Thesis Timeline for Italian

• Identify a topic of interest
• Identify and contact potential faculty advisor
• Write a one-page proposal in consultation with faculty advisor by June 1 to include:
  • Topic
  • Faculty Advisor
  • Brief bibliography of summer research readings

Spring Term

• If funds are needed for research that will be conducted abroad during the summer, submit application along with proposal (before April 1)
• Decide which terms will be your thesis terms (Ideally they will be back to back: either fall and winter or winter and spring)

Summer (good theses are always started in the summer term)

• Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
• Prepare an annotated bibliography of primary or secondary sources as determined with the advisor.

Fall Term

• Meet with your advisor and submit annotated bibliography within the first two weeks of term
• Enroll in Italian 88 
• Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
• If funds are needed for research that will be conducted abroad in December, submit application along with proposal (before November 1)

Winter Term

• Enroll in Italian 89 to complete your thesis
• Read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
• Enroll in Italian 88 if you did not take in fall term
• Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor

Spring Term

• Enroll in Italian 89 to complete your thesis
• Finish writing, format thesis using MLA guidelines and submit thesis to your advisor by May 1
• Public oral presentation by the end of May
• Titles due to the department by May 1st