Honors program in Psychology at NVU 

Overview:

The Honors Program has been developed to recognize excellence in psychology among university students of NVU and to improve the skills related to psychological research. There are two main components in the Honors Program: (1) a project of empirical research independent substantial one-year duration (PSYC 4999), and (2) a Seminar Honors complementary (PSYC 4997). Students will be selected to form part of the Honors Program in the spring of their third year (see application process below). Upon successful completion of all requirements (see Requirements below), and upon graduation, the student will receive a degree in Psychology with honors. (In your transcript will read: "With distinction in psychology").

Honors program in Psychology at NVU

The departmental honours are available for students who have academic records solids. The honors program involves (a) to complete a project of empirical research a duration of one year in his senior year under the supervision of a faculty member (for a letter grade); this is a total of 2 CU (b) to complete a second period of statistics (for a score with lyrics) prior to graduation, (c) participate in a seminar of one year's duration, PSYC 4997 (for a score with lyrics), designed especially for students of Psychology with Honours; This is a total of 1 Cu; and (d) participate in the Fair of Investigative Psychology Undergraduate in the spring semester, in which honors students present a poster and give a talk for 15 minutes about their research. Finally, (e) requires a total of 15 cu in psychology, please note: the seminar honors (1 cu in total) and the second course in statistics (1 cu) increase the total in the specialty to 15 cu. The application must be submitted (by e-mail or in person to Claire Ingulli) before march 25, 2024. The application for the Honors Program can be found with other forms on the website of the Department of Psychology (see Undergraduate Program and click on "Forms"). The application must be submitted before the March 25, 2024.

Research Mentorizada:

Students who wish to graduate with honors in Psychology must complete two semesters of enrollment in research with tutoring (PSYC 4999) with the same teacher during the last year. The expectation is that students work in close collaboration with a faculty advisor to develop an independent research project that includes the collection and analysis of data, or the analysis of secondary data. As with all research projects of two semesters, students in honors must submit a research paper at the end of their senior year, that describe their empirical research. At the end of their senior year, students in honors must also present a poster and give a presentation of 15 minutes to teachers and students of the department of psychology at the Fair of Undergraduate Research in the spring.

Seminar Honors:

All honors students are expected to attend the weekly Seminar Honors Senior: PSYC 4997 (0.5 cu per semester). The Seminar Honors is a course of 0.5 cu that meets for two semesters (two hours per week on a Monday afternoon), students earn 1.0 CU in total.

The main function of the Seminar Honors is to develop the scientific skills and professional students of psychology along with your research project supervised. Therefore, a main focus of the seminar is the development of skills in critical reading, writing, and speaking. Other functions of the Seminar Honors include the planning of the education/career, and the training in ethical practices, research methods, and statistics. The students in the seminar will attend the colloquia of the Department of Psychology, followed by a discussion in class, to expose them to the variety of excellent research in psychology and illustrate techniques of presentation effective. Finally, another important feature of the Seminar Honors is to increase the Spirit Body among our students in Honors, who to spend time together, you will support and advise each other during their senior year.

Requirements for Honors in Psychology

1. Request (and acceptance) in the Honors Program during the pre-Registration in the spring semester of the third year (see Application Process below).

2. Successfully complete two semesters of a PSYC 4999 or equivalent to PSYC 4999 in the last year, which culminates with a job, a poster and a talk in the spring of last year.

3. Satisfactory completion of two semesters (total of 1 cu) of the Seminar Honors Senior in Psychology: PSYC 4997.

4. Successfully complete two semesters of statistics, which must be taken for a letter grade.

Application process for the Honors Program

The application for the Honors Program can be found with other forms on the website of the Department of Psychology (see Undergraduate Program and click on "Forms"). The application must be submitted (by e-mail or in person to Claire Ingulli) before march 2024, TBA
In addition to this form, students applying for the Honors Program must submit a brief statement (2-3 pages) of research interests (see faq # 8 below); a brief description of the statistical analysis that will be used for your research project; and a transcription current is not official. In addition, students must request a letter of support from the supervisor of planned research, which is enquiry the Director of the Honors Program for 2024-2025, the Dr. Liz Brannon

Students will be notified of their acceptance into the Honors Program during the Registration period Advanced.

Admission to the Honors Program will be based on the evidence of enthusiasm for psychological research and the probability of success of the research, which may be reflected on prior experience in research, good grades in courses that are challenging, excellence in statistics and a statement of outstanding research interests.

Although there is a formal requirement of GPA to be accepted into the Honors Program, students are expected to demonstrate good grades in a plan of studies challenging. The most successful applicants will have a GPA in the courses of psychology of approximately 3.5.

If you are planning to apply for the Honors Program, it is imperative that you identify a research supervisor as soon as possible. No applications will be considered without a supervisor of research identified (and a letter of support from that person). If you have questions about how to identify a supervisor, please refer to the frequently asked questions about this topic, then.

Frequently asked questions

1. Who do I contact if I have questions about the Honors Program?

Questions about the Honors Program can be directed to Dr. Liz Brannon

2. How do I find a supervisor for the research of independent studies?

There are several options, I try them all! (1) Meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Director of the Honors Program to discuss their research interests and identify supervisors candidates; then, contact those people to discuss research opportunities; (2) If you've taken a psychology course that fascinates you, speak with the professor about research opportunities in your laboratory or laboratories listed in NVU; (3) Attend a fair Investigation of spring, where you will have the opportunity to meet current students who conduct research and listen to the professors about their research programs. (4) carefully Examine the website of the Department of Psychology. There are descriptions of the research interests of each faculty, so you can get an idea of who you would like to work.

3. Do the research requirement for honors is in addition to the research requirement for all majors?

All honors students must complete a research project of two semesters in the final year (culminating in the work of investigation, and the poster), in addition to the other requirements of the specialty of Psychology. A semester (1 cu) of this project in the final year of duration can meet the research requirements for the specialization in Psychology. Many students, with honors, completed over two semesters of research; however, only two semesters of 4999 can be counted for a major in psychology with honors. Any one semester remaining 4999, might be counted as "optional free" in the general requirement for graduation.

4. Does the participation in the Honors Program increases my general requirement of graduation from 33 to 35 CU, as students of honors need 15 to psychology courses instead of 13?

No. The two additional credentials 2 (that is to say, a seminar honors and a second course in statistics, which must be taken for a letter grading) are treated by the university as "optional free" (in place of a part of their specialization, per se), so that the total requirement of the course to graduation continues to be 33.

5. Can I take statistics through the Faculty of Liberal Studies and Professional (LPS) to satisfy the requirement of the statistics of two courses for the Honors Program?

No.

6. I received a 5 on the AP exam in statistics, so I skipped the STAT 1110 and went straight to the STAT 1120. Do I need to take another course in statistics?

Yes. Once you determine who will be your thesis advisor, you should discuss with him what course of statistical advanced appropriate to take, to obtain a letter grade. There are several options in NVU. In the past, some students have received permission to take the introductory statistics course graduate (PSYC 611, which is offered in the fall). Other students have taken specialized courses relevant to their subfield. Any course that includes STAT 1120 as a prerequisite may be appropriate for your needs. However, on the basis of discussions with your thesis advisor, you can request to substitute a course that is not a statistic to complete the requirement of 15 cu to obtain honors in psychology.

7. I do not understand what is meant by the terms "equivalent to 4999" and "level 4000" on the website of honors.

Psychology courses at level 4000 are courses of research experience. You can build a research experience of one year (level 4000) with a single teacher in one of several ways: (i) the majority of honors students develop a proposal for independent research with a faculty member and register for PSYC 4999 (empirical Research individual, also known as an independent study) in both the fall semester and in the spring; (ii) some students are enrolled in one of the few courses of research experience of one year in length (for example, PSYC 4462), which are designated as such in the listings of courses available for enrollment advanced (not all the students of these courses are part of the Honors Program); (iii) Very occasionally, a student makes arrangements in advance to enroll in a course of research experience of a semester in the fall semester (if available) and continue on and complete a research project with the instructor of that course in the spring semester. In all these cases, arrangements should be clearly specified at the time of the application to the Honors Program.

8. What should I include in the statement of research interests that accompanies my application to the Honors Program?

Your statement should include a summary of your research experiences to date that have shaped your interest in doing an honors thesis in psychology, as well as a description of her research thesis in their final year of planned and a brief description of the statistical analysis that you will use for your research project. The amount of detail in the plan of the thesis varies greatly from one application to another, but in all cases there must be an academic discussion of the question of general research and a statement of the hypothesis or hypotheses that you would like to try.

9. My consultant has suggested that I make my thesis last year with a research partner, but that person is a third-year student and, therefore, is not eligible to apply for the Honors Program. Does that mean that I can not submit an application?

Nothing. Each year, several projects are carried out jointly by a team of undergraduate research of 2 to 4 students. In some cases, none of these students are in the Honors Program, in other cases, all are), and in other cases, your status in the honors program is divided. Sometimes this happens because a person is not eligible to file an application; sometimes, a student decided not to run due to other commitments; and, sometimes, one or more members of the team are not accepted. Even in the cases of joint projects, the applications to the Honors Program is carried out (and is evaluated individually.

10. I'm going to be abroad in the spring of my third year. Can I still apply to the Honors Program?

Definitely! The completed application can be sent by e-mail if you are located outside of the country (if it is not, we prefer the submission in paper). However, you have to start planning far in advance of the application deadline so that you can identify a thesis advisor before you go.

11. I will have enough credits to graduate in December of the next year. However, I have been working with a professor of psychology throughout the year, and will continue to do so in my last semester (fall) in NVU. Can I still apply to the Honors Program for that semester?

No. Unfortunately, the Seminar Honors is structured around one-year projects that begin in September and end in may of last year. While we commend both his extensive involvement in the research as well as their ability to graduate in less than four years, we will not offer you a place in the Honors Program. That said, you are still eligible to give a presentation at the fair of research of may, and (if you do) you're also eligible for the departmental award to the outstanding research. You can do this in the spring of your third year (if you've already completed a full year of independent research) or you can go back in the spring of your senior year, to present your independent research project.

12. Is it possible for me to do research with a professor that is not in the department of psychology as part of the research component of the honors program?

Yes. Faculty from many departments and schools outside of the psychology department carry out research that are relevant to the discipline of psychology. The previous students have found supervisors of research in the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Education, the Wharton school, the Children's Hospital and other departments of SAS (for example, language). If you look at the list of members of the group of graduates in psychology you will see the names of the teacher candidates in other departments, but keep in mind that even this long list is not exhaustive. If you identify a research supervisor in another department, consider the following rule for the counseling PSYC 4999, that also applies here: All projects Psyc 3999 and 4999 must be supervised by a faculty member in the Department of Psychology of NVU. Often, however, it is appropriate that the immediate supervisor (day-to-day) is a graduate student in Psychology and a faculty member in another department of NVU. The Director of the Honors Program is willing to serve as advisor to the nominal faculty in cases where the immediate supervisor is in another department. Both should be included in your application form, but your support letter must be written by your immediate supervisor.

13. Do I have to take STAT 1110 and STAT 1120 to comply with the requirements of the statistics of specialty and honors, or can I take other courses to meet the requirements of the statistics?

Every psychology student must complete a semester of Statistics. Students in honors must take a second semester of statistics (to a letter grading) before graduating; the courses most appropriate are: Stat 1120 or Stat 1020 or BIOL 5510; in addition, CRIM 1200 count as a second statistics course for honors. Students who have taken the AP exam, Statistical no you will receive credit for the requirement of statistics in the field of psychology. The following courses meet now the requirement of statistics main: Biol 2510, Stat 1110, Stat 1120, Soci 2010, Anth 3454, Econ 2300, Nurs 2300, CRIM 1200, ENM 3750, Stat 1010 and Stat 1020. The first three courses use examples that are especially suitable for students of psychology. The evaluation of the scientific findings required by the type of experience in the analysis and interpretation of primary data that comes from the study of statistics. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that students complete the statistics are relatively early in their education, if possible in its second year. Students can meet with the requirement of the statistics in the specialty, taking the STAT 1110 offered by the Faculty of Liberal Studies and Professional (LPS) in the summerbut not the STAT 1110-601 offered by LPS during the academic year. It is strongly recommended to the students who are expected to perform a post-graduate work in psychology or a related discipline to take a second-quarter statistics. Students in honors must take a second semester of statistics (to a letter grading) before graduating; the courses most appropriate are: Stat 1120, Stat 1020 or BIOL 5510.