Honors Conversions

Confirming Completion of Conversion Work – Required Steps

At the end of the semester, by the last day of classes if possible, after all of the extra work for your Honors conversion has been completed, you must follow these steps to request approval from the instructor in our online system:

  1. Go to Kuali Build, https://uconn.kualibuild.com/app/builder/, and log in with your NetID.
  2. Look at the top of the page and click on Action List.
  3. Locate your Honors Conversion request(s) and open.
  4. Scroll down to the Student Conversion Completion step and click "Yes" for "Yes - I have completed the work and submitted it to the professor" and Mark as Complete.  These actions are required to send a request to the professor to approve your conversion work for Honors credit.

If the professor approves your conversion work by Wednesday, December 18th, when course grades are due, you should see the "Honors credit" notation on your transcript for the course by the beginning of January.  Late conversion approvals will result in a delay in Honors credit posting.

Email honors@uconn.edu with any questions or issues with the system.

Withdrawing from a Conversion Request

At any time in the semester, if you wish to withdraw your conversion request, go to your Kuali Build home page, click on My Documents, locate your conversion form, go to the Actions column, click on vertical ellipses and then Withdraw.

Please Note: The Honors office will not post anything to your transcript about attempting or withdrawing from a conversion.

Conversion Request Deadline

For Fall 2024 - the deadline for approved Honors conversion requests was Friday, September 13th.

For Winter 2025, the deadline is one week into the course.

For Spring 2025, the deadline is Friday, February 7th. The form will be updated and available by the week before the semester starts.

Earning Honors Credit Through the Conversion Process

If you are enrolled in the Honors Program, there are cases in which you may earn Honors credits in a non-Honors course. To do this, you work out a plan with the instructor of the course to be converted, submit an Honors conversion request to be approved by the instructor and your Honors Advisor, and “convert” the course to Honors credit by completing agreed upon work and earning a B- or above in the course and having it approved by the instructor.

IMPORTANT: Conversions are not allowed for courses with sections already offered for Honors credit or Honors course equivalents. Students must arrange their schedule to accommodate the Honors section (unless the Honors section is full at the time of registration).

Steps to Follow Before Submitting a Conversion Request

  1. Read the Honors Conversion Policy before pursuing an Honors Conversion.
  2. IMPORTANT: Search for the course in the Dynamic Class Search, Honors Classes Only.  Conversions are not allowed for courses with sections already offered for Honors credit or Honors course equivalents. Students must arrange their schedule to accommodate the Honors section (unless the course is full at the time of registration).
  3. Communicate with the instructor to gain their support BEFORE submitting an online conversion request.
  4. Look up your Honors advisor prior to beginning your online request. Log into Student Admin, Academic Progress & Advising, Advisor tab, and cross check which advisor is on this list for your Honors major Honors advisor list by school/college.
  5. Only submit one request per course.  If you create a duplicate please email honors@uconn.edu to have one removed from the system.
  6. Submit request(s) early in the semester to allow approval by the instructor and then your Honors advisor by the posted approval deadline.
  7. IMPORTANT: You must receive an email confirming that the instructor and your Honors advisor approved your request, prior to beginning conversion work.

Submit an Honors Conversion Request

For Winter 2025 conversions, please email honors@uconn.edu for the link.

For Spring 2025, the conversion form will be updated and available about a week before the semesters starts and a direct link will be posted here.

Approved Conversion Request Deadlines:

  • Spring/Fall approved conversion requests are due by the end of the 3rd week of the semester.
  • Winter/Summer approved conversion requests are due by the end of the 1st week of the course.

Check the Status of Your Conversion

It is the student's responsibility to check the status of their conversion request(s) to be sure they have been approved by the instructor and by the advisor.  The instructor must first approve, then the Honors advisor receives a request to approve. After they both approve you will receive a confirmation email and can begin the work.

Check your Fall 2024 (and forward) conversion requests by logging into Kuali Build, clicking on My Documents at the top, and looking at the Status column. Click near the Title of the form to view the full form you submitted, then click the vertical ellipsis and Workflow Status to see where your form is in the process.

Standards for an Honors Conversion

  • Go more deeply into method or theory
  • Address more sophisticated questions and/or include more advanced or demanding readings or problems
  • Satisfy more rigorous standards than non-Honors coursework

Examples of Honors Conversion Projects

  • Researching and writing an extra scholarly paper
  • Preparing and delivering a presentation of relevant material to the class
  • Attending symposia or lecture series and writing critical reviews of the ideas presented
  • Participation in additional service activities or field experience and analyzing one's experiences
  • Completing an additional set of challenging problems or laboratory experiments
  • Participation in regular seminars that complement a class

Things to Keep in Mind to Convert a Course

  • Courses with sections (or equivalent courses) already offered for Honors credit in the same semester cannot be converted, students must enroll in the Honors section or equivalent course. [Students may convert courses where Honors sections are full.]
  • Graduate courses (5000 and above in the course catalog) may count as Honors credit toward your Honors graduation requirements if approved by your Honors advisor on your Honors Final Plan of Study. You do not need to complete a conversion form. Graduate courses will not be noted as “Honors credit” on your transcript.
  • S/U courses and courses placed on P/F are not eligible for Honors credit.
  • If you wish to do Honors work while participating in an Education Abroad program, you may propose a conversion project with the on-site instructor. Education abroad conversions require approval from the Honors advisor in the department approving the course for UConn credit and the Honors advisor in the student’s major department. Alternatively, you may work under the supervision of the Honors advisor in the course department-from a distance-to complete a conversion project for a course taken while abroad.
  • Deadlines: Fall/Spring: End of third week of classes |  Inter/Sum: End of first week of class
  • At the end of the semester, instructors will be sent an email message asking them to approve Honors conversions via the on-line Honors conversion system.
  • Students may check the status of their conversions via the on-line Honors conversion system
  • Completed conversions will take 2 to 4 weeks to process after grades are posted and then the "Honors Credit" notation will appear on students' transcripts
  • Make sure to consult the regulations included on the Honors Conversion Policy.