Senior Calendar

Senior Thesis Deadlines – Class of 2026

DateDeadline
September 9 (Monday)Deadline to confirm Senior Thesis Adviser with Judie Miller ([email protected])
September 11 (Wednesday)Final Senior Thesis adviser assignments emailed to students
September 19 (Thursday), 7:30 pmMandatory Senior Meeting (location TBD)
ASAP but no later than September 18 (Wednesday)Seniors must meet with advisers before this date
TBD based on ODOC datesSenior Thesis Research Funding Application opens in SAFE for research over winter break
November 8 (Friday)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 20 (Wednesday)Meet with adviser to discuss work-in-progress
TBD based on ODOC datesSenior Thesis Research Funding Application closes in SAFE for research over winter break
February 3 (Monday)Second mandatory interim milestone deadline: partial draft of 25 pages; upload to OneDrive
February 14 (Friday)Advisers return corrected partial draft to students
February 21 (Friday)Submit thesis working title to Judie Miller
April 15 (Tuesday)  Submit senior thesis by 3:00 pm to 128 Dickinson AND electronically to Mudd Library
April 15 (Tuesday at 3:10pm)Thesis celebration outside Dickinson
May 5 (Monday)Submit Personal Statement to Judie Miller
May 7 – 8 (Wednesday & Thursday)Senior Departmental Examinations
May 26 (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.

 

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