R Points
Undergraduate R Point RequirementsPrescreening
Access Sona Systems
Information for Instructors and TAs regarding
R-point Requirements:
Day class students are required to earn 7 total R-Points. Evening class students are required to
earn 5 total R-Points. Students enrolled in Principles of Psychology 101 and 102 concurrently are
only required to complete R-points for one class. If one or both of these classes is a day
class, the student is required to earn 7
Prescreening:
All students are invited to participate in prescreening. Students can earn 2 of their required
R-Pts by completing the prescreening survey online. Prescreening can take no more than 45
minutes to do, and cannot be part of classroom time. Prescreening must be completed online
by the date specified by the Subject Pool coordinator. Students who are in enrolled in 101
and 102 concurrently may only complete the prescreening once.
Information for Instructors and TAs regarding Sona-systems and R-points
Sona-systems: http://rutgers.sona-systems.com
Students will be able to obtain a username and password online using Sona-systems.
Students should obtain a username and password during one of the first lab sessions.
The Subject Pool coordinator will instruct students and their TAs in accessing and using the Sona-systems website
during the first week of classes. Important dates (e.g., last day to sign up for experiments)
will also be posted on Sona-systems. The Subject Pool Policy Manual is available for instructors and
researchers on the Psychology Department website.
The Sona-systems website is http://rutgers.sona-systems.com