Thesis Course Requirements
Students are required to first take the 4-credit HON 403 Thesis I: Prospectus seminar, in which they identify their thesis advisor and write their thesis prospectus. Upon completing HON 403 Prospectus with a passing grade, the student will then enroll in one or more of the 4-credit HON 403 Thesis II: Continuation sections, in which they will complete their thesis.
Thesis Symposium
When the thesis has been completed and submitted for review, all students participate in the required Thesis Symposium, where they present their research to a group of peers and faculty.
Check our Events Calendar for the date of our next Thesis Symposium.
Honors Thesis Archive at PDX.Scholar
When an Honors thesis has been accepted, it is published on PDX.Scholar, Portland State University's open source archive of scholarly work. Honors Theses can be found HERE. Use the Advanced Search tool in the left sidebar to locate a specific thesis or a group of theses in a single major.