Required Thesis Submission Instructions

For December 2025 graduates, approved theses are due by December 5, 2025, in Quest.
For May 2026 graduates, approved theses are due by May 1, 2026, in Quest.
For August 2026 graduates, approved theses are due by August 31, 2026, in Quest.

IMPORTANT: To begin, be sure you have discussed your thesis/final project with your thesis supervisor and Honors advisor and no further changes are needed. You should only start the process below once you have completed the revision process and are ready to SUBMIT THE FINAL VERSION OF YOUR THESIS, after all edits have been made, to the Honors program, for official approval from your advisors.

Multiple Honors majors? If you are completing multiple theses, repeat this process for each thesis.  If you are completing one thesis for two majors, add the thesis supervisor and both Honors advisors as Recommenders in steps below. 

Upload your Final Thesis to Quest

  1. Have an electronic copy of your FINAL THESIS work accessible.  This should be a clean copy, no track changes, that you have already shared with your thesis supervisor and Honors advisor and completed any requested edits. It should have a cover page with your name, thesis title, thesis supervisor's and Honors advisor's names, and any other information your major department may require.
  2. Go to quest.uconn.edu, log in with your NetID, click Programs and search for Submit Your Honors Thesis or click on the direct link, Honors Thesis Submission.
  3. Click on the APPLY button to begin
  4. Complete the first task, which is the Honors Scholar Thesis Approval Form, and then Mark As Complete.
  5. Click on the second task, complete the Thesis Upload, and then Mark As Complete.

    Request Approvals from Advisors

    Your thesis supervisor and Honors advisor(s) will indicate their approval through recommendations and each advisor approval recommendation request is a separate task.

    • Send recommendation requests to advisors' @uconn.edu email address.
    • If one person is serving as Thesis Supervisor and also as Honors advisor, send them a recommendation request for each role, they will need to approve twice.
    • You will not be able to mark these tasks as complete, nor submit your thesis. This will all happen automatically as recommendations are entered.
    • Multiple Honors majors? If you are completing one thesis that counts for two majors, send the Thesis Supervisor and both Honors advisors recommendation requests. All three must approve before your thesis will be submitted.
    • Once you have sent all recommendation requests, you can leave the site.

      Notification Emails

      As your thesis moves through the system, you will receive the following emails:

      • Notification when each recommender “accepts” the recommendation request
      • Notification when each recommender completes their recommendation
      • Confirmation that your thesis has been submitted and is being reviewed by the Honors Program
      • Confirmation that your thesis has been accepted - PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK EMAIL FOLDER

      IMPORTANT You can always go back to your quest.uconn.edu dashboard to check the status of your thesis submission and recommendations.

      Potential Issues

      If a recommender does not receive their recommendation request, you can log in and edit their recommendation task, check and/or retype their email address, and resend it. If they still do not receive the request, refer them to the Online Thesis Approval Instructions or honors@uconn.edu for help troubleshooting.

      If a recommender denies your request for recommendation, you should communicate with them to understand why. Once you have completed any required edits, delete your initial submission and create a new one. This ensures that you, your thesis supervisor, and your Honors advisor(s) are all approving the same version.