Application for the Psychology Departmental Honors Thesis
Phase 2 Application
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Applications should be submitted by e-mail or in person to Kate Keddington in the Psychology Advising
Center (kate.barron@psych.utah.edu) by 3 PM on the day of the deadline. (Please see the Honors Track
website for the Fall and Spring deadlines).
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Application Date: ____/____/_______
Contact Information:
Full Name:
Student ID#:
E-mail Address:
Phone: (____) ___________________
Have you been admitted to the University Honors College?
Have you met with an Honors College Advisor?
Are you a transfer student? ☐ Yes
☐ Yes
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
Is this a re-application for entrance to the Psychology Honors Track? ☒ Yes ☐ No
Academic Information:
University of Utah Cumulative GPA: _______
Have you received a grade of lower than B in any Psychology course? ☐ Yes ☐ No
If yes, which one (s):
Have you completed 6 units (3 units for transfer students) of Research Experience
(Psy 4800 – 4806)?
☐ Yes ☐ No
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If No, please indicate when/how you plan to satisfy this requirement:
Have you completed the Honors 3200 Workshop?
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☐ Yes
☐ No
If No, please indicate when/how you plan to satisfy this requirement:
Please list all Psychology electives that you have taken or anticipate taking in order to satisfy 9 units of
Psychology Honors electives:
(This includes any Honors section of a PSY class or any 5000 or 6000 level course).
Course #
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Description
Semester
Year
Grade
Research Experience:
Please describe the research experience you have gained since being admitted into the Psychology
Honors program. Please include additional forms if you have participated in more than one research
laboratory. You should include one form for each lab in which you participated.
Dates:
Research Study:
Advisor:
Project Description:
Duties/Activities:
Honors Thesis Application:
Name of faculty member who has agreed to supervise your thesis*: ________________________
*The faculty member who has agreed to supervise your thesis should send a brief e-mail to the
departmental honors advisor to confirm this arrangement and to indicate that he or she has read and
approved your honors thesis proposal. This e-mail is due by the same deadline as this thesis proposal
application. (They can email Kate at kate.barron@psych.utah.edu).
In 8000 characters or less, please describe your proposed thesis project, including rationale,
hypotheses, proposed methods, and why the project is important.
Proposed thesis project, continued.
Honors Thesis Timeline:
IRB Status/Anticipated IRB approval date:
Anticipated date/timeline for completion of data collection:
Anticipated date/timeline for completion of data analysis:
Anticipated date/timeline for completion of written thesis:
Honors students are required to present the results of their research in an appropriate public forum
(i.e., Psychology Undergraduate Research Symposium, CSBS Research Day, University Undergraduate
Research Symposium, Departmental Honors Poster Session, etc.)
When/where do you plan to present your research?