Spring
- During the spring semester of junior year, it is suggested that you express your interest in writing an honors thesis to the Philosophy DUS. Before you approach other faculty members to ask about writing an honors thesis, consult the DUS to determine whether you are eligible to write a thesis. After determining your eligibility, the DUS can advise you concerning potential thesis advisors to consult on the theme, purpose, and methodology of a research project.
- Before the end of the spring semester of your junior year, you must create a reading list (or a research plan) and obtain consent of the faculty director to do an Independent Study (thesis tutorial) with that faculty director during the following fall.
- Note that a faculty director’s consent to supervise an Independent Study does not mean that your plan to submit an honors thesis has been formally accepted. The final approval is obtained only upon the completion of at least one chapter of the thesis by the end of the fall semester of your senior year.
Summer
- Begin the research, work on the reading list.