Senior Disciplinary Honors Thesis

Most departments require that seniors complete a thesis, but some departments may offer other options, such as an extensive design project. Seniors who have been admitted to a departmental honors program, usually beginning their junior year, may apply 6 credit hours of this thesis/project toward the 24 credit hours required to graduate from the UHP. The form and lenghth of individual papers or projects will vary depending on the requirements of the department. Psychology theses, for example, consist of 40-60 pages.

 

Making It Count

In order for a disciplinary (departmental) thesis to be considered for UHP credit, the student must meet with the Honors Director, Dr. Otero, prior to the beginning of the thesis/project. Generally by the end of their sophomore year or first semester of their junior year, students must complete a Disciplinary Thesis/Project Form (also in pdf) with all required signatures from the student's department. A Thesis Advisor--the faculty person overseeing the student's research and writing--and a department advisor (some departments may not have one) must sign the Disciplinary Thesis/Project Form. Students submit this form to the Honors Director.

 

Presenting Research

As with the Interdisciplinary Honors Program Thesis, departmental thesis candidates are required to present their research in a public forum, either at a conference, the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, a departmental research presentation day, or at the UHP Senior Thesis Presentation Day. Save the handbill or flyer from the presentation event as it must accompany the final draft of the thesis when submitted to the Honors Director.

 

What to Turn In

When the thesis is completed students submit a bound copy of the thesis/project two weeks before graduation to the Honors Director for permanent inclusion in the Honors Library. The final manuscript must include all appropriate signatures from the department which indicate its approval by the department. Additionally, the Thesis Abstract and Disciplinary Thesis/Project Form and the handbill from the public presentation are attached to the final manuscript or product.

 

Contact

For mor information please contact the Director, Dr. Rosalie Otero by phone at 277-4211, or in the Honors office, room 21B.