No grades are given. The Honors Thesis involves close work with a faculty advisor from the student's major department in conducting research, writing a thesis or executing a creative project, often in an area closely related to the advisor's own research or creative work. Although the student completes most of the requirements in the fall of the senior year, January term is sometimes used for revising or expanding the project based on recommendations made by the students advisor and evaluators. By mid-March the student submits a final draft of written work to the departmental defense committee. A public defense is held in late April of the senior year.
Students receiving a grade of A or H are eligible for departmental distinction within their major.