James Madison University
Honors Program
Please complete the form online and print for
signatures. Handwritten forms will not be
accepted. All signatures MUST be present.
Senior Honors Project Proposal Application (Track I, II, & III)
Student Information
Full
Name:
,
Date:
Last
First
Honors Scholar-Track I
Student
ID#:
Major of
Thesis:
Senior Honors Project-Track III
(minimum 3.5 cum GPA or higher)
Honors Scholar-Track II
E-mail
Address:
@dukes.jmu.edu
Cumulative GPA:
(list only one)
Research Project
Middle (Full name)
OR
Creative Project
Expected Graduation
Date: (month/year)
Last Semester GPA:
Individual
OR
Collaborative
Title of Project:
Student’s
Signature:
Approvals
To project committee members/department head/dean: Your signature indicates your approval of the attached
senior honors project proposal and that it meets the Honors Program and any department proposal guidelines.
Sign only if the proposal is attached and meets the above requirements.
Name of Faculty Project Advisor (must be tenured, tenure-track, or RTA):
(first and last name)
Department:
Advisor’s E-mail:
@jmu.edu
MSC:
Advisor’s Signature:
Reader I:
Department:
MSC:
Department:
MSC:
Department:
MSC:
Reader I Signature:
Reader II:
Reader II Signature:
Reader III:
(Optional)
Reader III Signature:
Department
Head:
Signature:
MSC:
Dean of
College:
Signature:
MSC:
Signature:
Date:
Director,
Honors
Program:
Revised 12/15
Dr. Bradley R. Newcomer
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1.
Students wishing to enter the program as Track III must have a minimum cumulative GPA of
3.50 AND meet the GPA requirements of their major.
2.
Project Advisors MUST be tenured, tenure-track, or RTA JMU faculty members.
Readers may include any full-time or part-time JMU faculty, and/or any non-JMU
members with expertise applicable to the topic of the senior project.
3.
Handwritten forms will not be accepted. The application MUST be completed in its entirety
online and then printed for signatures. Nothing should be handwritten except signatures.
MSC’s can be found in the JMU online directory. Missing information may be cause for the
application to be returned.
4.
Submit an original application AND proposal to the Honors Program office once ALL
signatures have been obtained: all committee members, your department head, and your
college dean. The Honors Program Director will sign after reviewing the proposal.
5.
The Honors Program will send an email notification to the student of the approval decision
within 14 days of the proposal submission.
6.
Departmental guidelines for projects can be found on the Honors Program website on the
Senior Honors Project page. Review the guidelines specified by your major department prior
to beginning the 499 sequence and again throughout the three-semester process.
7.
If the Project Advisor or Readers on your committee changes at any point during the 499
sequence, submit a revised application, complete with ALL signatures (no proposal needed).
If the topic/content of your project changes substantially during the 499 sequence, submit a
revised proposal AND application, complete with ALL signatures, thus confirming their
approval of the revision.
8.
Submitting this proposal does not register you for 499A. Please discuss the registration
process with the office of your major, and refer to the departmental guidelines mentioned
above.
9.
Proposals are typically due during the final week of classes in the semester in which you are
enrolled in 499A. Please check the Honors Program website for exact dates.
PROPOSAL
Please attach your proposal to the application.
Proposals should be 3-15 pages in length and include the format and information listed below. Unless
your department has different proposal requirements, you are expected to follow this guideline.
I.
Purpose and Objectives
II.
Tentative Outline
III.
Methodology and Timeline
IV.
Bibliography