Honors Junior/Senior Projects
The Honors curriculum culminates with a Junior/Senior Honors Project in your major. The requirements for an eight credit junior/senior project are defined by each college. In some colleges, the project consists of additional Honors course work; in others, it is based on independent research or creative activities. A junior/senior project can take nearly any form: a thesis, multimedia presentation, performance, website, or another format appropriate to your field.Since each college has specific guidelines for meeting the requirements for this Honors program option, the first step students should take is to meet with an Honors advisor during their middler year to discuss possible options and to be directed to the appropriate faculty liaison in their college. Students should also consider attending a Junior/Senior Workshop that is offered several times each year by Honors staff. During this workshop, specific questions about the Junior/Senior Project and examples of previous projects are discussed.
Students may review Junior/Senior Projects at the Snell Library through IRIS, the Institutional Repository System. IRIS is a great resource for viewing projects completed in your field.The link for IRIS is included below. After entering IRIS search for the Honors Program which will have a link to view Junior/Senior Projects. All students who complete a project are required to send the Honors program a .pdf copy of their paper to be posted on IRIS. Submission directions are included below.
The Honors Program has also worked with the University Library to archive over 15 years of Junior/Senior Honors Projects. Students interested in viewing completed projects may do so using the online search engine, the link is included below. The University Archive Hours in the Snell Library basement are Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.
Students who are approved for a research thesis or similar activity as their Junior/Senior Honors Project may apply for funding to help support their research through the Provost Undergraduate Awards and Junior/Senior Honors Grants.
Honors Project Archival Search Engine The Class of 2007 completed Honors Projects are now online in the Northeastern Institutional Repository. Please follow this link to get ideas for your projects! Institutional Repository Junior / Senior Project IRis Submittal Form