In addition to registering for thesis credits , when they are ready, University Honors and Upper-Division Honors students should share a 1-2 page thesis prospectus (a.k.a. detailed plan) with the college through the Honors thesis plan submission form. Many students split their thesis hours into 1 hour of preparatory work in their first thesis semester and 2 hours of research/creative activities and writing in their second thesis semester. If you are in that situation, submitting your plan after you complete your first preparatory hour is ideal. After submitting the form it will go out for approvals. We consider the form complete when all approvals are obtained and we request that your thesis plan form be completed by the second week of classes in the semester that you register for your second thesis hour.
Don't forget that if your project involves human subjects, vertebrate animals, or recombinant DNA, you will need to get appropriate approvals. We ask you to verify these approvals as part of your thesis plan. These approvals can take months in some cases, so please plan to start the application process early. Your thesis director can help to identify what approvals may be needed.
This is, of course, in addition to the University's graduation application, which the registrar's office requests that you submit in the semester before you intend to graduate.