Honors Thesis and Seminar
Finding a Thesis Adviser
- Both thesis and seminar are individual study courses with an adviser you collaborate with. The faculty member chosen must approve your registration for the courses (Honors Thesis MBC, PHCL, or PHPR 4960;聽Honors Seminar MBC, PHCL, or PHPR 4900).
- Consider your research interests and strengths along with the research strengths of the faculty in each department.聽 For more information, visit the departmental faculty pages.
- Talk with two or three faculty members working in that field.
- Gain perspective on their research interests and their聽capacity/support to take on a student.聽聽
- Talk with students who have worked with faculty members on a research project.
- Check availability of funds for research and consider writing a research proposal for funding
Completing the Thesis
College Honors
- File a Project Proposal with the Jesup Scott Honors College
- Complete the research project
- Follow the guidelines for a written Honors Thesis.聽 Edit and revise in collaboration with your faculty project adviser.
- Submit final thesis聽to Jesup Scott Honors College by the Friday before the week of Final Exams.
Departmental Honors
- Submit a project proposal to the College Honors Director via email (Dr. Howard).
- Complete the research project
- Follow the聽guidelines聽for a written Honors Thesis.聽 Edit and revise in collaboration with your faculty project adviser.
- Submit final thesis聽to College Honors Director by the Friday before the week of Final Exams via email.