Psychology Honors-In-Discipline Program

Approved Spring, 2003

Current Program Coordinator:  Andrea D. Clements, Ph.D.

             The Department of Psychology at ETSU wishes to enhance the educational opportunities of its psychology majors through the creation of its Honors-in-Discipline program in Psychology. Psychology Honors-in-Discipline students may be eligible for scholarships or out-of-state fee waivers.  Interested students should direct questions to the Honors-in-Psychology Program Coordinator at clements@etsu.edu.

 Academic Program of Study

The Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program of study will consist of:

1. 12 hours of honors-enriched coursework: All junior- and senior-level psychology courses, with the exceptions noted below, may be taken as honors enriched courses. If there is not a separate honors section, an honors student may contract with the  instructor of the course to do extra work in order to receive honors credit.
2. 6 hours of Honor’s Thesis coursework:  All honors students must complete a senior honors thesis under the tutelage and mentorship of a full-time member of the department of psychology, by enrolling in 6 semester hours of PSYC 4018

Honors Thesis Instructions

Psychology Honors Check Sheet

Admission Requirements

1.  Entering first year students are not eligible for the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program.
2.  Students entering programs after their first semester at ETSU: To be admitted into the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program, students must have:
a. completed at least 60 semester hours of undergraduate study;
b. maintained at least a 3.35 overall GPA and at least a 3.50 GPA, in departmental coursework
c. secured the mentorship of a faculty member with teaching duties in the department of psychology
d. been admitted to the program by the Department of Psychology Honors Admissions Committee.
3. Transfer students: To be admitted into the Honors-in-Psychology program, transfer students must have:
a. completed at least 60 semester hours of undergraduate study
b. maintained at least a 3.35 overall GPA. and at least a 3.50 GPA in psychology coursework in ETSU and non-ETSU coursework
c. secured the mentorship of a faculty member with teaching duties in the department of psychology
d. been admitted to the program by the Department of Psychology Honors Admissions Committee.
4. Application & admissions procedures: If you are interested in applying for admission to the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program, you should start by making an appointment with the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline coordinator (clements@etsu.edu) to discuss programmatic options. 

Honors-in Discipline-Application Form

Retention Requirements

To remain in good standing in the Honors-in-Psychology program, students must maintain an overall grade-point-average of 3.35 and a psychology grade-point-average of 3.50 during their final three semesters of matriculation at ETSU.

Students falling below the minimal requirements will be placed on temporary probation in the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program, and will have a one-semester grace period to meet or exceed the grade-point-average requirements.  If students are placed on temporary probation or otherwise fail to demonstrate adequate progress in completing the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program, the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline Program Coordinator will notify both the student and the Associate Director of University Honors as soon as possible. Students failing to maintain the GPA requirements as a result of their final semester of performance or failing to meet the other honors requirements will be not be awarded the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline designation upon graduation.  

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline Designation, students must:
1. be admitted to the Psychology Honors-in-Discipline program;
2. complete all necessary coursework (honors, major, general education, and                     otherwise);
3. maintain an overall GPA of 3.35 and a psychology GPA of 3.50;
4. maintain at least a B average in PSYC 4018 (Honors Thesis) coursework;
5. and present the results of their honor’s theses publicly and orally.