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Study Sign-Up and Cancelling Appointments

Once you are logged in to the system, to find out what studies are available, go to the “Study Sign-Up” section.

  • Studies may vary in their availability across the quarter.  Some are available in week 1 and remain available through week 10, but others may appear in week 5 and are only available through week 8. Check Sona regularly to see what studies have become available.
  • Don’t wait until the last weeks of the quarter to sign up for studies! You may find that no studies are available.
  • All studies will require that you sign up for a timeslot. Most studies will be conducted in a lab. Some studies are online. For online studies, the Researcher will contact you by email with the link for the survey.

All Researchers will list the eligibility criteria to participate in the study. Location information and/or specific instructions on how to prepare for the study will be in the description section of the study details. Read this information carefully. If you have any questions about what a study requires, please contact the researcher directly for clarification.

If you successfully complete a study that you have signed up for in Sona, then the researcher will alter your timeslot status to read “Credit granted”. If you have any questions about how your participation has been credited within Sona, please direct them to the researcher in charge of the study.

If, for any reason, you are unable to attend the study you signed up for:

  • Immediately return to your Sona account, and under the “My Schedule” tab, you should attempt to cancel your timeslot appointment.
  • Most studies have a deadline, such as 24 hours prior to the time the timeslot is scheduled, by which students can drop from a study. If that deadline, or indeed the timeslot itself, has already passed, your participation for that study will be credited as “unexcused no-show.”
  • If you believe that your participation should instead be recorded as “excused no-show,” you should contact the researcher directly and explain to them why you believe this to be the case.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have accumulated TWO unexcused no-shows within the same academic quarter, the following will occur:

  • You will be removed from all current and future study sign-ups for the remainder of that quarter.
  • No additional studies will appear as available in your Sona account for the rest of that quarter.
  • You will not be able to sign up for or participate in any more studies until the following academic quarter.
If you still need to earn research credit after reaching this limit, you should contact your course instructor directly to discuss potential alternative assignments.