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Quiet, please. Students read surrounded by senior<br />
theses in Penrose Library’s Quiet Room.<br />
HONOR BOUND<br />
Tiptoe into the Allen Reading Room<br />
(a.k.a. the Quiet Room) in Penrose<br />
Library and you’ll see shelves lined with<br />
slim black volumes. These are the honors<br />
theses from Whitties going back to the<br />
Class of 1948, bound and displayed not<br />
just for posterity, but so they might<br />
inspire current students.<br />
In some disciplines, students are<br />
required to file an application to pursue<br />
honors in their major, which must be<br />
approved by their supervising professor,<br />
before they can register for honors<br />
thesis. Qualifying students in majors<br />
that don’t require an application are<br />
automatically registered for honors<br />
after confirmation it’s been earned.<br />
The criteria for earning honors<br />
in major study —something roughly<br />
20% of <strong>Whitman</strong> students do —<br />
include a cumulative GPA of at least<br />
3.3 on all credits earned at <strong>Whitman</strong>,<br />
a major GPA of at least 3.5, a pass<br />
with distinction on the senior<br />
assessment and an A- or higher on<br />
the senior thesis.<br />
Dig deeper:<br />
To read honors theses, virtually<br />
explore the senior thesis art<br />
exhibition, watch videos of<br />
WUC presentations and more,<br />
visit whitman.edu/magazine.<br />
WINTER <strong>2022</strong> / 31
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