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Millsaps Honors Program

General Honors Project Timeframe and Deadlines

Fall – 1st Semester Junior Year
· Meet with Dr. Eric Griffin, Honors Program Director, to explore the Honors Program
· Select a thesis advisor and a thesis topic
· Select a second reader
· Submit Honors Thesis Proposal to the Honors Program Director two weeks prior to pre-registration
· Pre-register for Honors I

Spring – 2nd Semester Junior Year
· Enroll in Honors I
· Conduct research under direction of thesis advisor
· Submit Progress Report to Honors Program Director by Friday prior to spring break
· Meet with Thesis Committee to discuss progress report
· Pre-register for Honors II

Summer – Summer between Junior and Senior Years
· Complete research and write thesis

Fall – 1st Semester Senior Year
· Enroll in Honors II
· Distribute a substantial draft of the thesis to all committee members by early September
· Revise thesis
· Submit “defense version” of thesis to all committee members by Friday prior to fall break.
· Defend thesis in weeks between fall break and Thanksgiving break
· Pre-register for Honors Colloquium

Spring– 2nd Semester Senior Year
· Participate in Honors Colloquium
· Submit final version of thesis to the Honors Program Director by February

 

 


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