The faculty adviser is normally the instructor of one of the two required seminars. Regular majors are not eligible to graduate with Distinction in the Major. Senior requirement for the intensive major. The intensive major gives students an opportunity to undertake a yearlong program of original research resulting in an original contribution to sociological knowledge. The yearlong project will require substantial independent research and knowledge of a sociological subfield.
Students select primary and secondary advisers from the faculty.
Students in the intensive major enroll in SOCY 493, Senior Essay and Colloquium for Intensive Majors, during their senior year. The purpose of the colloquium is to provide a forum for discussing the research process and presenting the student's research at various stages in its development. Admission to the intensive major. Students should apply to the director of undergraduate studies no later than the first Monday after spring break of the junior year. In special circumstances, applications may be accepted through the end of registration period in the first term of the senior year.