If you have a deep interest and the motivation in your field of study, and you meet the standards set by the College and your major department, you have the opportunity to do an honors study, an in-depth research in close coordination with a faculty member.
As a junior who has maintained a 3.5 average in your major courses for the sophomore and junior years, you may at the end of the junior year request permission of your department to be admitted to honors study. At this time, in consultation with your major department, you'll formulate a tentative plan for a senior project that has a scope of a year-long project in your declared major.
Read these Honors Thesis Guidelines. This document includes the necessary forms: the Honors Thesis Card and the Honors Signature Page.
Information Services Resources
Resources for Honors Study
The College provides extensive support and resources for students pursuing honors study. The College's reference librarians offer one-hour sessions that highlight library resources of specific interest to honors study students.
The collection of Honors papers and M.A. theses in the College Archives is an intellectual record of the scholarly efforts of Connecticut College undergraduate and graduate students. Since 2005, some honors papers have been made available online in the College's digital repository at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College.
Submitting Honors Papers to the College Archives
Here are guidelines for submitting master's theses to the College library and the digital archives. Since 2005, some honors papers have been made available online in the College's digital repository at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College.
Oakes and Louise Ames Prize
The Oakes and Louise Ames Prize, named for a president emeritus of the College and his wife, is given to a graduating senior who has completed the year's most outstanding honors study.