Honors Advising
Honors academic advisors serve as secondary advisors to your major advisors. Honors advisors typically meet with students annually about honors requirements, registration, experiential opportunities, degree composition, and general mentorship. The DHC also has dedicated career advising for honors students in all majors. The DHC team provides honors academic and career advising through 1:1 advising meetings, group advising sessions, and regular workshop series. Students can schedule directly with advisors through Navigate.

Samuel Kellogg
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The Davidson Honors College began offering dedicated career development programming in the fall of 2017 through philanthropic support from Ian and Nancy Davidson, who believe that an excellent education leads to postgraduate success and the development of informed, engaged citizens in Montana and beyond.
Mission
The purpose of focusing on career development is to promote the postgraduate success of our students and alumni. To that end, we:
- Engage our students in developing and accomplishing postgraduate goals that align with their academic and personal interests, while also maximizing their positive impact on society;
- Promote opportunities for our students to develop professional skills throughout their academic experiences; and
- Connect our students with professional career advisors, alumni mentors, and relevant employers and/or graduate programs.
What We Do
- Conduct personalized career advising and strategic planning with students.
- Lead seminars that include resume building, cover letter review, and techniques for success in various interview settings.
- Assist students in securing internships, jobs, and graduate school placements that align with career goals.
- Host engagement opportunities with private industry and public sector employers at the state, regional, and national levels.
- Assist students in building – online and offline – customized portfolios that effectively showcase their skills and work.
Personal and Professional Development Course (HONR 291, offered Fall)
We like to say this class is a gift to your future selves since you will be working on things you will have to do anyway (think: resumes, cover letters, personal statements, interview prep) but with support and a little fun along the way! This is a great course for transfer students and an awesome opportunity to get a sense of honors at UM and prepare yourself for your remaining time before graduation.
In our Personal & Professional seminar, we’ll be covering all the things you need to know and do to apply for jobs, scholarships, and generally prepare yourself to reach your amazing academic and career goals. What’s especially great about this course is that you’ll not only have our support, but you will also build a peer network that you’ll be able to work with in the fall semester and beyond.
- For personal development, students consider the big picture of what motivates them, their passions and goals, and how what opportunities can help achieve those goals. Students will explore the components of external scholarship and graduate applications and how to be successful; including curriculum vitae, personal statements, project descriptions, and how to work with mentors. Additionally, students will receive support from their instructors and build a peer-network.
- For professional development, students will look at what motivates them professionally, what kind of leader they want to be, and what they are interested in learning about themselves and doing after college, whether it’s graduate school or their first job. Students will learn how to build resumes, develop a professional online presence, and practice interview skills, network with alumni and community leaders, and more.
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Students in the Davidson Honors College receive priority registration status, which allows them to register before the general UM student body. Please reference the UM Office of the Registrar’s Priority Class Registration Timetable for up-to-date information on when priority registration will open for the coming term.
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The Undergraduate Advising Center on the UM Campus is an excellent resource for questions related to advising policies and procedures, timelines, deadlines, and courses. They also have several advisors on staff who can meet with students for 1:1 appointments.
Meet Your DHC Advisors

Bethany Applegate
Honors students receive general advising support from the DHC’s Director of Student Engagement, Bethany Applegate, who assists students with honors trajectory planning, honors course selection, honors requirement completion, and general academic advice and guidance. Additionally, the Director of Student Engagement provides advising assistance related to exploring options for out-of-classroom experiential educational opportunities such as study abroad, independent study, and domestic field courses.
To schedule a General Advising session with Bethany, please either use or email Bethany directly.

Andy Josten
The DHC’s Student Success Coordinator, Andy Josten, provides general honors advising and is happy to chat about everything from honors requirements to course selection to experiential opportunities like studying abroad or pursuing research. Andy brings an especially important perspective as a recent UM and DHC alumni! In addition to 1:1 advising sessions, Andy will be helping to host Drop-In Advising Sessions as well.
To schedule a General Advising session with Andy, please either use or email Andy directly.

Kaetlyn Cordingley
The DHC’s Associate Dean and Director of Career Development, Community Partnerships, and Scholarships, Katie Cordingley, provides advising related to professional development opportunities and internships. In addition to 1:1 advising sessions, the DHC’s Career Development Program offers a series of workshops every semester.
To schedule a Career Development advising session, please use or email Katie directly.