2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Religious Studies Minor15 creditsCreditsPY 1120 Doing Right and Being Good (DICO) 3PY 3210 Comparing World Religions 3PY 3540 Philosophy of Religion (INCO) 3Complete one of the following: 3PY 2200 Ideas of the Old Testament (GACO)PY 2210 New Testament Thought (GACO)PY 2610 Eastern PhilosophyComplete one of the following: 3AH 3720 Medieval ArtPY 2290 Religion in America (DICO)Department of PsychologyDepartment of Psychology, Hyde HallChair: Paul FedorchakProfessors: Juanita V. Field, Douglas D. Fife, Joel D. Funk,Brian T. Healy, John W. Kulig, James J. McGarry,Wendy J. Palmquist, H. David ZehrAssistant Professor: David S. McDougalContract Faculty: Thomas FrostPsychology Honors ProgramThe Psychology Honors Program allows students to developan honors research project working with an individual facultymember. A faculty member will assist the student in theplanning of the project, but the student takes responsibilityfor the design, data collection, data analysis and writing, andcompletion of the project. The honors project can assist studentswishing to pursue graduate work in psychology or wishing to doadvanced work not provided in regular course offerings. Alongwith letters of recommendation, solid grade point average andGraduate Record Examination scores, participating in research isan important criterion graduate schools use to select students.Criteria for admission to the program:• completion of 60 credit hours• completion of PS 3140, Statistics in Psychology andPS 3150, Research Methods in Psychology• a 3.25 cumulative grade point average• support of a faculty sponsor• submission of a completed Honors application to theDepartment of Psychology. The application includes aresearch proposal with a focused literature review,method section, and reference list, prepared according toAPA standards.• approval by the Department of Psychology afterpresentation of the proposed project at a Departmentcolloquium, typically in December of the senior year.PsychologyCriteria for completion of the program:• submission of a final paper, APA format, to theDepartment of Psychology by May 1 of the year Honors issought• presentation of the results of the project during theDepartment of Psychology annual Poster Session (May ofevery year)• approval of the Department of PsychologyPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 189