Students who are eligible may apply to be admitted to the Honors Program in Psychology. A formal application must be submitted to the Departmental Honors Committee. This application is available in the Psychology Department Office. An honors research project will be completed during the student’s senior year in order for a student to graduate with Honors in Psychology. Students accepted into the program must enroll in Psychology 396–Honors in Psychology for at least four quarter hours (and no more than 12 quarter hours). In order to enroll, approval must be received from the Departmental Honors Committee. The course consists of a supervised research project, which is completed during the student’s senior year. The student works directly with a faculty sponsor on the research and attends monthly seminars throughout the year with other students in the Honors Program. It is recommended that students also enroll in 340 Statistics II ; and in either 342 Experimental II or 343 Measurement. CRITERIA 1. Minimum Psychology average: 3.5. 2. Minimum overall GPA: 3.3. 3. Letter from faculty sponsor. 4. Understanding of research area and feasibility of proposed research (from application). 5. Psychology 240, 241 and 242 must be completed with no less than one A and two B’s.
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