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Empirical research is the cornerstone of psychology. As such, you will be required to earn research participation credits during each semester that you are enrolled in PSYC 101, PSYC 200, or a 200-level PSYC elective. (Note: PSYC 101, PSYC 200, and 200-level elective courses may require different numbers of credits. Your course instructor will inform you of this number as the semester progresses.)
To earn credit, you must participate in research studies that occur outside of your regular class time. Around the middle of the semester, sign-up sheets from research groups in PSYC 201, PSYC 314, as well as faculty researchers will be posted on the bulletin board outside of WEY 318. You will receive your research participation credit after completing a study; typically 30 minutes of time is required for one participation credit. You must complete and submit evidence of having completed your research participation requirement by 4pm one week before the last day of classes.
If you do not wish to participate in research or do not earn enough research credits from participating in research studies, you can complete alternative writing assignments. The number of research participation credits each writing assignment is worth will be communicated to you by your professor. Writing assignment prompts/instructions must be picked up in the Psychology main office (WEY307A) and will be made available on the same day that research study data collection begins. Writing assignments are also due by 4pm one week before the last day of classes (same day as participation credits are due) and will be graded on a pass/fail basis. Only passing writing assignments will earn research participation credit. Failure to meet the research participation requirement will result in your final course grade being reduced by one level on the grading scale (e.g., B to B-).
Evidence of having completed the Research Participation Requirement (research stickers, alternative writing assignments) must be submitted by Wednesday, December 12, 4pm.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please reach out to your professor or the Psychology Administrative Office (WEY 307A).
Because PSYC 201 is a cornerstone of the psychology major, the faculty have identified guidelines to ensure that students have mastered the key concepts and principles introduced in PSYC 201 that will ensure majors are properly prepared for the level of material presented in upper-level lab courses (i.e., PSYC 310, PSYC 311, PSYC 312, PSYC 313, and PSYC 314). Note: PSYC 314 is required for all BS majors. As such, the minimum PSYC 201 grade requirement is a "C" in order to advance to lab courses.
On a case-by-case basis, students who do not earn a "C" but believe they are able to demonstrate "C"-level mastery of PSYC 201 content may elect to pursue "permission of instructor" entry into lab courses. This should be done after thoughtful consultation with their PSYC201 instructor, their Psychology academic advisor, and the lab instructor. At the lab instructor's discretion, permission of instructor to advance to lab courses may be contingent upon demonstrating competency of relevant PSYC 201 material. Examples of strategies include, but are not limited to the following:
1. In their junior year, students in the Honors Program who are majoring in Psychology should identify a faculty member to serve as an Honors Thesis director. Students should then discuss the guidelines below with the Thesis director to determine how the proposed Honors Thesis relates to their summer research plans, scholarly interests, and future course work in Psychology. It is the responsibility of the Thesis director (not the PSYC 401 instructor) to approve the proposal for the Honors Thesis.
2. The Psychology Department agrees that the PSYC 401 capstone paper must be original work created in the semester the student is enrolled in the course. Thus, work completed as a summer research project or prior to the course cannot duplicate or overlap substantially with the PSYC 401 capstone paper. However, the PSYC 401 paper might build on a topic the student has previously studied. Students whose prior or concurrent work is related to their PSYC 401 paper should talk with the 401 instructors at the beginning of the term to establish guidelines for how the 401 capstone paper is different from the student鈥檚 other work. Honors students, for example, should provide the 401 instructors with a copy of the Honors Thesis Proposal and/or written work based on a summer research project. This process does not constitute approval of the Honors Thesis but does ensure that the student meets the requirements for the PSYC 401 course.
3. Students who wish to use the PSYC 401 course to develop a literature review for their Honors Thesis must be enrolled in PSYC 401 in the fall of their senior year and must meet all course requirements capstone papers. Although it is the purview of the Honors Thesis Director and Honors Program Director to approve the Honors Thesis (for Coolidge Otis Chapman Honors Scholar designation), the Psychology Faculty agrees that an Honors Thesis should somehow represent work that is 鈥渕ore鈥 than that PSYC 401 capstone paper.
PSYC 401 instructors will typically not serve as the Thesis Director for students in their PSYC 401 course. As a courtesy, students who plan to use the PSYC 401 paper as the basis of an Honors Thesis should provide the PSYC 401 instructor with a copy of the Honors Thesis proposal. (Note that students planning to pursue this option might contact the Psychology Department Chair prior to registration to request priority to take PSYC 401 in the Fall term of the senior year.)
4. Students majoring in psychology are free to develop an Honors Thesis that is interdisciplinary in nature and/or outside of the discipline of psychology. Depending on the nature of the project, it might or might not qualify for credit in the psychology curriculum (e.g., PSYC 495 or 401).
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The Psychology Department believes in community and the importance of each individual doing their part to help foster an inclusive learning environment. To build that community, we expect regular attendance of classes and labs.
To provide clarity regarding regular attendance, the Psychology Department faculty have agreed that missing more than 20% of all university-scheduled, regular class meetings, regardless of the reason, violates this expectation. Attendance in lecture classes and labs is counted separately, meaning that students who miss more than 20% of lecture classes OR 20% of labs will have violated the policy. Any students, including those who receive flexible attendance accommodations, who violate this policy will automatically be dropped from the course or earn an F, depending upon the timing of the attendance policy violation.
Individual faculty will provide course-specific expectations in how this departmental policy is implemented in their syllabus and discuss these expectations on the first day of class. This will include clarification around absences, tardiness, how absences and tardiness factor into the final grade, and the ability to use Zoom to account as attendance. Individual faculty may also employ more rigorous standards for attendance as fitting to the specific features of their courses. Faculty will keep attendance; however, the department strongly recommends that students likewise monitor their own class attendance.
The Office of Student Accessibility and Accommodation (SAA) in Howarth 103A assists students in determining what accommodations they may require to help them succeed academically. If you have a physical, medical, learning, or other disability that you feel may impact your course work, please reach out to the SAA. They will work with you to determine what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation are confidential. Below you will find contact information for SAA, as well as information on the process for requesting accommodations.
Howarth 103A || Campus Mailbox #1096
253.879.3399
saa@pugetsound.edu
The 兔子先生 has designated the Office of Student Accessibility and Accommodation as the department that determines if a student qualifies for an accommodation.
For more information about SAA and the process around requesting accommodations, please visit SAA's website.
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