Deadlines
Theses will normally be Fall/Winter, or Winter/Spring, though with permission of the advisors they may be Spring/Fall or Fall/Spring. Failure to meet deadlines will result in the denial of Honors.
Fall 2025/Winter 2026
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | No later than the end of the first full week of classes (by September 12, 2025) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second full week of classes (by September 19, 2025) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third full week of classes (by September 26, 2025) |
| Second joint meeting with both advisors | Scheduled by students between submitting First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography and Final Prospectus and Bibliography |
| Final Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors and IPE Director | End of fifth full week of classes (by October 10, 2025) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of eighth full week of classes (by October 31, 2025) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of last day of fall term exam period (by Monday, December 15, 2025) |
| Final Version of Full Thesis (Printed version to advisors, PDF to coordinator & IPE Director) | End of third week of winter term classes (by January 23, 2026) |
| Poster Session | TBD, end of January (held jointly with Economics) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the last day of winter term classes: (by January 30, 2026) |
Winter 2026/Spring 2026
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | End of the third day of classes (by January 7, 2026) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second week of classes (by January 16, 2026) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third week of winter term classes (by January 23, 2026) |
| Second joint meeting with both advisors | Scheduled by students between submitting First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography and Final Prospectus and Bibliography |
| Final Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors and IPE Director | End of first week of spring term classes (by February 13, 2026) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of fourth week of spring term classes (by March 6, 2026) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of eighth week of spring term classes (by April 10, 2026) |
| Final Version of Full Thesis (Printed version to advisors, PDF to coordinator & IPE Director) | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| Poster Session | Monday, May 11, 2026 in Wilson Hall (held jointly with Economics) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the EOD Thursday of the week following submission of the Final Version: May 14, 2026 |
Spring 2026/Fall 2026
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | End of the third day of classes (by February 11, 2026) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second week of classes (by February 20, 2026) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third week of spring term classes (by February 27, 2026) |
| Second joint meeting with both advisors | Scheduled by students between submitting First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography and Final Prospectus and Bibliography |
| Final Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors and IPE Director | End of fifth week of classes (by March 13, 2026) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of tenth week of classes (by April 24, 2026) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of eighth week of fall term classes (by November 6, 2026) |
| Final Version of Full Thesis (Printed version to advisors, PDF to coordinator & IPE Director) | Monday of the last full week of fall term classes (by December 11, 2026) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the Friday of the week following submission of the Final Version: December 18, 2026 |