- Spring semester of the junior year: students will declare their Senior Project advisor, and form a Distinction committee.
- April 1 of the Junior year: submit Distinction Proposal and bibliography for approval to Distinction committee. Distinction committee will confer and declare the possibility of acceptance or rejection of the proposal together with suggestions for additions or edits to the proposal. The Senior Project Chair will make sure that the suggestions of the committee are incorporated and finalized before April 15.
- April 15 of the Junior year: Submit committee approved proposal; the names, designation, email addresses of the faculty committee and the committee chair to the DUS.
- August 20: Students needing IRB certification will have completed the process and received certification. Contact Lorna Hicks for more information. Lorna Hicks manages the Office of Human Subjects Protection, administers the Institutional Review Board for Non-Medical Research, reviews exempt research, and provides training for campus investigators.
