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The Department of Psychology actively participates in the Fulbright College
Honors Program. The honors program is designed to provide
exceptional students with broad training in independent thinking,
scholarship and research. As an honors student, you take specialized
honors colloquia that emphasize independent thinking, writing, and classroom
participation. As an honors student in psychology, you also engage in
independent psychological research under the direction of one of the
Psychology Department’s faculty members. Fulbright College has two different honors programs.
Four Year Honors: To be granted honors through the four year program
you must (a) complete 50 hours of honors courses, (b) maintain a GPA of at
least 3.50, (c) complete and defend an honors thesis.
Departmental Honors: To be granted honors through the departmental
honors program you must (a) complete 12 hours of honors courses, (b)
maintain a GPA of at least 3.50, (c) complete and defend an honors thesis.
The culmination of a student’s participation in the
honors program is the honors thesis. The honors thesis provides a
report of a research project you conduct under the supervision of one of
the psychology department’s faculty members. For most students this
means conducting an empirical research project and writing a detailed
report (the honors thesis) describing the research. Once the project
is carried out and the thesis is written, a committee of faculty members
reads the thesis and you provide a thesis defense. The thesis defense
usually starts with a brief oral presentation of your thesis. Your thesis
committee then asks you questions about the thesis. Most students begin working on their honors
project during the Spring of their junior year. Details about the
steps involved in completing an honors thesis, as well as the current Honors College calendar can be found at the Fulbright
College Honors webpage.
Honors
students receive recognition for their accomplishments at the graduation
ceremony as well as during the Spring Honors Convocation.
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