HONORS PROGRAM

For Psychology Majors

Participation in the Honors Program is strongly recommended for students who plan to go on to graduate school in Psychology. Students must meet the following eligibility requirements:

A. A written commitment by a Psychology Department (or related field) faculty member to agree on supervising the honors thesis. Faculty should state how they will support the student.

B. A GPA of 3.5 or higher in all upper division coursework.

C. Senior standing in the university (at least 90 units completed).

D. Completed at least 12 units of upper division psychology coursework at SFSU.

E. Completion of an upper level methods/stats course with a grade of “B” or better as a pre-requisite.

To apply to the Psychology Department Honors Program please fill out the Honors Program Application Form. Along with the form, you must submit a writing sample and a tentative research question.  Please attach your writing sample and tentative research question, transcript, and letter of support from sponsoring faculty to the form and return to the Psychology Department, Psychology Building 201.

Students who are not yet seniors but plan to apply for the Honors program in their senior year can begin preparing themselves by joining a research lab.

The following is a list of Psychology faculty with active research laboratories:

Talia Ben-Zeev	tbenzeev@sfsu.edu	405-2107	Complex Cognition Lab
Sacha Bunge	sbunge@sfsu.edu	338-6168	Developmental Lab
Caran Colvin	ccolvin@sfsu.edu	338-6197	Organizational Psychology Lab
Jeff Cookston	cookston@sfsu.edu	405-2133	Organizational Psychology Lab
Mark Geisler	mgeisler@sfsu.edu	338-6026	Psychophysiology Lab
Linda Juang	ljuang@sfsu.edu	338-1030	Culture and Adolescence Lab
John Kim	johnjkim@sfsu.edu	338-7555	Infant Cognition Lab
David Matsumoto	dm@sfsu.edu	338-1114	Culture and Emotion Research Lab
Ken Miller	kemiller@sfsu.edu	338-1440	Refugee Research Lab
Kathy Mosier	kmosier@sfsu.edu	338-1059	Applied Psychology Lab
Amy Smith			Psychology and Law
Ted Steiner	tsteiner@sfsu.edu	338-2894	Biofeedback Lab
Pauline Velez	pvelez@sfsu.edu	405-2134	Social Organizational Research Lab
Chris Wright	cwright@sfsu.edu	338-2267	Employee Research Lab

Psychology Department honors students enroll in the following classes:

PSY 693* Proseminar I

To be taken during the first semester of the student’s senior year. First of a two-semester seminar with the principal goal of developing a detailed senior project proposal.

PSY 697 Senior Project Preparation

Must be taken concurrently with PSY 693 during the first semester of the student’s senior year. Students develop an original thesis proposal that includes a thorough literature review and methods section. Students must also submit a protocol to the university’s Institutional Review Board for research with human subjects.

PSY 694* Proseminar II

To be taken in the final semester of the student’s senior year. Continuation of PSY 693. Intended to facilitate and provide evaluation of progress toward completion of senior project. Completed senior project culminates the semester.

PSY 698 Senior Project in Psychology

Must be taken concurrently with PSY 694 during the final semester of the student’s senior year. Student carries out the senior project and prepares a written report for presentation.

*PSY 693 and 694 can serve as upper division electives for the psychology major.

Psychology Honors Program graduates who successfully complete their senior presentation at the Psi Chi Student Conference at end of the Spring semester will receive special acknowledgement from the Honors Program Coordinator and the Department Chair.

If you have any questions about the Honors Program please contact the Honors Coordinator,

Dr. Linda Juang at ljuang@sfsu.edu or (415) 338-1030.