Seminar topics include ethics, professional issues, GRE preparation and careers in psychology. Students are also required to prepare and present original research at a local or regional research conference. Must be a senior or by permission of the department chair. Open to students who have demonstrated a high degree of academic ability and self-motivation for independent reading and scholarship. Usually involves conducting independent research projects under the guidance of a faculty member and writing the results of the experiment in APA format.
Many students present their research at professional or student conferences.
PS 211, PS 254, PS 274 and permission of the instructor of chair.