Thesis Responsibilities Students, Advisors, Chairs and designated Honors Visitors

The legislation governing departmental honors is available in Articles of Government, Book II, Article IV, Section 2.

Students: 

  • Arrange for a tenured faculty member to serve in the role of honors visitor for the oral exam in consultation with their advisor

  • Submit all names of all members of the thesis oral examination committee through the thesis reviewers form

  • Submit an electronic version of the thesis to the College's Repository no later than the final submission deadline

  • Provide an electronic version of the thesis to all oral examination committee members

  • Provide a paper copy of the thesis as requested by any committee member

Advisors:

  • Assist the student in identifying an honors visitor or the oral examination

  • Schedule the date, time, and place of the oral examination

Department Chairs (or Chair’s designee):

  • Confirm the names of all students standing for honors in the department, including students who are pursuing honors by examination and other approved routes to departmental honors

Honors Visitors: