HONORS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM (39-42 credit hours)
Departmental honors are for students who are performing exceptionally well in their courses. The Departmental honors designation is an adjunct to either the B.A. or B.S. degree with an added emphasis on independent work, and requires that students conduct a comprehensive original research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Special Admission Requirements
A 3.5 cumulative average in psychology with a minimum of 24 hours in psychology taken at Buffalo State is required. Transferred courses will be considered for credit toward a student's psychology requirements, but the grades from these courses will not be used in computing the cumulative average. A 3.25 cumulative average in all courses taken at Buffalo State is also a requirement. If you are interested in an Honors Degree in Psychology, see your faculty advisor.
B.A. Honors Degree
A 39-hour sequence of courses is required for the B.A. Honors Degree in Psychology. In addition to the required psychology courses and elective courses in psychology selected by advisement that are part of the B.A. degree curriculum (see above for B.A. degree curriculum) students also must take:
- PSY 496 Honors Thesis (3 credit hours)
- PSY 498 Honors Thesis II (3 credit hours)
PSY 496 may be used as a psychology elective course and PSY 498 is an additional required course.
Total required credit hours in Psychology for B.A. Honors Degree 39
B.S. Honors Degree
A 42-hour sequence of courses is required for the B.S. Honors Degree in Psychology. In addition to the required psychology courses and the courses in the B.S. degree concentrations, i.e., biological psychology, clinical psychology, environmental psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, psychology of aging and psychology of infancy (see above for list of courses for each B.S. degree concentration), students also must take:
- PSY 496 Honors Thesis (3 credit hours)
- PSY 498 Honors Thesis II (3 credit hours)
PSY 496 and PSY 498 may be substituted, where applicable, for an elective course for the B.S. degree.
Total required credit hours in Psychology for B.S. Honors Degree 42