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 2022/Winter 2023
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | End of the first full week of classes (by September 16, 2022) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second full week of classes (by September 23, 2022) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third full week of classes (by September 30, 2022) |
| 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 14, 2022) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of eighth full week of classes (by November 4, 2022) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of last day of fall term exam period (by Sunday, December 18, 2022) |
| Final Version of Full Thesis (Printed version to advisors, PDF to coordinator & IPE Director) | End of third week of winter term classes (by January 27, 2023) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the Friday of the week following submission of the Final Version: May 19, 2023 |
Winter 2023/Spring 2023
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | End of the third day of classes (by January 9, 2023) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second week of classes (by January 20, 2023) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third week of winter term classes (by January 27, 2023) |
| 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 17, 2023) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of fourth week of spring term classes (by March 10, 2023) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of eighth week of spring term classes (by April 14, 2023) |
| Final Version of Full Thesis (Printed version to advisors, PDF to coordinator & IPE Director) | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Poster Session | Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 3:30 (held jointly with Economics) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the Friday of the week following submission of the Final Version: May 19, 2023 |
Spring 2023/Fall 2023
| Declaration of Thesis Advisors (via email to IPE Director) | End of the third day of classes (by February 15, 2023) |
| First joint meeting with both advisors | Coordinated by students before the end of the second week of classes (by February 24, 2023) |
| First Draft of Prospectus and Bibliography to advisors | End of third week of spring term classes (by March 3, 2023) |
| 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 17, 2023) |
| Draft of First Section (length and content to be negotiated with advisors) | End of tenth week of classes (by April 28, 2023) |
| Penultimate Draft of Full Thesis | End of eighth week of fall term classes (by November 3, 2023 - Tentative) |
| 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 4, 2023 - Tentative) |
| Poster Session | TBD mid-May (held jointly with Economics) |
| Oral Defense | No later than the Friday of the week following submission of the Final Version: December 8, 2023 |