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The deadline to submit your application for the Fall 2025ÌýHonors Program is Friday, March 7, 2024Ìýat 5:00pm MST.ÌýÌý

Steps to Apply for the IAFS Honors Program beginning in Fall 2025:

• Please complete theÌý.
• When completing the PowerForm, you will need to attach a Word document with answers to the application questions (available here).
• You will also need to attach an .
• This worksheet helpsÌýcalculate IAFS GPA (required for honors application).

• The is located in Norlin M400, phone: 303-492-6617.
  • Know your guidelines and deadlines! Check with the .
• Research Requirements and Opportunities:
  • - All research involving human participants that is conducted by UCB faculty, staff or students must receive some level of review by the Human Research Committee. Information, instructions, and downloadable forms needed to complete the review process can be found on their site.
  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) - UROP funds undergraduate research, scholarly and creative work with several types of grants. Apply early! More information and application process can be found on their site.
  • Studio Lab - Studio gives undergraduate students the opportunity to be matched with a research mentor and be paid as research assistants, along with planned social events and professional training sessions.
• Determining an Advisor: It is never too early to start speaking with professors about your proposed topic. However, before you formally ask someone to be your thesis primary faculty advisor, you must have a very concrete understanding of the topic. You should have a specific question in mind instead of telling a professor that you want to write something on "Europe," for example. Ideally, the honors director would want all students to have an advisor in place by early October of the fall semester they are enrolled in IAFS 4800.
• Thesis Faculty Committee:ÌýYour thesis faculty committee may be made up of professors from any department at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder. It is up to an individual faculty member how many advisees s/he will take. Graduate students may not serve on honors thesis committees. The committee will include the IAFS Honors Director, a primary faculty advisor, and one more faculty member. It is strongly recommended student refer to theÌýInternational Affairs CommitteeÌýfor a primary faculty advisor. If a member of the International Affairs Committee is not your primary advisor, you should select a member to be the other faculty on your committee. If you click on the faculty's name, you will see their area of expertise and interest.

Scheduling Your Honors Thesis Defense

Honors thesis defenses typically take place in late March or April. It is the student's responsibility to coordinate with their thesis committee members to determine a date and time for the defense. If you would like IAFS to reserve a room on your behalf, please (Microsoft Form - must be logged in with ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ IdentiKey). Be sure to schedule your defense with enough time to make any required revisions before the final submission deadline.

IAFS Thesis Defense Worksheet

As you prepare to present and defend your IAFS Honors Thesis, you must complete theÌýÌýat least 48 hours before your scheduled defense. The worksheet is a DocuSign PowerForm where you will enter the required information and submit it. Once submitted,Ìýit will be automaticallt sent to the IAFS Honors Program Director.Ìý*The PowerForm must be completed in one sitting.

ToÌýcomplete the IAFS Thesis Defense Worksheet, the following information must be provided:

• Thesis Committee member Names, Department/Program, and Email
• Date and time of thesis defense
• Overall GPA and
• IAFS GPA,Ìý

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