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130 University Honors/Senior Project Deadlines
performance and promise, and extracurricular
activities . As Whittle Scholars, they are
expected to adhere to the written policies and
requirements of the Whittle Scholars Program
and are encouraged to enroll in courses that
will stimulate and challenge them as well as
broaden their horizons . All Whittle Scholars are
reviewed annually by the Whittle Scholars Committee
as to their academic performance and
progress, the planning and execution of their
international experiences and their senior projects
. Whittle Scholars are expected to maintain
a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 .
A student in the Tennessee Scholars
Program or Whittle Scholars Program whose
cumulative GPA falls below 3.25 will be allowed
to continue in the Program and receive its
benefits so long as he or she earns a 3.25
GPA or better every semester, thus eventually
raising the cumulative GPA to the required
3.25 . If, while the cumulative GPA is less 3.25,
a student fails to earn a 3.25 or better in any
semester, he or she will be removed from the
program and lose all its benefits, unless the
student can demonstrate extenuating circumstances
to the University Honors Committee or
the Whittle Scholars Committee .
Senior Project Deadlines in Tennessee
Scholars Program, Chancellor's Scholars
Program, and Whittle Scholars Program
The following is a list of mandatory deadlines
for the senior research project in all
University Honors programs :
1 . No later than the end of the second year
in residence, a student must have chosen a
UT Knoxville faculty member to serve as mentor
for the senior research project, and that faculty
member must have agreed in writing to serve
as the student's mentor .
2. No later than the end of the third year in
residence, a student, together with the faculty
mentor, will choose two other faculty members
who, together with the faculty mentor, will serve
as the student's research project committee .
The purpose of the committee is to aid students
in formulating, designing and executing their
projects and to evaluate the projects when
completed . Similarly, by the end of the third
year in residence, a student must submit a
written abstract or proposal for the senior
research project to his/her faculty committee
for suggestions and approval .
3 . No later than the end of the first semester
of a student's senior year, a first draft of the
senior research project must be submitted to
the faculty mentor, and the faculty mentor must
report that fact to the University Honors Director.
4 . Within four weeks of the end of a student's
final semester,' he or she will be expected to
present the completed project to the student's
committee, the student's peers, and invited
guests .z Upon the conclusion of the presentation,
the student's faculty mentor will submit a
letter to the Director of the University Honors
Program certifying that the research project
has been completed and has been accepted
by the committee . One copy of the research
project must be filed in the University Honors
Office and additional copies should be given to
the student's committee .
Failure to meet these guidelines will result
in the delay of a student's graduation.
UNIVERSITY HONORS COURSES
Seminars and colloquia focused on various
topics, issues, and problems, and limited in size
to 25 students . These are taught by faculty from
all ten undergraduate colleges and schools,
and may be repeated . University Honors
courses are open to all undergraduate students
on the basis of high school GPA, ACT/SAT
scores, UT Knoxville GPA of 3.25 or better, or
by strong professorial recommendation .
'April 10 for students graduating in the Spring semester,
and November 15 for students graduating in the
fall semester. Students graduating in August (at the
end of summer school) are urged to complete their
projects by the April 10 deadline, although, in special
cases and with the written consent of the faculty mentor,
exceptions to this rule may be made .
ZThere may be types of projects that do not lend
themselves to a formal (public) defense . Hence the
decision whether or not to have a public defense
should be decided by the research committee and the
Director of the University Honors Program .