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Would you like to join The SAW Lab?
One of these opportunities may be for you!
Honors Thesis
All students in the Honors College are required to complete an honors thesis, but any student with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 and a major GPA of at least 3.20 can do a thesis project. Honors thesis projects are challenging but very rewarding experiences, and are highly recommended for students planning to apply to Ph.D. programs.
An honors thesis is officially a two-semester process. First, students take HON 494, Honors Prospectus, in which they write their thesis proposal. Then, they take HON 495, Honors Thesis, in which they write and defend their final thesis. For a Psychology thesis, we strongly advise students to begin planning their thesis in the semester before they take HON 494.
The SAW Lab accepts students by application only. If interested please email a copy of your CV and research interests to Dr. Christopher Budnick.
For more information about the Honors Thesis, click here!
Research Intern
This is a pass/fail elective course where you will work with a professor on his/her ongoing research project. PSY 197 can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits, and can be repeated for up to 6 credits. This is a great way to get started in research, and can lead to other opportunities. Typically, you will be expected to work 3 hours/week per credit, so 3 credits would require 9 hours/week on the project.
Your responsibilities in PSY 197 can vary depending on the project. You might be involved in collecting data from undergraduate participants, you might enter data in a spreadsheet program, you might make behavioral measurements in an animal lab, or you might help conduct literature reviews and design experiments.
The SAW Lab accepts students by application only. If interested please email a copy of your CV and research interests to Dr. Christopher Budnick.
For more information about PSY 197, click here!