Senior Honors Thesis: To write an Honors thesis a student finds a thesis supervisor (preferably in the spring of his or her junior year), enrolls in a senior thesis tutorial (HIST 409) at the start of the senior year, and continues during the second semester (HIST 410) until the completion of the thesis in April, at the Honors deadline. Applicants will be notified of the Department decision by April 2008. The writers of successful theses not only satisfy the research requirement and receive two tutorial credits, but also graduate with Honors in History. Majors who are writing theses are expected to make a presentation about their research to the department's Honors Colloquium, which meets late in the Fall semester. The Research Requirement Planning Form must be completed by Junior majors during course registration in April and signed by their advisor and then submitted to the History Department office. (NB: History thesis writers are normally eligible for Davenport Grants that provide research support during the preceding summer; this can give the work an advantageous head start.)
University Honors: Is the highest award Wesleyan bestows. To be eligible, a student must fulfill General Education Expectations, earn High Honors on their thesis/project, be recommended for University Honors by their department, and qualify in an oral exam administered by the honors Committee.
Departmental Prizes
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Prizes Awarded by the History Department Butler Prize: Is awarded for the best Honors thesis in Third World History.
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