Psychology, Honors Concentration, Major

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Students majoring in psychology may be eligible to graduate with the Honors concentration in Psychology.

Additional Requirements:

GPA in psychology and overall GPA are 3.5 or higher.
Apply and be Accepted into the Honors Psychology Program in the Fall of Junior Year.
Completion of PSYC 498 - Thesis Development Seminar and PSYC 499 - Honors Thesis Seminar .
Oral presentation

Program Learning Outcomes

Please see the Psychology Major .

Major Requirements (48 units)

Foundational (20 Units - 5 Courses)

Breadth (12 Units - 3 Courses)

Complete 3 courses from the following:

Psychology Diversity (4 Units - 1 Course)

Complete 1 course from the following:

Upper Division Electives (8 Units - 2 Courses)

Courses counted toward the Psychology Breadth or the Psychology Diversity requirement may not also be counted toward the Psychology Elective requirement.

Advanced Research Methods (4 Units - 1 Course)

Honors Required Courses (8 Units - 2 Courses):

Note:

PSYC 498 and PSYC 499 are a two-course sequence for high achieving and highly motivated psychology majors, which will give them hands-on experience in generating, conducting, analyzing and communicating the results of empirical psychological research. Admission to the Honors Psychology Program is by application letter and approval of instructor. The program is completed in the following sequence:

PSYC 498 , proposal development and IRB application (Spring, junior year)
PSYC 499 , data gathering and thesis writing (Fall, senior year)
Oral presentation (Spring, senior year)

Note:

Students must obtain at least a “C” grade in each required course in the major. Courses that receive a grade of C- or below will not count toward the Psychology Major or Minor Programs. Students may retake no more than one course applied towards the Psychology major. The Pass-Fail option is not allowed for courses required by the Major or Minor.

Honors Program in the Humanities

All Psychology students are eligible to apply for participation in the Honors Program in the Humanities.