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Honors in Major Study Guidelines
Student shall submit an application for Admission to Candidacy for Honors in Major Study to the Chair in the major department by October 10, 2008 for 5/09 graduates, taking Honors in Spring 2009 and February 27, 2009 for 12/09 candidates taking Honors in Fall 2009. The form must be signed by the supervising professor. The application consists of the following items submitted to the appropriate department chair(s)*:
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    • Admission to Candidacy for Honors in Major Study form available from the Registrar's Office or by clicking here.
    • A written project proposal of at least one but not more than two pages, which should contain a plausible thesis rather than a broad topic.
    • A bibliography of at least one page, which should be more selective than a list of all catalog entries under a specific subject. In addition, it should contain some recent work.
  • The major department will meet and review applications, department chairs* will sign the application forms, and the original Admission to Candidacy for Honors in Major Study forms will be returned to the Registrar's Office (the department should keep a copy for their records) by November 1, 2008 for Spring 2009 Honors and April 15, 2009 for Fall 2009 Honors.
  • Students may not register for honors thesis until the Registrar's Office has Honors approval on file.
  • After registration, if a student chooses not to pursue Honors in Major Study, a change in registration should be made immediately by the student in the Registrar's Office.

If you have questions regarding the Honors process, please contact the Registrar's Office or see the Registrar's Office or Library homepages.

* For students with an individually planned major, this application should be submitted to their major committee for approval.