Timeframe and Deadlines
Honors Program
Fall - 1st Semester Junior Year
- Attend orientation session on Honors Program
- Select a thesis advisor and a thesis topic
- Select a second reader
- Submit Honors thesis proposal to the Honors Program Director one week after Fall Break
- Pre-register for Honors I
Spring - 2nd Semester Junior Year
- Enroll in Honors I
- Conduct research under the direction of the thesis advisor
- Attend Junior Colloquium meetings with Honors Director
- Submit Progress Report to thesis Committee and the Honors Program Director by Monday following spring break
- Meet with Thesis Committee for Assessment Meeting
- 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 end of first week of classes, or submit request for an extension.
- Revise thesis
- Submit defense version of thesis to all committee members by Friday prior to Fall Break, or two weeks before Thanksgiving if an extension has been granted.
- Defend thesis in the weeks between Fall Break and Thanksgiving
Spring - 2nd Semester Senior Year
- Participate in and present research at the Honors Conference
- Submit final version of thesis to the Honors Program Director by February
- Deposit final draft of thesis with Acquisitions Librarian
