Alternative Course Experiences
Alternative Course Experiences
Alternative Course Experiences
Honors alternative course experiences (ACE) are educational opportunities beyond the classroom that may replace one or more Honors courses (maximum of three for non-Engineering majors; two for Engineering students). To be eligible to receive alternative course credit, Honors students must be in good standing and apply in advance. Along with completing the experience, a final reflection paper is required. Full details about each type of Honors ACE and their respective application instructions can be found in the ACE Guidebook.
Application Deadlines:
Summer 2022 - June 1, 2022
Fall 2022 - June 3, 2022
Spring 2023 - November 18, 2022
Summer 2023 - June 2, 2023
Fall 2023 - June 5, 2023
Final Reflection Deadlines:
Summer 2022 - August 26, 2022
Fall 2022 - December 19, 2022
Spring 2023 - May 5, 2023
Summer 2023 - August 25, 2023
*Application deadlines apply to all types of Honors ACEs with the exception of Honors Contracts, which are due within the first two weeks of the semester enrolled in the course.
Types of ACEs
Graduate Course via Senior Privilege
Internship
Research or Creative Experience
Study Abroad
There are many reasons why Honors students should take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad. Experiencing life in other countries and cultures; developing foreign language skills; broadening worldviews; and making lifelong friends while earning college credit are just some of them. Many students use study abroad experiences to prepare for graduate school and future employment. Most importantly, the experience will be one that you will remember and value for the rest of your life.
Honors Contracts
Honors contract work extends, enhances, and/or enriches course material for the Honors
student to have the class count as an Honors Experience through the Alternative Course
Experience (ACE) mechanism. The student’s work must be measurably different from
other students’ work in the non-honors course.
Examples include:
● A lengthier or more in-depth final paper/project/presentation
● Extra* and/or different work in the faculty member’s lab
● A related but different experiment or project
● An oral presentation to the class
● Research assistant work for the faculty member on material connected to the class
● Additional* research related to a performance or production
*Student’s work should be within the parameters of the course’s credit hours