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The Honors ThesisDescription: The Honors Thesis - a critical essay, a creative project, or a professional writing project - may be an extension of work written for a regular class or new material written just for this purpose. The Thesis is expected to be a significantly more ambitious and substantial piece of writing and research than work done for a term project in a class. As the dates for approval of Prospectus and Thesis suggest, we assume that this is a year-long research and writing project, and that the bibliography is being constructed even before senior year begins. Steps in the process: During the student's first semester of his or her senior year, the Prospectus is submitted. Upon its approval, the student proceeds to the Thesis itself, which is submitted during the second semester of that year. See dates here, or posted in the Office for Undergraduate Studies, Humanities 223. Length: While the exact scope of the work is determined by the student in concert with his or her faculty advisor as outlined in the approved Prospectuses, in general the Honors Thesis is intended to be 30-50 pages in length, excluding the Works Cited page. The Works Cited page should contain only those works actually cited in the thesis; similarly, each work cited in the thesis must be represented on the Works Cited page. Documentation Style: Theses in Literary Studies or in Creative Writing must follow the most recent MLA guidelines. A thesis in Professional Writing must follow the most recent guidelines of the style appropriate to the subject of the thesis - e.g. Chicago, APA, or MLA - as approved by the student's faculty advisor.Your Thesis should be accompanied by:
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