Departmental Thesis Requirements

Traditional long-format theses

Each academic department submits the specific requirements that must be met for a successful Honors thesis in its respective major. If you are seeking more information on your department’s thesis requirements, please contact your Departmental Honors Liaison and/or the Honors Thesis Team in the Honors College.

Faculty Thesis Mentors

Both tenure track and career-line.

If one faculty mentor leaves before thesis is complete, another faculty member will be assigned.

How does the Honors Thesis relate to other aspects of the major, like a Capstone Project?

Typical QAMO theses focus on data analyses and econometric projects.

Departmental coursework supporting Thesis

Coursework which supports the thesis: QAMO 3100, QAMO 4651, QAMO 4700 and QAMO 4800

Additional information for students

Honors students in the QAMO major should stay in touch with QAMO program staff when they decide to write an Honors thesis.

QAMO thesis writers are expected to begin work on their thesis 18 months prior to graduation.