All thesis writers, except for those working with Writers' Workshop faculty, are required to take the fall Honors Thesis Workshop (8:120). Ideally an honors student will write the thesis in a fall-spring semester sequence in which a first draft is produced in the Thesis Workshop in the fall and a revised essay is completed in Honors Independent Study (8:198) in the spring.

Students who wish to write their theses in a spring-fall semester sequence must meet with the Honors Director before beginning the thesis project. To enroll in the Honors Thesis Workshop, a student must have completed one honors proseminar with a grade of A- or better, and must have a 3.5 English g.p.a. and a UI g.p.a. of 3.3.

After acquiring special permission numbers from the Honors Director, students may sign up for the Thesis Workshop during the pre- Registration period in the spring semester. May graduates must submit a Statement of Purpose approved by the thesis adviser at the first meeting of the Thesis Workshop. December graduates must have a completed first draft.