SONA Calendar (Researcher)

AUG 15: Subject Hours Allocation Requests for Fall 2023 are due!

AUG 20: Prescreen Item Selection/Suggestions for Fall 2023 are due!

Fall 2023 SONA Schedule
AUG 15

Credit Pool Hours Request Form for Fall 2023 is due at 11:59pm CST.

AUG 20

Requests for Prescreen Items for Fall 2023 is due at 11:59pm CST.

AUG 21
Classes start.
AUG 23

Course credit participant pool opens.

Unused priority hours returned before this date can be 100% refunded.

SEP 04

Labor Day (all-campus holiday).

SEP 29

Students must be 18 by this date to participate in the course credit studies.

Unused priority hours returned BEFORE this date can be 75% refunded.

OCT 13

Participation status (credit/no-credit) for all study sessions up to this date must be assigned by 11:59pm.

Unused priority hours returned BEFORE this date can be 50% refunded.

OCT 30

Free-for-all period for in-lab/virtual studies begins.

Unused priority hours returned BEFORE this date can be 25% refunded. No returning of hours will be accepted after this date.

NOV 18 - 
NOV 26

Fall Break.

Free-for-all period for online studies begins.

DEC 07

Reading Day.

Final day to participate in course credit studies (all studies must be completed by 5:00pm CST).

Participation status (credit/no-credit) for all study sessions must be assigned by 11:59pm CST.

DEC 08

Course credit participant pool closes.

DEC 11

SONA Course reports will be sent to instructors.

Note: Students currently located in the territory of the People's Republic of China, the European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom should ask their instructor for an alternative assignment instead of participating in research. 

Note: In one semester (Fall/Spring), students can earn only 2 total credits at most with online studies. Any additional SONA credits should be earned through participating in in-person or virtual (zoom) studies.