Psychology Honors Program
In 1993 the Psychology Department began the college's first Departmental
Honors program. This program allows a student to work one-on-one with a
faculty member on an Independent Project of the student's design. The program
was instituted for those students who wished to do more than routine class
work.
The Honors Program is especially beneficial to those students wishing
to pursue graduate school in Psychology. According to research on psychology
graduate admissions (Lawson, 1995), research experience and letters of
recommendation are to two most important criteria used by psychology graduate
programs after grades and standardized scores are examined.
Gaining Admission to the Program:
3.25 gpa after 60 credit hours
Completion of Experimental Psychology (PS311 and PS312)
Support of a faculty sponsor
Assent of the Psychology faculty
Completing the program:
Earn 6 credits of Independent Study and Independent Research (PS491 and
PS494)
(this is your Independent Project)
Present the results of the Project in a poster session (PSC's Undergraduate
Research Conference). This conference is held the last day of classes during
the Spring semester on the fourth floor of Hyde Hall.
Submit a written paper describing the project to the Psychology department
by May 1 of their senior year.
Gain approval from the Psychology faculty.
For more information, contact Dr. John
Kulig, Director of the Honors Program.
Reference
Lawson, T.J. (1995) Gaining Admission Into Graduate Programs in Psychology:
An Update. Teaching of Psychology. 22 (4), 225-227.