Approval Procedure:

Approval Procedure for a new Pathfinder Honor:

1. The Conference Director of Pathfinder Ministries will submit the AY Honor proposal by September 1, of the current year, to the NAD Director of Pathfinder Ministries. The new AY Honor proposal will be considered by the NAD AY Honor Subcommittee that convenes after September 1 of the year in question. Recommendations on whether to accept the honor proposal as submitted, or indicate the need for possible changes, or rejection of the proposal will be made to the NAD Pathfinder Committee.
2. AY Honors proposals need to be type written and double spaced. Please submit a disk with the new AY Honor proposal file.
3. New AY Honor proposals should be submitted only of AY Honors that have already been piloted by at least three local Pathfinder Clubs in the Conference submitting the honor. A written statement by the Conference's Director of Pathfinder Ministries to the NAD Director of Pathfinder Ministries stating that the AY Honor being proposed has been piloted, needs to accompany the new AY Honor proposal.
4. The NAD Director of Pathfinder Ministries will write the Conference Director of Pathfinder Ministries with information on the recommendations made by the NAD Pathfinder Committee on the AY Honor proposal submitted.
5. The new AY Honor proposal will be official when it has been accepted in writing by the NAD Director of Pathfinder Ministries, and a general announcement has been made to the NAD constituency about the new AY Honor.

1. Supply all biographical data as requested.
2. Indicate proposed title and topical category for the new honor.
3. Briefly state the purpose for the proposed honor.
4. Submit a suggested sketch for the honor. Indicate design colors.
5. Indicate the appropriate difficulty level(s) for the honor:
   1. Skill Level 1 - Grades 5-6
   2. Skill Level 2 - Grades 7-10
   3. Skill Level 3 - Grades 11 and up
6. List specific sources needed for completing honor requirements. For each source be sure to list its title, author, publisher, and copyright date.
7. List materials needed to complete the honor and an estimate of their cost per person. Also estimate the time needed to complete the honor.
8. List honor requirements.
9. Give a complete answer to each requirement.