The Senior Essay I

Undergraduate

Students wishing to undertake an independent senior essay in English must submit a proposal to the DUS in the previous term; deadlines and instructions are posted on the English Department website . For one-term senior essays, the essay itself is due according to the following schedule: (1) end of the fourth week of classes: five to ten pages of writing and/or an annotated bibliography; (2) Monday of the seventh week of classes: ten to twelve pages of writing and a statement about your essay's engagement with one or more secondary sources (3) Wednesday of eleventh week of classes: a rough draft of the complete essay; (4) end of the last week of classes (fall term) or end of the next-to-last week of classes (spring term): the completed essay. Consult the director of undergraduate studies regarding the schedule for submission of the yearlong senior essay. HTBA