Major Qualifying Project

The Major Qualifying Project is a high-level research project within the student’s major that must be completed in the senior year prior to graduation.  

Psychological Science majors work with a faculty mentor to develop their research question and project. Some MQPs are completed on campus in research labs, and others involve testing participants in the real world (e.g., at middle schools or assisted living facilities). At the project’s completion, students present their research and findings with a report and a poster at Project Presentation Day in April.