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Wesleyan University -- Honors Program

WRITING A SENIOR THESIS/ESSAY

THE JELLYBEAN PAPERS -- ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010

(revised 8/5/09)               

The 2009-2010 honors thesis deadline is April 13, 2010. All honors candidates are required to submit their thesis or essay through their student portfolio in PDF format for binding.  Many individual departments also require you to submit paper copies of your thesis essay for your readers, depending on the department.  Please review Department/Program Reader Copy Requirements (available in January 2010). Questions regarding reader copies should be directed to your department/program.  

Details about the honor thesis process are included in the JellyBean papers. The Jellybean papers (named as such because they used to be printed in a variety of colors) summarize the processes involved in writing and submitting a thesis or essay for Honors consideration. The Jellybean papers are available online (below) or you can download a paper version here. Printed copies are also located on the Honors bulletin board located in the Registrar's hallway, outside of Room 103, North College.

Questions about the Honors Program can be directed to Beth Labriola, Sr. Associate Registrar. Beth is located in Room 103 in the Registrar's Office, North College, x2744.

TOPIC  PAGE
Introduction    2
Becoming an Honors Candidate    2
Schedule  3
Library Information 3
December 2009 Completions    4
Special Circumstances   4
Work in Progress Form  5
Thesis/Essay Styles and Permissions  5
Submitting a Thesis/Essay 6-7
Thesis/Essay Format    8
Creating a PDF File and Preparing Reader Copies 8
Printing and Binding from your PDF File 9-10
Thorndike Fund 11
Guidelines for Creating a PDF File 12-13
Sample Title Page 14
Sample Declaration Formats 15

Important dates to keep in mind for Academic Year 2009-2010:

September 21, 2009: Final day of Drop/Add registration for Fall thesis/essay tutorial through Drop/Add System
September 15, 2009: Study carrel applications available in Olin Library Rm. 202 at 9 am
September 24, 2009: Study carrel applications due in Olin Library Rm. 202 by noon
September 28, 2009: Carrel Lottery results posted at Olin Library Rm. 202. You must pick up your carrel key by Friday, October 2 at 5 pm or the key will be reissued to the next person on the waitlist.
October 1, 2009:  General Scholarship documents due
February 3, 2010: Final day of Drop/Add & registration for Spring thesis/essay tutorial and Work in Progress through Drop/Add System
April 13, 2010:  Deadline to register Senior thesis/essay in Student Portfolio, 4 pm (no extensions are possible)
April 27, 2010:

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