Timeline & Due Dates for Fall Semester Graduates
The thesis project has a few key milestones that you will be required to meet as you progress throughout completion in Honors. Your Honors Advisor will email you reminders as deadlines approach that relate to your thesis. Pay attention to your email and schedule a quick meeting or ask them a question if you need advice or clarification.
Fall Semester
August - September 30th
Required Senior Audit w/ Honors Advisor!
December 1st
Editing Submission
This is the final deadline to submit your thesis to our writing editors for review, before final submission.
December 10, 2025
Presentation Day
December Presentation Day is held in the Honors suite, located in 306 Bowne Hall. Faculty Thesis Advisors, Readers, friends, and family are all welcome and encouraged to attend.
Refreshments are provided during the presentations.
May 8, 2026
Renée Crown University Honors Program Convocation
Honors Convocation is a formal celebration of your Honors achievements and will be held in Hendricks Chapel on the Friday of Commencement Weekend at 3pm, followed by a reception for everyone.
Students wear their regalia and Renée Crown University Honors Program pin. Students are also encouraged to invite family and friends to share in this milestone moment. During the ceremony, you will line up with your school/college peers. Your name and thesis title will be read aloud as you cross the stage to shake hands with your program's Dean and receive your Honors medallion, pausing briefly for a photo.
Honors will also announce the Thesis Prize winners in each category during the ceremony.