{"id":286,"date":"2013-01-02T12:55:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/honors\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2025-01-06T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:09:50","slug":"standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/honors\/standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Standards and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Along with guidelines and expectations set by the Honors Committee and your advisor, each department and program establishes standards and procedures for its majors who are undertaking honors theses. These are available on the web as a resource for students and examiners. 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underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian\/academics\/thesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian\/academics\/thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biochemistry: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/senior-thesis\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/academics\/thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biology: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/academics\/major\/thesis\/honors-thesis\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/academics\/major\/thesis\/honors-thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemistry: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/senior-thesis\/\" data-type=\"link\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/earth-climate-sciences\/planning-for-thesis\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/earth-climate-sciences\/planning-for-thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economics:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/economics\/honors-thesis\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/economics\/honors-thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English:&nbsp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/english\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/english\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Studies:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/environment\/academics\/thesis-guidelines\/honors\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/environment\/academics\/thesis-guidelines\/honors\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European Studies: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/european-studies\/major\/thesis-guidelines\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/european-studies\/major\/thesis-guidelines\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French and Francophone Studies: <a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/history\/guidelines-for-theses-and-honors-theses\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/history\/guidelines-for-theses-and-honors-theses\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian\/academics\/thesis\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian\/academics\/thesis\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Latin American and Latinx Studies: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/latin-american-latinx-studies\/thesis\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/latin-american-latinx-studies\/thesis\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematics: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/mathematics\/the-capstone-experience\/honors\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/mathematics\/the-capstone-experience\/honors\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music: <strong><a 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