Undergraduate Program
Research Opportunities
Nearly half of all psychology majors explore the transformative experience of performing undergraduate research. Students typically enroll for a specific number of credits (usually 3 credit hours) with a specific faculty member and then work a certain number of hours per week assisting the faculty member on a research project.
The College of Arts and Letters also supports undergraduates in their research and creative endeavors, providing financial support to students interested in independent research and creative projects.
Undergraduate Research Gives You. . .
- A practical/applied forum to utilize the research and analytical skills learned in statistics and methods courses
- Insight into the nature of graduate programs
- Closer relationships with faculty members as mentors
- A source of recommendation letters for graduate training
- Greater understanding of how knowledge is created in psychology.
Special Studies credits do not count as psychology graduation requirements, but they do count towards your 120 hours in the college. and are critical to developing a strong application for graduate school. Prerequisites: completion of Psy 30100 (Statistics) and enrollment in Psy 30160 (Methods).
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