Ongoing Preparation for Honors Graduation
- If you are planning to graduate in less than four years or more than four years, please email honors@uconn.edu to let us know. The Honors offices uses the year you entered UConn to determine when you will graduate and when to send out important reminders for forms and deadlines.
- Follow your Honors Preliminary Plan of Study that you submitted through Quest (Honors Plan) as a junior. You will update that plan to submit as your Honors Final Plan by the end of your next to last semester.
- Connect with your departmental Honors advisor about any changes to your Honors Plan and discuss department-specific Honors requirements.
- Communicate with your Honors advisor about your plan and completion of your Engagement in the Major Field
- Stay in touch with your Honors advisor and thesis supervisor as you work to complete your Honors thesis/project.
- Review your transcript to be sure “Honors credit” has been added for all courses taken for Honors credit (Honors graded or conversion).
- Review HuskyCT for badges awarded for UHL Co-curricular requirements.
- Contact honors@uconn.edu with any questions.
Honors Graduation Deadlines by Intended Degree Date
May 2026
| December 5, 2025 | Approved Honors Final Plan of Study in Quest (different than a major plan in Student Admin) |
| February 6, 2026 | Approved Honors Thesis Plan in Kuali |
| February 13, 2026 | Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System |
| February 13, 2026 | Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors Final Plan in Quest) |
| March 1, 2026 | UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach |
| May 1, 2026 | UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT |
| May 1, 2026 | UHL: Events – Final Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT |
| May 1, 2026 | Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest |
| May 1, 2026 or later | Submit Thesis to Digital Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date |
| May 1, 2026 | Honors Senior Survey |
| May 2, 2026 | Honors Medals Ceremony |
| May 2026 | Commencement |
| May 12, 2026 | Semester grades due by 4PM |
| May 12, 2026 | Professor Approvals for Honors Conversion Work in Kuali |
| May 15, 2026 | Routine two-week Honors thesis extension (with permission from advisors); no email to Honors is required unless a further extension is needed. |
| Beyond May 15, 2026 | For further Honors thesis extension, contact honors@uconn.edu and provide expected completion date and indication of Honors advisor and thesis supervisor agreement with extension date. |
| 12:00PM Noon on June TBD, 2026 | Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 12:00PM Noon; FINAL DEGREE DEADLINE/Degree Date Close Out – Completion after this date will result in a delayed degree. Contact honors@uconn.edu with any questions. |
August 2026
| December 5, 2025 | Approved Honors Final Plan of Study in Quest (different than major plan in Student Admin) |
| February 6, 2026 | Approved Honors Thesis Plan in Kuali |
| June 11, 2026 | Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System |
| June 11, 2026 | Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors Final Plan in Quest) |
| March 1, 2026 | UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach |
| May 1, 2026 | UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT |
| May 1, 2026 | UHL: Events – Final Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT |
| August 31, 2026 | Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest |
| August 31, 2026 or later | Submit Thesis to Digital Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date |
| May 1, 2026 | Honors Senior Survey |
| May 2, 2026 | Honors Medals Ceremony |
| May 2026 | Commencement |
| September TBD, 2026 | Semester grades due by 4PM |
| For further Honors thesis extension, contact honors@uconn.edu and provide expected completion date and indication of Honors advisor and thesis supervisor agreement with extension date. | |
| 12:00PM Noon on September TBD, 2026 | Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 12PM Noon; FINAL DEGREE DEADLINE/Degree Date Close Out – Completion after this date will result in a delayed degree. Contact honors@uconn.edu with any questions. |
December 2026
| May 1, 2026 | Honors Final Plan of Study |
| September 1, 2026 | Honors Scholar Thesis Plan |
| Sept TBD, 2026 | Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System |
| Sept TBD, 2026 | Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors plans) |
| October 1, 2026 | UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach |
| December 11, 2026 | UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT |
| December 11, 2026 | UHL: Events – Final Event/Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT |
| December 11, 2026 | Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest |
| December 11, 2026 | Submit Thesis to Digital Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date |
| December 11, 2026 | Honors Senior Survey |
| January TBD, 2027 | Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 12PM Noon, EST; FINAL DEGREE DEADLINE/Degree Date Close Out – Completion after this date will result in a delayed degree. Contact honors@uconn.edu with any questions. |
| *May 2, 2026 | Honors Medals Ceremony - *IF Honors Final Plan and Thesis Plan are submit by 2/6/26 |
| May TBD, 2027 | Honors Medals Ceremony |
| May TBD, 2027 | Commencement |