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Extra credit opportunities and psychology experiment sign up for undergraduates are available online. More information and instructions are below.

• Request an Account 
• View/Sign Up for Studies
• Canceling a Sign-Up
• Tracking Your Progress
• Frequently Asked Questions

Request an Account

• Browse to http://nd.sona-systems.com/ and click on the link under New Participant.
• Enter the information requested – be sure to use your NetID as your User ID.
• Only courses that require or allow extra credit for participating in studies will be shown. You may select all of the classes available for which you are enrolled this semester.
• After you click on “Request Account” you will receive an email with your login information. You will be assigned a randomly generated password. You cannot change this password for security purposes.

View/Sign Up for Studies

• Click Study Sign-Up on the main menu or Studies on the top toolbar.
• Review descriptions of studies and note any special requirements that may restrict your eligibility to participate in a study. Only studies that have available timeslots will appear.
• To view more information about a study, click on the name of the study.
• Click on View Timeslots for This Study and you will see a list of available timeslots. Choose a timeslot that is convenient for you, and click Sign Up.
• Confirmation of your enrollment will be emailed to your ND account.

Canceling a Sign-Up

• Click My Schedule & Credits on the main page or My Schedule/Credits on the top toolbar.
• Studies you have signed up for that you are allowed to cancel will have a Cancel button next to them. You will not be penalized for canceling at this stage. There is a time limit before the study is to occur, when it is too late to cancel. This restriction may be listed at the bottom of the page, or can be found by clicking on the study name and viewing the study details.
• Once you click Cancel to cancel your sign-up, you will see a confirmation page. You will also be warned if your cancellation might affect your ability to participate in other studies you have signed up for, due to pre-requisite restrictions.
• Click Yes to cancel your sign-up. If you cancel the first part of a two-part study, the second part will also be cancelled. If you cancel the second part of a two-part study, the first part will not be cancelled, but you will need to ask the researcher to sign you up for the second part again, if you would like to participate in it at a later date.

Tracking Your Progress

• Click My Schedule & Credits on the main page or My Schedule/Credits on the top toolbar
• Review the number of credits you are required to earn, and how many you have earned so far at the top of the page. Below that, if you have signed up for any studies, those are listed as well. In the list of studies, you will see information about your credit status.
• Credit will appear once the researcher confirms your participation in the system.
• If you failed to appear for a study, it is possible you were assessed a penalty. That will be displayed in your progress, and the penalty (if assessed) will be deducted from your current credit earnings.

Frequently Asked Questions