The Senior Honor's Thesis represents an in-depth, capstone experience designed to provide honors students with opportunities to develop a deeper knowledge of their major discipline, a closer intellectual interaction with faculty, and more complete preparation for their career goals. The Senior Honor's Thesis must involve use of the primary literature in their field of study and should represent the students' most sustained research or creative work as an undergraduate.

An approved Senior Honors Thesis that has been orally presented in public is required for graduation as a University Honors Scholar from East Tennessee State University; no exceptions to this policy will be granted. 

In addition, students must earn a grade of 'B' or better on all credit hours enrolled as Senior Honors Thesis.  Please be aware that this grade represents the quality and consistency of how you work with your professor, in addition to the quality of the thesis itself.

Enrollment

Typically, the Honors Thesis is a yearlong project (at least) for which the student enrolls in six hours of credit (3 credit hours per semester, senior year). The subject area should represent the student's first or second major of study. Approval for a thesis in the student's minor field, or for any modification in enrollment hours, may be obtained from the Director of the Honors Program. Thesis hours (e.g., MUSC 4018 or FNCE 4018) are specified in the department of the Thesis Professor; arrangements for these hours must be made in advance (see below; Junior Year). Thesis hours are specified on your transcript as "Senior Honors Thesis." Usually, Honors Thesis hours count as hours toward your major; however, Honors students should check this in advance with their Thesis Professor and/or Chair of the department.

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