{"id":20631,"date":"2023-08-03T16:52:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/dev-thesis\/?page_id=20631"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:36:20","slug":"first-sub-and-initial-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/first-sub-and-initial-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"First Submission &amp; Initial Draft Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/Crown-text-treatment-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Renee Crown Honors Program Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"220\" width=\"2495\" title=\"Crown-text-treatment-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-produce-subpages\"><li id=\"menu-item-21202\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/\">Producing Your Thesis<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21205\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/fund-thesis\/\">Fund Your Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21207\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/thesis-course-registration\/\">Thesis Course Registration<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/submit-reader\/\">Submit your Thesis Reader<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21204\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/first-sub-and-initial-draft\/\">First Submission &#038; Initial Draft Process<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21208\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/srs-fall-grads\/\">Timeline for Fall Semester Graduates<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/srs-spring-grads\/\">Timeline for Spring Semester Graduates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\tSend your First Thesis Submission to your Faculty Thesis Advisor, Reader, &#038; Honors Advisor\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Sometimes the hardest part of working on the written portion of your thesis is just getting started. Spring graduates: during the fall semester, you&#8217;ll send whatever you have completed by November 30<i>th<\/i> to your thesis team and Honors. This looks different for everyone, and that&#8217;s okay! <strong><em>Fall graduates, you&#8217;ll send your draft chapter in September (please use the Send Initial Draft link below!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>What happens after I submit?<\/h4>\n<p>Your Faculty Thesis Advisor and reader will receive a copy of your submitted material, and you should follow up with them for feedback they may have. Getting feedback at this point is a great way to keep up the writing momentum on your project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appdhLkLalaBsAkxf\/pagIciEkqP1XC8XGw\/form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSend First Thesis Submission\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSubmitting Drafts of your Thesis to your Advisor &#038; Honors\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Spring graduates: In early spring of your senior year, you&#8217;ll submit a rough draft of your written thesis to both your advisor and to Honors. <em>Fall graduates, you&#8217;ll submit your draft in late November.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is to ensure you are on track to finish your thesis, and also to make sure you are collaborating with your advisor on your thesis.<\/p>\n<h4>What happens after I submit?<\/h4>\n<p>Your Faculty Thesis Advisor and reader will receive a copy of your draft, and you should follow up with them for feedback they may have. 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