Psychology Departmental Honors and Distinction

The minimum criteria for Departmental Honors eligibility are: “B+” or higher in all psychology courses and “A-” or above in at least one 3000-level course or in 4020, 4025, or 4030 or 4497 taken in the junior or senior year Following the completion of these minimum requirements, Departmental Honors are awarded based on the full Psychology Department faculty’s evaluation of the intellectual quality of a student’s entire psychology program.

Departmental Distinction is awarded to graduating psychology majors who, although not meeting the requirements for Departmental Honors, have demonstrated outstanding performance in the classroom, in the laboratory, or in the field, or who have exhibited dramatic intellectual growth and development of scholarly sophistication during their time at Manhattanville. Distinction is awarded based on the recommendation of the full psychology department faculty.

The Psychology Department also awards the Everett J. Delahanty Jr. Prize in Psychology . This prize is awarded to the senior psychology major who has achieved the highest cumulative psychology GPA, and, because the award is intended to recognize students who undertake challenging coursework, it is awarded to students who also included at least four courses at the 3000-level or higher. In addition to these criteria, awarding of this prize requires that the full Psychology Department’s faculty judge that the intellectual quality of a student’s entire psychology program and performance is superior. The full-time faculty of the Psychology Department serves as the Prize Committee and the Prize Committee is responsible for determining the recipient of this prize. The Committee is not bound to make an award each year. The Committee can make more than one award if more than one student is deemed to qualify for this special prize.