Thesis Schedule for Spring 2024

Please address any questions to thesis@wellesley.edu.

Friday, February 2

Departments and programs approve all students continuing from 360 to 370. With the department’s approval, each student is administratively registered by the Registrar’s Office.  A student may not self-register for a 360 or 370 course. 

Friday, March 8

Each department will confirm the names of students standing for honors in their department (a list of candidates  is provided by the Registrar's Office to each Department Chair). In select departments that offer an alternate path to departmental honors, the Chair (or Chair’s designee) will provide the names of each student being considered for departmental honors through any alternative path (for example, honors by examination).

Friday, March 29

Students must submit thesis oral examination members through the thesis oral examination members form with a clear indication of which role each faculty member will serve (a minimum of 4 faculty members must participate):

  1. honors advisor

  2. honors visitor

  3. department chair or Chair's designee

  4. additional member of the department

Follow the link to more information about the procedure for selecting Honors Visitors.

Monday, April 8 @ Noon

Students must submit their thesis document to the College's Repository. Students must also email an electronic copy to each oral examination committee member (and provide paper copies as requested). See an example of what the title page should look like.

Monday, April 8 @ Noon
 
 

Embargo request deadline. Students requesting an embargo must complete the embargo request form.

Tuesday, April 16 - Monday, May 6

Oral examinations are scheduled through the Chair/ Program Director within these dates.

Tuesday, May 7

The Department Chair (or Chair’s designee) submits the name of each student who has earned departmental honors by any non-thesis path (such as by examination) to the Registrar.

Tuesday, May 7

The designated Honors Visitor (representing CCAP) must report on the results of the Oral Examination committee decision to grant honors using the Report of Honors work form.

Monday, May 13 (midnight)

In cases where revisions were required by the oral examination committee, a student must submit a final edited copy to the College's Repository. Instructions for submitting a revised document are available.