# Senior Essay
**Source**: https://arthistory.yale.edu/undergraduate/senior-essay
**Parent**: https://arthistory.yale.edu/undergraduate
For full details on requirements, format, and deadlines for the Senior Essay in the History of Art, see:
\*\*\*[**Guidelines For Writing the Senior Essay**](https://arthistory.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/S25-26_Senior%20Essay%20Guidelines%20(1).pdf)\*\*\*
Note that these guidelines are updated each year.
Below is a summary of this year’s senior essay calendar:
**SENIOR ESSAY KEY DATES AND DEADLINES 2025-2026**
**FALL 2025**\
Sept. 8 Senior Essay Proposals Due @ 12:00 pm \
Sept. 17 Senior Thesis Essay Workshop 1 (5:00-6:30 pm) (HoA Dept Conference Rm) \
**Oct. 03 Project outline and annotated bibliography DUE**\
Oct. 21 Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:00-6:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)\
**Nov. 07 Complete draft of essay due**\
Nov. 11 Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)\
Nov. 12 Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)\
**Dec. 05 SENIOR ESSAYS DUE (to [nicole.chardiet@yale.edu](mailto:nicole.chardiet@yale.edu) and DUS @12:00 pm)**
**SPRING 2026**\
Jan. 23 Senior Essay Proposals Due (to [nicole.chardiet@yale.edu](mailto:nicole.chardiet@yale.edu) and DUS)\
Feb. 04 Senior Thesis Essay Workshop 1 (5:00-6:30 pm) (HoA Dept Conference Rm)\
**Feb. 17 Project outline and annotated bibliography DUE**\
Mar. 03 Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:00-6:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)\
**Apr. 03 Complete essay draft due**\
Apr. 07 Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept. Conference Rm)\
Apr. 08 Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept. Conference Rm)\
**Apr. 20 SENIOR ESSAYS DUE (to [nicole.chardiet@yale.edu](mailto:nicole.chardiet@yale.edu) and DUS @12:00 pm)**