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Departmental Honors

Requirements

The Psychology department provides two designations to recognize the major’s highest performers.

High Distinction requires the satisfaction of the following criteria:

  1. Completion of both PSY 227 (Statistics) and PSY 247 (Research Methods I) with a grade of A- or better.
  2. A GPA within the Psychology major of 3.5 or higher.
  3. An overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.
  4. Completion of one of the following:
    1. PSY 480 (Independent Study)
    2. PSY 490 (Teaching Assistantship)
    3. PSY 491 (Research Assistantship)
  5. Presentation of (or acceptance to present) a first-author/co-author research project at a State/Regional/National Conference, including CREATE.

Highest Distinction requires satisfaction of the above criteria as well as:

  1. Scoring at the 80th percentile or higher (compared to national norms) on the pre-graduation Exit Exam.
  2. Presentation of (or acceptance to present) a first-author/co-author research project at a State/Regional/National Conference, EXCLUDING CREATE.

Note: Because this is a designation conferred upon graduation, students must complete all criteria before the end of the semester in which they graduate to be eligible for this distinction.

Please contact Dr. Fugere (fugerem@easternct.edu) for more information.

See the list of awardees here

Exciting Learning Opportunities

We offer many exciting learning opportunities for students.

See our Global Field Courses page

See our Summer Research Institutes page

Student Research and Recognition

See list of student presentations

View our Recognition Page

Psychological Science Paper Award

(This award was not offered in 2025. If it is reinstated in future years, this text will change.)

The Department of Psychological Science is pleased to announce the second annual Psychological Science Paper Award. Psychological Science majors may submit a paper for consideration for this award; papers may be from psychology classes, including current or past semesters. Papers may cover any topic in psychology and be from any course except PSY 247 and PSY 327. The body of the paper should be 3-10 pages long. In addition, please include references, and format it in APA style. In place of your name, please put your student ID number. The file name should be your student ID number and the paper will need to be submitted as a PDF. The first place awardee will receive $250 and the honorable mention awardee will receive $150.  Please submit papers by March 4, 2024 at 11:59 pm.

Submit your paper: https://forms.office.com/r/eW4atSXHVE

Winners of the Psychological Science paper award will be announced at our Psi Chi Induction ceremony on April 26, 2024. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Cousins (cousinsa@easternct.edu).