Two faculty members familiar with your planned area of study will assist you in the thesis process. One faculty member will serve as the Thesis Director and the other as the Faculty Reader. It is important that faculty working with thesis students be on campus during the two quarters in which students design and complete the project.
NOTE: The Thesis Director must be a full-time faculty member. The Faculty Reader may be full- or part-time. It is NOT required that thesis faculty teach in the Honors Program.
Your thesis director will provide essential expertise, guidance, and support for your research. You should plan to meet regularly with your thesis director throughout the completion quarter. The director will offer guidance, suggestions on readings, and critical responses to your written drafts.
You should also check-in with your faculty reader throughout the quarter. The faculty reader will read a “near final” draft and offer suggestions for revision.
The Thesis Director and Faculty Reader will review the finished work and confer on the final grade, which the Thesis Director will submit.
You should schedule an appointment with your prospective thesis director and faculty reader early in your thesis preparation process.
Your thesis faculty are required to sign-off on your “Intention to Propose” form and your Thesis Proposal.