The honors project is one of the most important differences between a student's experiences in honors versus one of the regular academic programs. It is an opportunity to develop and conduct research or a developmental project in the student's area of interest with the guidance of their faculty adviser or other faculty with expertise in the area. The research or developmental project will be a rewarding and productive experience only if the student is sufficiently motivated and prepared.

Each honors student must prepare a proposal prior to conducting a project. The proposal must be discussed with the student's adviser (and project adviser if different from the faculty adviser) to give the student the benefit of the expertise of the faculty regarding current literature and research in the student's area of interest. A properly prepared proposal requires considerable thought about establishing project objectives, procedures, time, and facility priorities. Projects are normally initiated during the junior year and conducted during the senior year of the undergraduate program.

Members of the Honors Committee teach FAES H590.01 as a research methodology course to assist each honors student in preparing to write the proposal. The Honors Committee strongly encourages each student to enroll in FAES H590.01 during the Autumn quarter of their junior year.

Honors students are required to complete a minimum of eight (8) hours of Honors Project, H683. It is College policy that credit in H683 courses, which may be counted toward meeting the requirements for an undergraduate degree, shall not exceed 10 credit hours.

The honors project is complete when the Honors Thesis is approved and submitted to the College Office.

Students in the Agriculture-Graduate (Combined) Program may combine undergraduate individual studies and graduate individual studies or thesis hours to meet the minimum eight (8) credit hours requirement, or, take a minimum of eight (8) hours at the graduate level.