Over the last few days our seniors have submitted their honors theses. This is always a great time (albeit often one fraught with anxiety as they get down to the wire) and I am very proud that we have our largest class ever graduating this year. All honors theses are now submitted electronically and can be viewed via the library website: https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/ Just search for a key term and away you go! Take a few minutes to poke around in your favorite field and think you will find some very interesting reading.
As we come through this time we always ask for feedback from our students. One concern often expressed is knowing exactly what are our deadlines, procedures, and policies. We announce important deadlines on our listserv and are available to our students and advisers on the new Student Records System. All of this information can also be found on our website: http://www.shc.psu.edu/ For example:
- Deadlines: https://www.shc.psu.edu/students/dates.cfm
- Academic Requirements: https://www.shc.psu.edu/students/standing/
- Thesis Guidelines: http://www.shc.psu.edu/students/thesis/
Furthermore, at the site about the honors thesis you can find even more detail with a step-by-step guide, links to forms, and all the other information necessary for getting a jump on your thesis. Why I am posting this now? Because next year’s seniors have to submit their Thesis Proposal Report this coming Sunday, April 15, 2012 by 11:59 p.m.!
The SHC Thesis Project Guide
This guide presents some details for the step-by-step process students usually go through while doing thesis projects and writing an honors thesis.The SHC Electronic Thesis Submission Guide
This guide will assist you in fulfilling the final requirement to graduate with honors – the submission of your thesis document.Links to Thesis Forms Online
Log into the SHC student records system to view or complete the required Thesis Proposal. The Thesis Proposal must be submitted one year before your intended graduation date.The electronic Honors Theses Archives provide a searchable database of honors theses submitted since Fall 2009.
See Career Services, Resources for Undergraduate Research for:
- undergraduate research opportunities
- financial support for students conducting research
- research exhibition and publication
