{"id":14890,"date":"2020-04-07T17:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=14890"},"modified":"2020-04-07T17:58:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:58:25","slug":"covid-related-modifications-to-honors-contracts-now-in-progress-and-a-reminder-about-end-of-semester-honors-attribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2020\/04\/07\/covid-related-modifications-to-honors-contracts-now-in-progress-and-a-reminder-about-end-of-semester-honors-attribution\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-related Modifications to Honors Contracts now in progress and a Reminder about End of Semester Honors Attribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Honors College<\/p>\n

Students with Honors Contracts<\/b> in progress this semester may need to make changes to those plans when warranted by the transition to online classes and\/or social distancing or travel restrictions and\/or a change to S\/U grading option.\u00a0 The Honors College has been instructing students in this kind of situation to reach out to their faculty member first to start a conversation about the needed modifications and to reset expectations.\u00a0 <\/i>Students with needed modifications to their projects have been asked to email the Honors College at honors@wcu.edu<\/a> with a summary of the agreed upon modifications and to copy (cc) that email to their faculty member.\u00a0 Faculty members are asked to reach out<\/i> to students who may be in this situation, if they haven\u2019t yet heard from the student.\u00a0 Early intervention in this case will help to stave off issues at the end of the semester.\u00a0 For students who do not need any modifications to their Honors Contracts, no action is needed.<\/p>\n

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Success with an Honors Contract project will continue to be assigned Honors attribution by the faculty member at the time when Final Grades are submitted.\u00a0 For students with approved Honors Contracts in progress, a special drop-down box appears next to the student\u2019s final grade box for the course in the Final Grades window.\u00a0 If a student has not been successful in earning Honors attribution, the faculty member can likewise select that option in the Final Grades window.\u00a0 Faculty cannot assign a grade of Incomplete only to the Honors Contract.\u00a0 If a faculty member needs to assign an Incomplete, that Incomplete is assigned to the course and then both the grade and honors attribution are assigned when complete.<\/p>\n

The link below, to the Registrar\u2019s website (click > Web Grading > Final Grades Reporting), shows the Final Grades screen with Honors Contract options.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/learn\/academic-services\/registrars-office\/information-for-faculty-and-staff.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

The Honors College Office is functioning currently in a fully online mode.\u00a0 Faculty with questions about Honors Contracts are encouraged to email us at honors@wcu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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