Your Franke Honors Advisors:
- Help you stay on track to graduate with honors while pursuing your chosen degree path
- Create a plan to graduate with honors
- Connect you with courses and opportunities to help you grow academically and professionally
We recommend you meet with your Franke Honors Advisor at least once a semester. To make an advising appointment, please schedule using the links below.
From signing up for classes to getting career advice, your advisors are here to help.
What's the difference between an academic advisor and a Franke Honors advisor?
Your academic advisor is determined based on your chosen major. Once you select your major, you will be assigned an advisor within your academic college. They can tell you what courses are required for your major, approve the use of transfer credit toward your degree, or sign off on your major graduation requirements. Find your academic advisor on your UAccess homepage or through the Advising Resource Center advisor directory.
Your Franke Honors advisor is here to help you select a major and stay on a path within your chosen major to graduate with honors. They will help you find ways to earn honors credits, even outside of honors courses. They can connect you with opportunities that are unique to Franke Honors students, such as undergraduate research, study abroad, and service learning.
MEET YOUR ADVISOR!
Franke Honors Advisors are assigned to students based on the first letter of the student's last name.
Advising FAQs
You can view your Honors requirements in your Academic Advisement Report which is available in UAccess Student Center. For details watch this short video.
Use the "Additional Filters" in the class search. Here is a short video guide.
It is preferred that students complete their seminar requirement in their first year. Find the list of seminar options HERE.
In the first and second semester it is recommended that students have at least 4 Honors units, this is a suggested starting point, not a fixed semester-by-semester requirement. Some semesters you may have less, and some you may have more. Meet with your Franke Advisor to discuss how to incorporate Honors units into each semester.
Many courses offer a designated Honors Section, but for those that do not offer an Honors section, some professors will allow students to do an Honors Contract. The Honors Contract is a way to make non-honors courses, Honors Credit Bearing. The terms are discussed with the professor at the start of the course. It is the student’s responsibility to submit the contract for approval. Students cannot contract a course that offers an Honors section
Honors Contracts are processed manually by your Honors Advisor AFTER your instructor approves the contract. You will receive an email from your Honors Advisor once the contract has been processed.
Yes! All Franke Honors Students, including Engineering, need to submit a Thesis Prospectus. The Prospectus Form will adapt accordingly to your major.
Yes! In addition to submitting your Senior Design project to your Engineering Professor, you will need to submit a PDF to the Franke Honors College. Find details on how and what to include in your submission HERE.
Please reach out to your major advisor, or if you are completing your Thesis in your minor, reach out to your minor advisor. Many departments have their own process and/or form to be enrolled in your Thesis units.
| The Honors thesis is completed in your final two semesters at the University of Arizona. You will need to be enrolled in 3 thesis units each semester. The Prospectus is due by the last day of classes the semester before beginning the thesis units. Your final submission is due the last day of classes the second semester of thesis. |
Please note that some academic programs have a culminating project that will fulfill the honors thesis requirement. The list includes College of Engineering majors, Accounting , Entrepreneurship, Finance, BFA Film and TV, and College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture majors. If you are in any of these programs, your thesis and timeline will be guided by your major department, and you should defer to them for instructions.
Here are detailed instructions from the Office of the Registrar.
HONORS ADVISING FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS (DEGREE AUDITS)
Students initiate the degree audit process by applying for graduation via UAccess. The deadline is Sept 1st for December graduates and Feb 1st for May or August graduates.
Once the student has applied to graduate they will then meet with their academic advisor in their primary major. If applicable, students may need to see the advisor in their 2nd major or minor, if necessary. Students need not meet with their Honors Advisor. The W. A. Franke Honors College will submit a list of students approved to graduate with honors directly to Graduation Services at the end of the semester.
Students expecting to graduate with honors, should expect an email from their Honors Academic Advisor confirming their progress toward graduation with honors. The Honors Advisor will outline the number of Honors units completed thus far and the number still needed to graduate with honors. They will also confirm the student’s GPA is 3.4 (or can be reasonably expected to reach 3.4 by graduation). Finally, the Honors Advisor will outline the process for submitting the Honors Thesis to the W.A. Franke Honors College by the assigned deadline
Any concerns about thesis projects in-progress, or graduation specifics should be addressed to the students assigned Honors Advisor. Please email the appropriate advisor based on the student's last name.
HONORS FACULTY LIAISONS
Most academic departments have designated a faculty member to serve as the Honors Faculty Liaisons for students in their major.
The Honors Faculty Liaison does not generally provide academic advising on degree requirements; rather, this individual provides mentorship and guidance to honors students who are interested in becoming more engaged in their discipline, seeking special research opportunities, or planning for graduate school or careers. Honors Faculty Liaisons can also help students plan for the honors thesis/capstone and answer questions about research in their areas of interest.