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• Woo-kyoungAhn,DUS• Seniormentors
– CathyZhu– KinaZhou– LauraPerdomo– MichaelBerry
SeniorRequirementsMajorsarerequiredtoearntwocoursecreditsfromcoursesnumberedPSYC400–499.Atleastoneofthesecoursecreditsmustbetakenduringthesenioryear,forwhichastudentmustwriteasubstantialfinalpaper (aminimumof5,000words)andreceivealettergrade,whichexcludesPSYC490-495thatcanonlybetakenPass/Fail.
400-489 :SeniorSeminars493 :1credit,independentresearch(P/F)495 :0.5credit,independentresearch(P/F)499 :SeniorEssay(>5,000words),onlyforseniors
493:Pass/Failtutorial(1)495:Pass/Failtutorial(0.5)499:senioressay
1. seniorseminar seniorseminar2. 493 seniorseminar3. 495,495 seniorseminar4. seniorseminar 4995. 493 4996. 495,495 4997. 499,499
Takenanyyear
TakenduringSeniorYearandSubstantialWritingthroughthiscourse
BSvs.BAdegree
• BSdegree– MustconductempiricalresearchthroughPsyc 499– Stronglyencouragedtocompletestatandresearchmethodsrequirementsbeforethesenioryear
493:Pass/Failtutorial(1)495:Pass/Failtutorial(0.5)499:senioressay
1. seniorseminar seniorseminar2. 493 seniorseminar3. 495,495 seniorseminar4. seniorseminar 4995. 493 4996. 495,495 4997. 499,499
anyyear SeniorYear/Essay
BSdegrees;options4-7only
493:Pass/Failtutorial(1)495:Pass/Failtutorial(0.5)499:senioressay
1. seniorseminar seniorseminar2. 493 seniorseminar3. 495,495 seniorseminar4. seniorseminar 4995. 493 4996. 495,495 4997. 499,499
BADegree(mostchoose1-3)
anyyear SeniorYear/Essay
1. seniorseminar seniorseminar2. 493 seniorseminar3. 495,495 seniorseminar4. seniorseminar 4995. 493 4996. 495,495 4997. 499,499
NeuroscienceTrack
Allofthese400-levelcoursesmusthaveneurosciencecontent.
anyyear SeniorYear/Essay
1. seniorseminar seniorseminar2. 493 seniorseminar3. 495,495 seniorseminar4. seniorseminar 4995. 493 4996. 495,495 4997. 499,499
NeuroscienceTrack
Allofthese400-levelcoursesmusthaveneurosciencecontent.
BSdegrees;options4-7only
anyyear SeniorYear/Essay
Distinction• Samerequirementsexcept• Thesenioressaymustbesubmitted1weekbeforethelastdayofclassinthetermyou’retakingthecourseforsenioressay
• Thesenioressaywillbegradedbytheadvisorandthesecondreader
• MustreceiveanAorA-• Ifasenioressayistobewritteninaseniorseminar,youneedtheinstructor’spermissionbeforehand.
pre-registeringforseniorseminars
• EarlyMaythisyear• Everybodywhoentersisguaranteedoneseniorseminar(eitherFallorSpring)
• ReadDUSemailcarefully,andmakechoicesbytheduedate
Howtochooseyourseniorthesistopic
• Somethingyouareinterestedin/enjoy• Usefulforyourcareer• Fitswithyourseniorthesisadvisor’sresearchinterest/expertise
• Anyother?• Whatkindsofprojectsaretypicalforaseniorthesisinpsychology,orwhataresomeexamplesofprojectsthatstudentshavedoneinthepast?
• Readsampleseniortheses(Angier/Crowderawards)– Availableonlineunderseniorrequirements
Howtofindadvisorfor493,495,499
• Throughcourses• Researchopportunities• Facultywebpage• Askcurrentseniors• DoyourHWbeforecontactingthem
Is it better to do the thesis during the fall or spring semester?
WhenyouradvisorisnotafacultymemberinPsychdepartment
• Donotassumetheyknowtherequirements(e.g.,2nd readers)ordeadlines.
• Setthedeadlineforthefirstdraftearlyonandmakesuretoreceivecomments.
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