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VALUATION OF THE THESIS

Each thesis will be read by at least two faculty members. The evaluation process takes about three weeks. By college policy, possible grades are Pass, Pass with Distinction, and Fail. The early deadline for final drafts allows enough leeway for a paper judged inadequate to be rewritten in time for another evaluation. Alternatively, if the faculty readers judge the comps paper inadequate, they may request that the student write an additional, shorter essay addressing in greater detail specific issues related to the paper, or may schedule an oral examination with the student to cover issues raised by the thesis. In this case, the student would not be required to rewrite the entire comps paper.

Theses that are turned in late without an acceptable explanation will not be considered for distinction. Thesis papers that are sloppily prepared-e.g., that are full of typos, grammatical errors, and so forth-indicate that the writer does not consider this a finished copy and/or does not take his/her work seriously. Such papers will not be considered for distinction. So, allow yourself enough time for final revisions and proofreading!

Oral presentations also enter into the final grade.