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Honors theses are due to the library on December 12th by 5pm. You must submit your thesis to the library to get Honors.

Submitting your thesis includes:

Correctly formatted PDF/A of your finished thesis
Certificate of approval (extracted from PDF/A) e-signed by your advisor
Distribution license e-signed by you and your advisor

You can start formatting and begin the process of submission before Reading Day, in fact we recommend it. You can submit your thesis through the formatting approval form below at any point, but we will not be able to start receiving theses until May 5th.

Come see a librarian for approval or use this formatting approval form
Your thesis formatting must be approved by the library. Once it is, you will receive the submission link. We can also approve it in person and give you the link then.

For information on everything you need to submit by December 12, read our Honors Guidelines.

Download the Thesis Template for Word to get started
Click "enable editing" once you open the Word document
Thesis Template for LaTeX on Overleaf
This is the standard Honors Thesis template for Math, Physics, Astronomy theses that use LaTeX.
CS Senior Project template for LaTeX
The template for the Computer Science senior project has the same formatting for the title page and certificate of approval as the standard LaTeX template, but the body layout is different.

For the below links you need to right click and select "save link as" if you are using Chrome

APA/Psychology Template
ASA/Sociology Template
Music/Program template
Talk to Emily (pearsome@whitman.edu) for help combining the template with your program and formatting your program for submission.

The linked set of thesis/capstone checklists should be helpful for anyone working on a significant research project.

Thesis/capstone research project checklists
Lists of things to do as you plan a thesis, capstone, or other significant research project, including questions to ask advisors, co-authors, librarians, and others.

Honors Thesis Key Links

Theses are due on Friday December 12

You are welcome to work on formatting your thesis and preparing your materials (and we are happy to help!) but we will not be able to accept theses for submission until December 5th.

Honors Guidelines
Important information on formatting, printing, and submitting your Honors Thesis to the library.
Honors Requirements from the Registrar's Office
Information on deadlines, GPA requirements, and more from the Registrar.
Download the Thesis Template (MS Word)
Clicking this link will download the file except on Chrome, where you will click download in the right corner on the page the link takes you to. Fill the template out in Word, not Pages or Google Docs. This template is not required, but it is the easiest way to ensure proper formatting to our specifications. On the Honors Guidelines page there are further instructions or examples.

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