PSY 499 Senior Thesis
The senior thesis is designed to encourage
creative thinking and to stimulate
individual research. A student may undertake a
thesis in an area in
which s/he has the necessary background.
Ordinarily a thesis topic is
chosen in the student's major or minor. It is
also possible to choose an
interdisciplinary topic.
Interested students should decide upon a thesis
topic as early as possible
in the junior year so that adequate attention may
be given to the project. In
order to be eligible to apply to write a thesis,
a student must have achieved
a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25
based upon all courses
attempted at Carroll College.
The thesis committee consists of a director and
two readers. The thesis
director is a full-time Carroll College faculty
member from the student's
major discipline or approved by the department
chair of the student's major.
At least one reader must be from outside the
student's major. The thesis
director and the appropriate department chair
must approve all readers.
The thesis committee should assist and mentor the
student during the
entire project.
For any projects involving human participants,
each student and his or her
director must follow the guidelines published by
the Institutional Review
Board (IRB). Students must submit a copy of their
IRB approval letter with
their thesis application. As part of the IRB
approval process, each student
and his or her director must also complete
training by the National Cancer
Institute Protection of Human Participants.
The thesis is typically to be completed for three
(3) credits in the discipline
that best matches the content of the thesis.
Departments with a designated
thesis research/writing course may award credits
differently with approval of
the Curriculum Committee. If the thesis credits
exceed the full-time tuition
credit limit for students, the charge for
additional credits will be waived.
Applications and further information are
available in the Registrar's Office.
Faculty
Angel, Leslie | Honzel, Nikki | McManus, Jessica | Nolen, Julian
Offered
Annual Fall & Spring Semesters