{"id":24,"date":"2019-06-19T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:20:40","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/information\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Seminar &amp; Thesis Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The English major has a capstone requirement which may be fulfilled either by taking a senior seminar or writing a senior thesis.<\/h4>\n<h5>GENERAL INFORMATION:<\/h5>\n<p>In a senior seminar, literature and creative writing concentrators come together to culminate their work as English majors in an intimate setting, guided by a professor who will, in various ways, afford students a chance to pursue their own interests.<\/p>\n<p>In a senior thesis, students undertake an original independent project. The process of embarking on a thesis begins in the spring of Junior Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Forms for Thesis Proposal and Thesis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/2-Year-Thesis-Calendar-2025-27-1.pdf\">2-Year Thesis Calendar 2025-27<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/06\/Directions20for20Preparing20Thesis20Oct202018.pdf\">Directions for Preparing Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/Thesis-Grading-Expectations-New.pdf\">Grading Expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/Guidelines-for-the-Senior-Thesis-in-Literary-Studies.docx\">Guidelines for the Senior Thesis in Literary Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/01\/Thesis-Honors-for-Creative-Writing-Concentration-2026.pdf\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW151686067 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151686067 BCX0\">Guidelines for Thesis &amp; Honors in Creative Writing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English major has a capstone requirement which may be fulfilled either by taking a senior seminar or writing a senior thesis. 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