Once you have selected a topic and rough scope of work with your advisor, submit the proposal form.

• • You must consult with your faculty advisor prior to completing the proposal form. Your faculty advisor should be aware that you intend to submit this form, as they are a part of this approval workflow.

• • The contents and questions of the form are in the section below, so you can prepare your answers ahead of time.

• • Once you submit your form, this will initiate the approval workflow.

Note! If you have applied for Crown Thesis Funding, you will still need to answer some basic questions on the form, but you do NOT have to provide answers to the form sections below regarding your project plan.  You will not need to write anything additional beyond what you've already submitted for your funding application, but your Thesis Coordinator still needs to know that you submitted an application for thesis funding and you will be using that in lieu of your proposal. 

1. 1. Once you submit your proposal form, a notification and copy of your submission will be automatically sent via email to your faculty advisor.

1. 1. They will be asked to answer a few questions about your project, and will also confirm that they have agreed to be your thesis advisor.

1. 1. In order for your proposal to finally be approved, your faculty advisor must complete this approval process.  You may need to follow up with your advisor and remind them to do so.
      • • The link for them to do so can be found here: https://airtable.com/appWgvEwvqZC3JjN9/shrx9NiJjKQz6gmLX 

       

       

1. 1. Once your advisor submits their approval, your Honors thesis coordinator will review both your proposal and your faculty advisor's approval.

During the course of your project, your thesis advisor can contact us for support, and we will reach out to your advisor during your senior year to make sure you are on track.

Once your Honors thesis coordinator has completed their review, you will receive an email notification informing you that your proposal has been approved. This email will contain a copy of the data we have on file for you regarding your Thesis. It is VERY important that you review this email carefully, and save it for the future. In case something changes you will be responsible for notifying us.

It may take a few weeks for your Degree Works to update your "Junior Thesis Milestone" in your Honors block, but rest assured it will be updated. Your approval email from Honors is your confirmation that you have met the requirement for your Junior year in the Honors Thesis process!

If something changes with your project (faculty advisor, topic, field or major) you will need to contact your Thesis Coordinator with that information so we can update our records appropriately. Do NOT fill out a second proposal unless you have arranged to do so with your Thesis coordinator.

If you are in an A&S Distinction program, you do not need to complete the proposal form questions in their entirety, but you need to answer some basic questions about your distinction project.

• • We will need to know exactly what field you're doing your distinction in, and

• • who your advising faculty member will be

If you aren't sure you are doing a distinction, you will need to fill out a standard Honors proposal form with your project plan. You should only use the distinction process if you are SURE you are doing a distinction and have been accepted into that program.