of Honors Experience–technically this is not a course students register for, but an opportunity for students to count an internship, a travel course, or their student teaching as an experience they reflect on and present on publicly (in concert with the Honors director’s approval). These 3 credits are internal to the Honors program and do not appear on a student’s transcript.

Contact Us

Honors Program
University of Maine at Farmington
238 Main Street
Farmington, ME 04938
778-7199
umfhonors@maine.edu