AVA 199 - Senior Thesis Project
Thesis Requirement
WAC-WS Fulfillment
WS Requirement (Senior Writing Experience): Each honors student keeps a written journal during the two-term project, reflecting on his/her work. There is regular verbal and written input from the faculty sponsor. This journal forms the basis for a final paper of at least 15 pages, which satisfies the College's senior writing (WS) requirement. Visual arts majors who elect not to pursue a senior honors project must satisfy the WS requirement either through an art history senior seminar designated WS (for those studio concentrators who have the necessary prerequisites in art history) or by obtaining a faculty sponsor for a one-term independent senior studio project with a journal and final paper.
Qualifying For Departmental Honors
Departmental Honors
In general, students become eligible for departmental honors provided that they:
1. Have achieved a cumulative index of 3.3 or better;
2. Have an index of 3.3 or better in courses taken in the major with grades of "A" in at least three such courses;
3. Satisfy any other requirements set by the major department; and
4. Have taken the final six terms of their program at Union or elsewhere in a study program approved by Union. Students should consult their departments for complete information.
In the case of departmental majors, students must satisfy honors requirements for each department. Interdepartmental majors must also submit to the Honors Committee, through the major departments, evidence of independent work of substance and distinction, in the form of a thesis or some other written or documented work on which a grade not lower than A minus has been earned and they must be nominated by the major departments.