Timeline for Graduation

Ongoing Preparation for Honors Graduation

  • Follow your Honors Preliminary Plan of Study that you submitted through Quest (Honors Plan) as a junior. You will submit an Honors Final Plan of Study by the end of your next to last semester as one of the steps outlined in the Honors timeline for graduation.
  • Connect with your departmental Honors advisor about any changes to your Honors Plan and discuss department-specific Honors requirements.
  • Communicate with your departmental 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 HuskyCTfor badges awarded for UHL Co-curricular requirements.
  • Contact honors@uconn.edu with any questions.

Honors Graduation Deadlines by Intended Degree Date

May 2024

November 14, 2023 UHL: Leadership – Final Workshop
November 27, 2023 UHL: Leadership Action Plan First Draft – Submit to HuskyCT
December 8, 2023 Honors Final Plan of Study
February 2, 2024 Honors Scholar Thesis Plan
February 9, 2024 Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System
February 9, 2024 Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors Final Plan in Quest)
April 1, 2024 UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required second coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach
April 26, 2024 UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT
April 26, 2024 UHL: Events – Final Event/Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT
April 26, 2024 Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest
April 26, 2024 Submit Thesis to Open Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date
April 26, 2024 Honors Senior Survey
April 27, 2024 Honors Medals Ceremony
May 4 & 5, 2024 Commencement
May 7, 2024 Semester grades due by 4PM
May 10, 2024 Routine two-week Honors thesis extension (with permission from advisors); no email to Honors is required unless a further extension is needed.
Beyond May 10, 2024 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.
Noon on May 31, 2024 Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 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 2024

November 14, 2023 UHL: Leadership – Final Workshop
November 27, 2023 UHL: Leadership Action Plan First Draft – Submit to HuskyCT
December 8, 2023 Honors Final Plan of Study
February 2, 2024 Honors Scholar Thesis Plan
February 9, 2024 Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System
February 9, 2024 Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors plans)
April 1, 2024 UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required second coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach
April 26, 2024 UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT
April 26, 2024 UHL: Events – Final Event/Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT
April 27, 2024 Honors Medals Ceremony
May 4 & 5, 2024 Commencement
August 31, 2024 Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest
August 31, 2024 Submit Thesis to Open Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date
August 31, 2024 Honors Senior Survey
Noon on September, XX, 2024 Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 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 2024

Before March 8, 2024 UHL: Leadership – Final Workshop
March 8, 2024 UHL: Leadership Action Plan First Draft – Submit to HuskyCT
April 26, 2024 Honors Final Plan of Study
September 13, 2024 Honors Scholar Thesis Plan
September 20, 2024 Apply to Graduate via Student Administration System
September 20, 2024 Major & Minor Plans of Study (different than Honors plans)
November 1, 2024 UHL: Leadership Reflection Submission to HuskyCT followed by the required second coaching session with an Honors GPS Coach
December 6, 2024 UHL: Academics in Action Submission to HuskyCT
December 6, 2024 UHL: Events – Final Event/Event Journal Submission to HuskyCT
December 6, 2024 Honors Thesis DUE: submitted and approved in Quest
December 6, 2024 Submit Thesis to Open Commons – highly recommended and may choose to submit at a later date
December 6, 2024 Honors Senior Survey
Noon on January, XX, 2025 Honors requirements must be submitted/approved/posted by 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.
TBD 2025 Honors Medals Ceremony
TBD 2025 Commencement