• 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.