Senior essay handbook

In the English Department, as in other departments, the Senior Essay consists of an extended research and writing project (critical, not “creative”) undertaken with the guidance of a faculty advisor.

All of the sections must meet the standards in order to pass. This handbook will help guide you through your project from idea to final presentation. Idaho State law requires that all graduates from Idaho must complete a senior project that includes a portfolio and an oral presentation in order to graduate.

Specific requirements are as follows: 1. Typically, on the Monday of the last week of classes in the term before you intend to write your essay (see application deadlines), you must hand in to the DUS office a completed application form for ENGL 490 or 491 and a prospectus, which includes the following information:

If you have any doubts, take a Senior Seminar. In addition to the prospectus and final draft, you will be asked to hand in, at the end of four weeks, five to ten pages of writing or, if appropriate, an annotated bibliography so that you, your advisor, and the department will know how your work is proceeding relatively early in the term.