Deadlines for the Honors Thesis:
The Honors Program is initiating a number of new procedures and deadlines intended to enhance the completion of the Honors Thesis in a timely manner.
1. Students must enroll in HONR 3187 Honors Seminar–Problems in Honors Independent Study in the final semester of their sophomore year or the beginning of their junior year. HONR 3187 is a 1-hour credit course which covers the Honors Thesis Proposal. The Honors Thesis Proposal is 3-5 pages in which students succinctly define the nature of their project, the principle issue or problem, some indication of the existing research on it, the major subtopics, appropriate methods of research and writing, and an introductory list of sources or bibliography. Upon enrollment in this course, students must arrange to meet with the UHP Director for orientation and instruction on the thesis process. Students enrolled in HONR 3187 in the Fall semester must submit their final Honors Thesis Proposal by November 6, 2009; students enrolled in the Spring semester must submit their final Honors Thesis Proposal by March 26, 2010.
2. Once enrolled in HONR 3187, students are required to formulate a committee of at least three faculty members: Two of whom will serve as faculty advisors and one will serve as chair. Students must identify a chair for their thesis committee as early as possible and convey this information to the UHP Director.
3. Students may not take HONR 3387 Honors Independent Study I and HONR 4387 Honors Independent Study II in the same semester. Few exceptions to this rule will be allowed. Any and all exceptions will require special dispensation from the UHP Director. Ideally, students will take HONR 3387 in the first semester of their senior year and HONR 4387 in the last semester of their senior year. However, students will have the option of completing the Honors Thesis Oral Presentation/Defense prior to their senior year. In order to meet these deadlines, students will need to be advised in a timely manner and must construct their schedules accordingly. Upon enrollment in these courses, students must arrange to meet with the UHP Director and their Honors Thesis Committee Members for orientation and instruction.
4. Students who intend to graduate in the Fall semester of 2009 must complete the Honors Thesis Oral Presentation/Defense by November 20, 2009. Students who intend to graduate in the Spring semester of 2010 must complete the Honors Thesis Oral Presentation/Defense by April 9, 2010. There will be no exceptions to these deadlines.
5. Students are required to take HONR 2387 Honors Humanities I and HONR 2388 Honors Humanities II prior to enrolling in any of the upper level Honors Thesis courses.
Students must be made aware that research is a serious matter and needs sufficient time and attention to be completed in a satisfactory manner.
