对于政治学和国际关系政治学专业的学生来说，撰写一篇高级荣誉论文可以是对韦尔斯利学术经验的一次有益的总结。
荣誉论文-申请截止日期：2022年5月中旬，待定
Info Sessions
For both专业方面，荣誉项目包括撰写论文。每个优等生在整个学年都与最有能力就论文主题向她提供建议的教员密切合作。荣誉论文的平均长度约为70页，但这取决于主题和方法。所有学生通常都会在这个日期之前提交他们的提案。所有高年级学生必须向注册办公室提交他们的最终荣誉论文。论文流程和截止日期列在书记官长办公室网页.
GPA
College legislation sets an eligibility requirement of a minimum 3.5 grade point average in work in the major above the 100-level. The Department will consider proposals from students who demonstrate preparation and excellence in Political Science courses related to their proposed thesis. These courses should normally be distributed across both the 200 and 300 levels. Students who fall slightly below the minimum GPA requirement may petition the Department for an exemption from the GPA minimum. Exemptions are granted only forstrong proposals supported by a potential thesis advisor.
提议
提议s include anapplication form; 一份两到三页的招股说明书，其中包含一份初步参考书目，该书目是在咨询您的建议顾问后制定的；陈述你的学术背景；成绩单（官方或非官方）；还有一份写作样本，最好是一篇政治课的研究论文。研究计划书是该提案的关键组成部分。有关编写招股说明书的提示，请参阅下面的参考资料。
Resources
首先，你需要一个你非常感兴趣的话题——足以让你完成一年的研究和写作。你应该提出一个可回答的研究问题，你可以在一篇高级论文的时间和空间中解决这个问题。
There are different ways in which to prepare for the thesis:
Course background matters.You should make sure you have the course background to write on the topic. Substantively, you need to take, if not exhaust, courses in your specific research area. You may also want to consider taking the political science research methods course, 199, to learn how to construct a research design. You should note that the department will evaluate your course background when we evaluate your course proposal.
For alist of honors theses written in political science从1940年到现在，点击在这里.For a list of International Relations-Political Science honors theses written in 2018-2019, click在这里. Bound copies of these theses are available to look at in the Stettner Political Science Library (PNE 251). Please do not remove the copies from the room.
研究“如何写论文”As a guide to writing the proposal, we have prepared a brief概述.你也可以参考以下关于研究设计和论文写作的文本：
Charles Lipson,如何写学士学位论文：从你的第一个想法到你完成的论文的实践指南. Arco, 2003
斯蒂芬·范埃弗拉，政治学专业学生学习方法指南纽约州伊萨卡：康奈尔大学出版社，1997年。
PRIZES
巴内特·米勒拨款支持荣誉论文研究
Through its Barnette Miller Foundation, the Political Science Department makes available funds to support thesis research by Political Science and International Relations-Political Science majors. The maximum amount for an individual award is normally $1500. Funds are limited and not every honors student is guaranteed a grant. Theapplication form可以在这里找到。申请必须在每个学年的11月1日前提交。
Honors students are also encouraged to apply for a杰罗姆·A·希夫奖学金, which is administered by Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy (CCAP). Students who receive a Schiff Fellowship are not eligible for a Barnette Miller Grant.
写作奖
The Political Science Department annually awards four prizes for the best papers written in American Politics or Law; Political Theory; Comparative Politics and International Relations. Only Political Science and IR-Political Science majors are eligible for these prizes. Faculty nominate papers to be considered for the prizes (with permission of the student). Senior winners are listed in the commencement program; winners from other classes are listed in the convocation program.
2021 Writing Prize recipients
伍德罗·威尔逊奖——美国政治
Michaela Markwart '22Indigo的“咨询项目”——来自Pol1210的论文：Maneesh Arora教授教授教授的竞选和选举。
Katie Adler '22."Filling in the Gaps: Long-Term Services and Supports for the Working-Aged Medicaid-Ineligible" by Aqua - paper from POL1 317 Health Politics and Policy taught by Prof. Tom Burke.
Barnette Miller Prize - Comparative Politics
Taylor Balfour '21《俄罗斯和伊朗革命中的意识形态》，由比尔·约瑟夫教授教授讲授，摘自POL2 306的黄纸。
Barnette Miller Prize - International Relations
Hajira Fuad '21.Blue的最后一篇论文（无标题）-来自Paul MacDonald教授讲授的POL3 339