Senior Honors Thesis
Many Honors Carolina students cap their undergraduate experience with a Senior Honors Thesis, partnering with a faculty mentor to develop original research and creative work. Students who successfully defend their theses before a faculty review panel graduate with Honors or Highest Honors.
Each year, approximately 350 seniors complete a Senior Honors Thesis. For many students, the thesis becomes a first publication or an important part of their application to graduate or professional school.
Students must complete all thesis work (including defense and final submission to your department) by the following deadlines for this academic year:
- August 2012 graduates – Wednesday July 25, 2012
- December 2012 graduates – Thursday November 15, 2012
- May & August 2013 graduates – Monday April 15, 2013
- December 2013 graduates – Thursday November 14, 2013
Your department should report your name to the Honors Carolina office by the relevant deadline above to confirm that you will be graduating with honors in your degree.
Helpful Resources
Students may complete a Senior Honors Thesis in more than 50 academic majors. Click on the majors below for more information.
- African & Afro-American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Science and Engineering
- Art (Art History, Studio Art)
- Asian Studies
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Cultural Studies
- Dramatic Art
- Economics
- English & Comparative Literature (Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, English)
- Environment & Ecology (Environmental Science, Environmental Studies)
- Exercise & Sport Science
- Geography
- Geological Sciences
- Germanic Languages & Literatures
- Global Studies
- History
- Institute for the Study of the Americas (Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Peace, War, & Defense
- Philosophy
- Physics & Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Religious Studies
- Romance Languages & Literatures (French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Slavic Languages & Literatures
- Sociology (Management & Society, Sociology
- Statistics & Operations Research (Mathematical Decision Sciences)
- Women’s Studies
- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (Biostatistics, Environmental Health Science, Health Policy & Management, Nutrition)
- UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Business Administration)
- UNC School of Education
- UNC School of Information & Library Science
- UNC School of Journalism & Mass Communication
- UNC School of Nursing
James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence
218 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: (919) 966-5110 • Fax: (919) 962-1548 • honorscarolina@unc.edu
