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General Honors Project Timeframe and Deadlines
Fall – 1st Semester Junior Year
- Meet with Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski, 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
Spring– 2nd Semester Senior Year
- Present research publically in 15-20 minute presentation at the Honors Conference Weekend
- Submit final version of thesis to the Honors Program Director by February
- Deposit final draft of thesis with Acquisitions Librarian.
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