Geosciences Department
Your senior thesis is the final product of months of hard work. It is important that the thesis be formatted in a standard, professional way so that it will give a good impression to future generations of faculty, students, and current and future alumni and departmental reviewers. To learn more about the process of submitting your completed honors thesis, please visit Schaffer Library's Senior Thesis Information and Help page, as well as General Instructions from the Dean of Students and read all regulations carefully.
Due Date: The complete final thesis (not preliminary drafts) is due on the day two weeks prior to the last day of classes in the term that the thesis is to be finished. The thesis must be complete in all respects, including all preface pages, text, figures, tables, references, and appendices, all in the proper format specified here.
Permission & Submission Form: You must complete this permission form as well as select the matching access level when submitting your thesis. Once you submit the permission form, you will be emailed a special link that will take you to continue to submit your thesis online.
Choosing an Access Option: If you wish to opt out from publishing your honors thesis, please not that you must still submit it here. See how to choose an access option.
Steinmetz Symposium: Your thesis should be presented as an oral paper at the annual Union College Steinmetz Symposium, which is usually held in early May.
Final Thesis Submission:
Self-Submit: As of 2023, all theses will be self-submitted by students by using the online form and theses will be included in Union College’s Institutional Repository.
In addition to submitting your final thesis to the Institutional Repository, please send a PDF copy to the Geosciences Department Administrative Assistant, Chris Angley angleyc@union.edu