College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Honors Research Proposal Preparation and Submission
When you begin your Honors research, one of your first tasks is to write a Research Proposal. This proposal, which should be 5-6 double-spaced pages, should include the following elements:
- Research background
- Proposed experimental goals or hypotheses to be tested
- Overview of experimental approaches to be taken
- Significance of proposed work to the field
- Literature citations (not included in the 5-6 page requirement)
Your proposal should be approved by your honors research faculty advisor no later than 2 months after beginning your honors research project. Upload your final proposal here. Submission deadlines are:
Fall Semester - November 1
Spring Semester - April 1
Summer Semester - September 1