CompositionThe examination panel consists of 5 members as follows:
Early in Semester 2, at the second Honors conference, the candidate should submit an Examination Panel Nomination form to the liaison. These nominations are considered by the Honors committee and the candidate will be notified of approval. FunctionThe panel must establish (a) the academic merits of the candidate's project and (b) the acceptability of the written format of the candidate's Honors Thesis. The scholarly practices and standards prevailing in the candidate's discipline in each instance will serve as the panel's standard for judgment. Deviations from such standards must have been approved by the Candidate's project advisor, and a signed statement to this effect must be included in the Thesis. The panel will judge the thesis using the following criteria:
The Liaison has the authority to postpone the award of the grade of Honors or Pass until the Candidate has met the panel's instructions regarding changes to the Thesis. |