Senior Thesis

ELIGIBILITY

 

To be eligible to write a thesis, students must meet the following requirements:

 

1. A minimum GPA of 3.50 in philosophy

2. A minimum GPA of 3.25 overall

 

 

TIMELINE

 

Students considering a senior thesis should begin discussing this option with their advisor in the second semester of their junior year. Since senior thesis registration is for a full year, all students interested in this option should begin as early as possible working with their advisor to develop a thesis topic.

 

The typical timetable for a senior thesis is as follows:

 

Spring of Junior Year

 

1. Speak with advisor about eligibility

2. Assemble thesis committee

3. Draft a thesis proposal

4. Register for senior thesis

 

Summer of Junior Year

 

5. Begin research on topic

 

Fall of Senior Year

 

6. Begin writing thesis

 

Spring of Senior Year

 

7. Schedule oral defense of thesis

8. Defend thesis

9. Submit copy of thesis to the library

 

 

REQUIERMENTS

 

The department considers the following requirements necessary for the successful completion of a senior thesis within philosophy.

 

1. The committee should include three members (ideally, one of these should be an outside reader)

 

2. The thesis should be at least forty pages in length.

 

3. The thesis should be of the highest academic quality.

 

4. The thesis must be successfully defended in the presence of the assembled thesis committee.