CS majors: have registered for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 497 Individual Study
in
Computer Sciencefor
the Fall 2025 semester.
CS majors: register for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 498 Senior Honors
Project: Computer Science for the Spring 2026 semester.
At most sixcredits
of CPSC 497/498 count towards graduation; schedule accordingly.
CS majors: complete the course substitution
paperwork so 497/498 will
count as a c.s. elective.
Have
a faculty sponsor in place and be
working on your project.
Estimated
deadlines (recommended
by Honors College; see
here):
Proposal submission for honors research
project through Idea
Exchange: Wednesday
October 1 2025(already passsed)
Preliminary draft to research sponsor: Friday April 10 2026
Subsequent draft to readers: Friday April 17 2026
Final draft to sponsor and readers: Tuesday April 21 2026 (3 weeks
before grades are due)
Final electronic submission of completed project report with
all signatures to Idea
Exchange: Friday May 1 2026
Remember to include your
abstract or the system won't permit the upload!
For
Students Graduating in Summer 2026
CS majors: have registered for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 497 Individual Study
in
Computer Scienceduring
a
prior semester.
CS majors: register for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 498 Senior Honors
Project: Computer Science for the Summer 2026 semester.
At most sixcredits
of CPSC 497/498 count towards graduation; schedule accordingly.
CS majors: complete the course substitution
paperwork so 497/498 will
count as a c.s. elective.
Have
a faculty sponsor in place and
be working on your project.
Estimated
deadlines (recommended
by Honors College; see
here):
Proposal submission for honors research
project through Idea
Exchange: Monday
December 1 2025(already passed)
Preliminary draft to research sponsor: Friday July 17 2026
Subsequent draft to readers: Friday July 24 2026
Final draft to sponsor and readers: Tuesday July 28 2026 (3 weeks
before grades are due)
Final electronic submission of completed project report with
all signatures to Idea
Exchange: Friday July 31 2026
Remember to include your
abstract or the system won't permit the upload!
For
Students Graduating in Fall 2026
CS majors: register for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 497 Individual Study
in
Computer Scienceduring
a
prior semester.
CS majors: register for 2-3
credits
of CPSC 498 Senior Honors
Project: Computer Science for the Fall 2026 semester.
At most sixcredits
of CPSC 497/498 count towards graduation; schedule accordingly.
CS majors: complete the course
substitution
paperwork so 497/498 will
count as a c.s. elective.
Have
a faculty sponsor in place and
be working on your project.
Estimated
deadlines (recommended
by Honors College; see
here):
Proposal submission for honors research
project through Idea
Exchange: Monday
March 2 2026(estimated)
Preliminary draft to research sponsor: Friday November 13 2026
Subsequent draft to readers: Friday November 20 2026
Final draft to sponsor and readers: Tuesday November 24 2026 (3 weeks
before grades are due)
Final electronic submission of completed project report with
all signatures to Idea
Exchange: Friday December 4 2026
Remember to include your
abstract or the system won't permit the upload!
Other
Honors Students
Begin thinking about a faculty member to work with and a project
idea.
First semester students:
attend the new student convocation in September;
schedule a progress check with one of the Honors College
advisors by the end of September.
First-year students:
complete and submit your proposal of
Honors distribution courses by April
1.
Second-year students:
attend the Sophomore symposium in January.
Proposal submission for honors research
project, Spring 2027 grads: Thursday October 1 2026 (estimated)
Proposal submission for honors research
project, Summer 2027 grads: Tuesday December 1 2026 (estimated)
Proposal submission for honors research
project, Fall 2027 grads:Monday March 1 2027(estimated)
Important Notes
CPSC majors will also complete a project as part of CPSC 490 Senior Seminar in Computer
Science (taught Spring Semester every year). By department policy that project is to be
different from your Senior Honors Project; no
double-dipping!!!
Similarly by department policy
experience gained from a co-op or internship will not count as your
Senior Honors Project.
Sixcombined credits of CPSC 497 andCPSC 498 count as one 3-credit
c.s. elective. Take both if you want to apply it to the major,
otherwise you will have to take an additional c.s. class.
