History Senior Thesis Deadlines Class of 2024
September 8 (Friday)
Deadline to confirm Senior Thesis Adviser with Judie Miller ([email protected])
September 13 (Wednesday)
Final Senior Thesis adviser assignments emailed to students
September 19 (Tuesday), 7pm
Mandatory Senior Meeting
ASAP but no later than September 20 (Wednesday)
Seniors must meet with advisers before this date
October 2 (Monday)
Senior Thesis Research Funding Application opens in SAFE
November 9 (Thursday)
First mandatory interim milestone deadline:
- topic description
- preliminary outline
- bibliography of primary and secondary sources
- upload to shared folder in OneDrive (link sent by email)
Before November 21 (Tuesday)
Meet with adviser to discuss work-in-progress
November 27 (Monday)
Senior Thesis Research Funding Application closes in SAFE
February 5, 2024 (Monday)
Second mandatory interim milestone deadline:
- partial first draft of 25 pages
- upload to shared folder in OneDrive (link sent by email)
February 15 (Thursday)
Advisers return corrected partial first draft to students
March 1 (Friday)
Submit thesis working title to Judie Miller
April 16 (Tuesday)
Submit senior thesis by 3:00pm to 128 Dickinson AND electronically to Mudd Library
April 16 (Tuesday at 3:10pm)
Thesis celebration outside Dickinson
May 6 (Monday)
Submit Personal Statement to Judie
May 8 – 9 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Senior Departmental Examinations
May 27 (Monday)
Class Day Celebration at Forbes College
- Once a hard copy of the thesis has been submitted, extensions will no longer be granted.
- Theses have a 100-page limit. Students will need permission from their adviser AND the Director of Undergraduate Studies to submit a thesis over 100 pages.
- Dates are subject to revision. Students will be notified of any changes to deadlines.