Students interested in entering the Honors Track should make an appointment with the Comparative Literature Director of Undergraduate Studies Dawn Marlan.

Applications to the Honors Track program are due Friday, week 2, spring term of the junior year. Students submit a transcript, writing sample, and the name of a faculty member who will recommend them to Comparative Literature Director of Undergraduate Studies Dawn Marlan.

Requirements

Completion of the Honors Track requires the successful completion of a BA honors thesis.

Students invited to participate in the Honors Track will develop and present a thesis prospectus in the fall term of their senior year. The thesis must be comparative in nature and should entail work in both of the student’s focus fields. If the prospectus is approved by the director of undergraduate studies, then the student enrolls in COLT 403 Thesis during winter term of the senior year.

The full draft of the thesis is due by the end of week 10 of winter term. The thesis is completed under the supervision of the thesis advisor and must be submitted to both the advisor and a second reader by the fifth week of spring term. The thesis must then be approved by the advisor and second faculty member after a formal presentation and defense, which is held in spring term.

The thesis advisor and the second reader should be chosen from the comparative literature faculty or participating faculty. With approval of the director of undergraduate studies, a second reader who is not a participating member may be chosen from another department.

Schedule and deadlines

Students who have enrolled in the Honors Track should request the schedule of deadline for the academic year.