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Writing a Senior Thesis/Essay

THE JELLYBEAN PAPERS -- ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 honors thesis deadline is Friday, April 12, 2013. 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. 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 2012-2013 version of the Jellybean Papers is currently 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 102, North College.

Questions about the Honors Program can be directed to Susan Krajewski, x2738 -- North College 102.

TOPIC   PAGE
Introduction    2
Becoming an Honors Candidate    2
IRB Approval for Human Subjects Research 3
Schedule  3-4
Library Information 4
December 2012 Completions    4
Special Circumstances   5
Work in Progress Form  5
Thesis/Essay Styles and Permissions  5-6
Submitting a Thesis/Essay 6
Corrections/Submission of Revised Thesis 7
Thesis/Essay Format    8
Creating a PDF File and Preparing Reader Copies 9 
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 2012-2013:

September 3, 2012: Olin thesis carrel applications available in student portfolios
September 14, 2012: Final day of Drop/Add & registration for Fall thesis/essay tutorial. Register online for first half of your thesis tutorial (409).
September 14, 2012 Late petition and application deadline for General Scholarship candidates who did not meet the April 30, 2012 deadline. Petition and full application due by 4pm.
September 17, 2012: Thesis carrel applications due online by 4 pm
September 24, 2012: Carrel Lottery results posted on the Library Office door (Olin Rm. 202). You must pick up your carrel key by Monday, October 1, at 3 pm or the key will be reissued to the next person on the waitlist.
February 6, 2013: Final day of Drop/Add & registration for Spring thesis/essay tutorial and Work in Progress through Drop/Add System. Register online for second half of thesis tutorial (410).
April 12, 2013:  Deadline to register senior thesis/essay in Student Portfolio, 4 pm Students pursuing honors are required to submit their honors thesis/essay electronically as a PDF file prior to the 4 pm deadline (no extensions are possible)
April 26, 2013:

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