Major Requirements for Students Pursuing Latin Honors
Both PSY BA and BS
PSY 1001H Honors Introduction to Psychology
PSY 3801H Honors Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis (FALL ONLY)
PSY 3001V Honors Introduction to Research Methods (SPRING ONLY)
*PSY 4994V: Honors Research Practicum (SPRING ONLY - Junior Year)
PSY 5018H Honors Mathematical Models of Human Behavior
PSY 5101H Honors: Personality: Current Theory and Research
CPSY 3301H Honors Introduction to Developmental Psychology
*Course Required- Thesis supporting course
PSY BS Outside Foundation *only*
PHIL 1001H Honors Course: Introduction to Logic
MATH 1571H Honors Calculus I
MATH 1572H Honors Calculus II
CSCI 1133H Honors Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts
CSCI 2011H Honors Discrete Structures of Computer Science
BIOL 1001H Honors Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives
BIOL 1009H Honors General Biology
CHEM 1071H Honors Chemistry I
CHEM 1072H Honors Chemistry II
CHEM 2331H Honors Elementary Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2332H Honors Elementary Organic Chemistry II
PSY 4994V:Students must also take 1-2 semesters of directed research (PSY 5994 or another departmental course appropriate to their project). Please see rubric below for details.
The Honors Thesis is individually directed by a faculty mentor, whereas the non-Honors Senior capstone is a course-based experience. Honors psychology students pursue a program of study that culminates in a critical literature review or empirical study. General workload: 3 hours of work per week, per credit.
Summa theses must comprise an empirical research project with data collection (option: could be a meta-analysis). Summa students must also participate in University Undergraduate Research Symposium OR a state/regional/or national conference approved by the Honors Faculty Representative. See the "Attached Documents" section below for a detailed Latin Honors rubric.