FOURTH YEAR: HONORS THESIS

Thesis Orientation

If you were unable to attend a Thesis Orientation this year, you may watch a recorded session.

Thesis Deadlines

Thesis Handbook

The Honors Thesis

In their final year, all Honors College students complete a thesis, an extended research or creative project in which students work one-on-one with a faculty advisor from their major department. Students generally take 8 credits of HON 403 over two terms to complete the thesis.

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.

The Spring 2024 Thesis Symposium will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024. If you plan to present, please sign up HERE.

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.

Thesis Forms