Honors Program Nomination Procedures | Honors Program Requirements | Honors Thesis Formatting
The Departmental Honors Program is designed to challenge superior students in their final year of undergraduate study to use their disciplinary training to delve deeper into a topic of interest in the major. The program emphasizes independent investigation and culminates in completion of a bachelor’s thesis or special research project. Credit for one or two courses (which may include a January Term course) is normally given. If justified by the nature of the project, credit for three courses, including a January Term, may be given. The thesis must be defended by the student in an oral examination administered by the student’s thesis committee. The thesis committee consists of three faculty members; two of the members should be from within the department or program of the student’s major and the third from outside the student’s major. In some cases, specific departments have additional requirements for participation in the program. Successful completion of the Departmental Honors Program is indicated on the student’s diploma as "Honors in (Discipline or Field)."
Admittance to the program is by invitation only and is intended for students who are within three semesters of graduation. In no case will students who have less than five months of study remaining before graduation be considered. A student who has excellent research potential and has been performing at an exceptional level in the major and at a level of distinction in other courses may be invited by the department or program chair to participate in the Departmental Honors Program. The evaluation of performance in the major is made exclusively by each department or program. The evaluation of overall performance outside the department is subject to review by the Honors Advisory Committee.
Honors Program Mandatory Meetings 2021-2022
- Monday, September 20, 2021, 4:30 – 6 p.m.: General Information Meeting (mandatory, Admin 201)
- Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 4:30 - 6 p.m.: Research Strategy Success Meeting (mandatory, held remotely via Zoom)
Honors Program Contacts
Scott Langton
Honors Program Director
903.813.2569
Wendy Wilson
Honors Coordinator
903.813.2376
Honors Program Forms
- Honors Research Funding -
- Committee Acceptance Form
- Nomination Form (Friday, March 11, 2022)
- No Longer Pursuing a Thesis Form
- Oral Defense Form
- Preliminary Interest Form (Friday, May 6, 2022)
- Draft Honors Thesis Submission Form
- Final Honors Thesis Submission Form
Honors Program Deadlines 2021-2022
Fall 2021
- Friday, September 17, 2021: Deadline for submitting
- Monday, September 20, 2021, 4:30 – 6 p.m.: General Information Meeting (mandatory, Admin 201)
- Friday, October 8, 2021: First Round Funding: Honors Funding Request form is due
- Friday, October 15, 2021: First Round Funding: Faculty Advisor form is due
- Friday, November 5, 2021: Second Round Funding: Honors Funding Request form is due
- Friday, November 12, 2021: Second Round Funding: Faculty Advisor form is due
Spring 2022:
- Monday, April 4, 2022: Deadline for submitting the entire thesis to all committee members.
- Friday, April 15, 2022: Deadline for thesis defense.
Oral Defense Form (complete and submit online) - Friday, April 22, 2022: Deadline for Draft Honors Thesis Submission Form. Submit your finished thesis as a Word Document and PDF via this form. The format must be approved by the thesis director before submitting this form.
- Friday, April 29, 2022: Submit final (three, printed) copies to Wendy Wilson, AD 312.
- Monday, May 2, 2022: Honors Reception
- Friday, May 13, 2022: Deadline for Final Honors Thesis Submission Form Submit your finished thesis as a PDF via this form.