The How-To Page

A. "Welcome to Psychology" video

B. Schedule of psychology courses for the year

C. Checklist for the psychology major

D. Checklist for an ID major with psychology

E. Checklist for a psychology minor

F. Clinical Advising Guide

G. Common Curriculum Worksheet (Classes of 2024, 2025) (Class of 2026) (Class of 2027)

H. Study-Abroad approval form

A. Add a major or change a major

B. Add a minor or change a minor

C. Declare an ID major with psychology

A. Outside the Classroom - Read this to learn about the various options available to you.

B. Faculty Interests

C. Practicum proposal form and registrar's enrollment form

D. Independent study proposal form and registrar's enrollment form

E. Internship proposal form and registrar's enrollment form

F. Thesis information, proposal form and registrar's enrollment form

A. Human Subjects Review Committee site

B. Sona researcher enrollment form

C. Sona FAQs

D. Qualtrics Training

A. Sona site

B. Non-SONA Out-of-Class Activity Credit Sheet

Honors in Psychology

All proposals for honors theses must be submitted to the department administrative assistant no later than the end of the eighth week of the spring term of the junior year. The proposal should be one typewritten page describing the general area of the project, the student’s preparation for the project (e.g., related course work), and the proposed faculty supervisor. Further information is available from the department administrative assistant.

Requirements for Honors in Psychology:

In addition to meeting College-wide requirements, honors in psychology requires:

1. A psychology grade point average of 3.40 or higher

2. Three grades of “A” or “A minus” in psychology “core” courses, which include:

• PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology
• PSY 210 - Neuroscience: Mind & Behavior
• PSY 212 - Neurobiology
• PSY 213 - Clinical Neuropsychology
• PSY 220 - Attention and Memory
• PSY 225 - The Psychology of Language
• PSY 230 - Social Psychology
• PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology
• PSY 250 - Clinical Psychology 1: Disorders
• PSY 251 - Personality
• PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology.

3. A two-term thesis with a grade of “A” or “A minus”

4. An oral presentation of the student's work (usually at the Steinmetz Symposium)

A. What to do when you need to make up credit(s)

B. Request credit from courses taken at another college or university

C. Fourth Course

Post-Union opportunities