Students in this course develop a written proposal and secure approval for their Capstone Practicum or Thesis project that is completed in the subsequent PSY 4840 Capstone Practicum or PSY 4850 Capstone Thesis course. This is the first of two capstone courses required for psychology majors. Prerequisite: 1) PSY 1000 Introduction to Psychology, 2) MAT 1415 Applied Statistics I (2cr) & MAT 1416 Applied Statistics II (2cr) (Students must complete the two-course Statistics sequence), 3) PSY 2250 Explorations in the Psychology Major. 4) PSY 2310 Research Methods in Social Science, 5) at least 8 credits of upper level psychology coursework, and 6) Junior standing OR permission of instructor.