Students in the honors program complete all major requirements, including PSYC 380 Junior Honors Seminar during the spring semester of their junior year and PSYC 480 Senior Honors Seminar during the spring semester of their senior year. Students complete an honors thesis proposal as part of the Junior Honors Seminar and must submit a completed senior honors thesis by April 1 of the senior year. Students are also expected to have an overall GPA of at least 3.5 at the time of graduation. For further information, contact the undergraduate advisor. Psi Chi Psi Chi is the national honor society in psychology.
Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who meet the minimum qualifications.
Psi Chi is a member of the Association of the College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. The Department of Psychology offers a variety of programs leading to the Ph.D. degree. All of the specialty areas provide training for careers in research, teaching and applied work. The department considers for graduate admission only students with the Ph.D. as their goal. Additional courses are desirable, as is work in the biological, physical and social sciences and in mathematics.