New Honors Program

College Approval Deadline: November 1 (annually). Effective term is for the subsquent academic year. For example, if you submit a proposal and receive college approval by November 1, 2021, your proposal will be effective for the 2022-2023 Academic Year.  

Proposal Process

Submit the New Program Curriculog Form (instructions linked), and attach a catalog copy cleary indicating program requirements. Two types of Honors Programs exist and any proposals must be in compliance with University Policy S17-13 [pdf] "Undergraduate Student Honors at SJSU".

• Department Major Honors Program

  • Departmental major honors are awarded to students who successfully complete an approved program with their major. Each department that elects to have a major honors program should customize the program to its individual discipline. View the 2019-2020 Audit of Department Major Honors Programs.

• Honors in a Special Course Sequence (SCS) 

  • Honors in a Special Course Sequence (SCS) are awarded to students who successfully complete an approved SCS honors program. SCSs are unique course sequences outside of a major program, which provide students with an interdisciplinary perspective on topics of broad interest. By their nature, SCSs require curricular oversight and subject expertise across departments and/or colleges. SCSs are subject to the same unit minima as minors. 

• Approval Process

  • The New Program Curriculog Form will be routed for recommendation for approval as follows: 

    1. Department Curriculum Committee (optional in Curriculog)
    2. Department Chair
    3. College Curriculum Committee/Associate Dean
    4. Undergraduate Studies (UGS) Committee
    5. Curriculum and Research Committee
    6. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

    Department Curriculum Committee review and recommendation of approval in Curriculog is an optional. If departments wish to have their department curriculum committees added to Curriculog, please contact the Curriculum Analyst.