A student considering "Honors in History" should consult with her or his academic advisor to establish eligibility, discuss program requirements, and begin exploring areas of interest and possible thesis or project topics. Encouraged-- and determined-- to continue, the student should approach the faculty member under whom he or she would be doing the research to discuss the faculty member's interest and availability. During the Early Registration period, the student should register for HIST A498, "HIST HNRS RESEARCH." The course is 1 credit hour, pass/fail.

In the summer between Junior and Senior year, a student should begin preliminary research and begin to focus the topic more narrowly.

Fall Semester of Senior Year (or second-to-last semester)

• First Week: Student meets with Thesis Orientation Director and obtains schedule of meetings for the semester.
• Second Week: Student presents topic proposal to faculty mentor and begins immediately to follow up on suggestions.
• Fourth Week: Student presents in writing a prospectus and working bibliography to the faculty mentor and the Thesis Orientation Director.
• Tenth Week: Student has very nearly completed research and reports to mentor on the findings. Topic, thesis, strategy ad approach are in (very nearly) final form.
• The week after Thanksgiving Break: Student turns in outline of thesis or project to mentor and Thesis Orientation Director.
• Early Registration: The student must register for HIST A498, "HNRS THESIS: [abbreviated title]." The course is 3 credit hours, regular grade type.

Spring Semester of Senior Year (final semester)

• Second Week: Student turns in rough draft to mentor.
• Fifth Week: Student turns in second draft to mentor.
• Ninth Week: Student turns in final draft to mentor.
• Twelfth Week: Having made final corrections and revisions, the student presents the thesis to the other "Honors in History" students and interested faculty and students.