{"id":20885,"date":"2023-08-23T21:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/dev-thesis\/?page_id=20885"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:41:25","slug":"thesis-course-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/thesis-course-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis Course Registration"},"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-fall-deliverables-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-21865\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/thesis-course-registration\/\">Thesis Course Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21866\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/submit-reader\/\">Submit your Thesis Reader<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21867\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/first-sub-and-initial-draft-copy\/\">Initial Draft Submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21868\"><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appdhLkLalaBsAkxf\/pagWg4i7re6vIZF2S\/form\">Final Draft Submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21886\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/turning-in-thesis\/turnin-process\/\">Final Thesis Turn-In<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21887\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/presenting-thesis\/\">Presenting Your Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<p>See what a 499 form looks like. Your PDF document will populate with your answers to the 499 form.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/kbajtxucxe95xh04jv12f\/Generic-Copy-of-a-499-Form.pdf?rlkey=kueoelkxbawmcjo2x68wgkatf&#038;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView PDF\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Honors students are encouraged to register for the &#8216;Thesis Course&#8217;. This is a course with a catalog #of 499, and the subject prefix of the academic department in which you are doing your project. For example, if you are doing a thesis in psychology, your course will be &#8216;PSY 499&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>You may register for 1 &#8211; 3 credits, and you can specify that when you fill out the form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Your faculty thesis advisor is the grader for the course, and you must receive a B or higher to be certified to graduate with Crown Honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h3><strong>Special for Distinction Program Students:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>If you are completing an Arts &amp; Sciences or Maxwell departmental Distinction program with its own &#8216;distinction course&#8217; that is not a &#8216;499&#8217; catalog number, check the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/thesis-intro-2\/distinction-project-as-honors-thesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">distinction page<\/a><\/strong> to see the class in which you should enroll.\u00a0 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tOct 15th\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOct 15th &#8211; Oct 31st\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOct 31st\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Generate Form<\/h4> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fill out the online form to generate the registration paperwork for the 499 course. See details below.\u00a0<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Gather Signatures<\/h4> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don&#8217;t procrastinate! Get all the required signatures by the deadline. There are instructions on the form for exactly whose signatures you need.<br \/>.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Submit to Honors<\/h4> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Submit your signed form to your Honors advisor for their signature. Honors will then sign and forward the form to the Dean&#8217;s office, then the registrar for processing.\u00a0<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><h4>Step 1: Generate your 499 PDF<\/h4><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The link to the online form is below, but read this process first!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If you make a mistake or something changes, just fill out the form again to generate a new one.<\/li>\n<li><em>You will need the last 4 digits of your advisor&#8217;s SUID<\/em> (or whoever is grading your 499). This allows your advisor to enter a grade in MySlice for your Thesis course. If you don&#8217;t know it now, please make sure you provide it on the form by the time you have Honors sign off.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0A PDF copy of your form with your responses will be sent to your email.\u00a0 This is the form you will route around for the signatures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\"><h4>Step 2: Route completed PDF around for signatures<\/h4><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the signature fields will fill in the name of the person whose signature you need, based on how you filled out the form. Below is what the form&#8217;s signature box looks like and who needs to sign.<\/p>\n<p>1) Student Signature: Student first, Student last<\/p>\n<p>2) Faculty Thesis Advisor Signature: grader first and last name<\/p>\n<p>3) Department Chair Signature: The chairperson of the subject prefix of your thesis course<\/p>\n<p>4) Home College Advisor: Your listed faculty advisor of the home college you&#8217;re in<\/p>\n<p>5) Honors Advisor Signature<\/p>\n<p>Honors will send the form to the Dean&#8217;s Office in Your Home College\/School: The school\/college your form is routed to Dean&#8217;s office will approve the form and forward to registrar@syr.edu for placing the course on your enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\"><h4>Step 3: Submit Your 499 PDF for Honors Sign Off<\/h4><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once your 499 form is filled out, you need the signature of the Honors Program and your colleges&#8217; Dean&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit your signed form at the link below.<\/strong> Honors will sign it and send it on to your Dean&#8217;s office, and the registrar&#8217;s office for final approval.<\/p>\n<p>Please help us by monitoring your semester schedule for 499 to appear. This is often added after main registration. If you are concerned that 499 is not showing on your schedule for the intended semester, please let Honors know and we would be happy to help you.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/syracusehonors.formstack.com\/forms\/upload_completed_499\">Submit signed 499 here for Honors approval, routing to college, and routing to registrar!\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\"><h4>Step 4: Complete Your Thesis<\/h4><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>When your Thesis is completed and ready to be graded, your faculty thesis advisor (or whomever you registered as your grader for 499) will go into MySlice and give you a grade for your Thesis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/syracusehonors.formstack.com\/forms\/honors_thesis_course_registration_form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/syracusehonors.formstack.com\/forms\/upload_completed_499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thesis Course Registration Submit your Thesis Reader Initial Draft Submission Final Draft Submission Final Thesis Turn-In Presenting Your Thesis See what a 499 form looks like. Your PDF document will populate with your answers to the 499 form. View PDF Honors students are encouraged to register for the &#8216;Thesis Course&#8217;. 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