Timetable for College Honors Work
Please consult "Important Dates" for exact deadlines
Junior Year, Second Semester:
- Receive official invitation from Dean's Office
to participate in College Honors program.
- Consult with faculty advisor who agrees
to supervise project. The advisor must be a tenured or tenure-track professor
in the College of Arts and Sciences. (If you don't know whether this is the
case, ask!) Students are invited to submit a short statement of intent to
the Chair of College Honors. The statement should include a general topic
area and the name and signature of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise
the project.
Senior Year, First Semester:
- By the end of the Add/Drop period, register for Hon 2XX (The course number
will be different for each department.)
- Early October or February (depending on the semester in which the thesis
work will begin) submit the completed application by the deadline. No proposals will be accepted after this deadline.
- The Committee will inform all candidates on acceptance decisions. (Work
done this semester on projects that the Committee turns down may receive
credit as Departmental Readings and Research.)
Senior Year, Second Semester:
- Early in the semester plan oral defense of project with faculty supervisor
and two additional evaluators (See Completing, Defending,
and Certifying the College Honors Thesis). The student should ensure that the thesis advisor electronically submits the "Schedule of the College Honors Thesis Defense" form to indicate the date, time, and place agreed upon for the defense by the student and his or her thesis committee. This form should be submitted at least 2 weeks in
advance of the defense.
- By the last day of the examination period complete the defense and submit
the completed written project. Your thesis committee chair must submit the
Evaluation of Thesis Defense form to the Chair of Honors Committee (via the Dean's Office) by the last day of examination period.
- During Commencement festivities attend reception honoring students completing
College Honors projects.
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