Senior Thesis

The psychology major offers senior psychology majors the option to complete a senior thesis that consists of a two-semester sequence:

Prerequisite: To qualify for this track students need to be endorsed by a psychology faculty member.

Fall Semester: Student enrolls in the faculty advisor’s section of PSY 47809 and participates in a series of self-organized workshops that provide/enable peer-review and support. Workshops would focus on introduction of topics/elevator pitches (September), peer-review of drafts of literature review and methods sections (October and November)

Spring Semester: Student enrolls in the faculty advisor’s section of PSY 47809 and participates in a series of self-organized workshops that provide/enable peer-review and support. Workshops would focus on peer-review of results sections (February), peer-review of completed manuscripts (March), and practice for the symposium presentations (April).

Departmental Honors in Psychology.

The honors designation in psychology is awarded by completing the following:

Fall Semester: Achieving an A grade in PSY 47809 and a passing grade in PSY 40210 Advanced Statistics.

Spring Semester: Achieving an A grade in PSY 47809. A nomination by the faculty advisor and an evaluation of the thesis as worthy of the honors designation by a faculty committee.