Welcome to the Psychology Department

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1 Welcome to the Psychology Department Main Office: Hart Hall Room 315 Phone: Administrative Assistant: Ms. Gloria Croteau Department Chair: Dr. Sandy Neargarder

2 Jeffery Nicholas E S Main Office N W Elizabeth Englander Margaret Johnson Caroline Stanley Hart Hall 3 rd Floor Internship and Research Coordinator Fran Barth moved to the 3 rd floor of Moakley Orlando Olivares Janessa Carvalho Danielle Kohfeldt Melissa Brandon Nesa Wasarhaley Jon Holmes Brendan Morse John Calicchia Melissa Singer Sandy Neargarder Laura Ramsey Michelle Mamberg Tina Jameson Elizabeth Spievak

3 Objectives of the Psychology Department provide all students with an understanding of psychology and what psychologists do; give students (where applicable) a background in psychology that will help them do their jobs better; give our terminal majors sufficient training to enhance their opportunities for vocational placement in psychologyrelated occupations; give our majors who intend to become professional psychologists sufficient preparation to permit them to be competitive in achieving admission to and success in graduate schools.

4 The Major Nine Core Courses 100 Introductory Psychology 150 Orientation to the Psychology Major (1 cr) 201 Statistics for Psychology [C or better to pass] 224 Child Psychology or 227 Developmental Psychology 242 Biopsychology 310 Social Psychology 320 Research Methods in Psychology [C or better to pass] 352 Psychology of Learning 360 Psychology of Personality Prerequisite for PSYC 201 Statistics for Psychology is MATH 100 or higher Prerequisite for PSYC 320 Research Methods for Psychology is PSYC 201 To graduate, Psychology GPA must be 2.5 or higher.

5 The Major One Advanced Study Course 350 Special Topics in Psychology 421 Psychology of Human Differences 426 Comparative Psychology 427 History of Psychology 460 Neuropsychology 490 Senior Seminar

6 The Major One Biobehavioral, Cognitive, or Social Course 230 Cross-Cultural Psychology 313 Industrial/Organizational Psychology 337 Cognitive Psychology 344 Drugs and Human Behavior 355 Behavior Analysis 410 Applied Social Psychology 440 Sensation and Perception 445 Psychology of Consciousness 474 Forensic Psychology

7 The Major One Clinical, Practicum, or Research Course 215 Service Learning in Psychology 269 Psychology of Criminal Behavior 370 Abnormal Psychology 390 Research Problems in Psychology 465 Health Psychology 470 Clinical Psychology 493 Peer Assisted Learning Internship (PAL) 497 Research with Faculty Member 498 Internship in Psychology 499 Directed Study with Faculty Member

8 The Major Two Electives Any 2 Psychology courses that have not already satisfied a requirement above.

9 The Major One Biology Lab Cognate BIOL 100 General Principles of Biology BIOL 110 Introduction to Zoology BIOL 121 General Biology I (usually for Biology majors)

10 New Research Lab: 3 rd floor of Moakley Three visual and auditory observation rooms with one-way mirrors Large data collection room Data transcription room Student work area with computers Two lab meeting rooms Three small computer testing rooms One neuropsychology testing room Two biophysical recording rooms Large computer testing room

11 Other Opportunities The Honors Program in Psychology Psi Chi Psychology Club

12 Advising Every student is assigned an advisor in the Psychology Department. Set up an appointment to meet with your advisor at least once a semester. Advisors help students stay on track with their course selections and also offer advice on conducting research, internships, and life after graduation in terms of finding a job and/or applying to graduate school. Because the Psychology Department has a large number of majors, we also offer drop-in advising sessions. Once each semester, students can attend announced drop-in advising sessions where they can meet with a faculty member in the Psychology Department to get signed up for the next semester s courses.

13 Recommended Courses for Transfer Students 100 Introductory Psychology 150 Orientation to the Psychology Major (1 cr) 201 Statistics for Psychology 320 Research Methods in Psychology 224 Child Psychology or 227 Developmental Psychology 242 Biopsychology 310 Social Psychology 352 Psychology of Learning 360 Psychology of Personality

14 Questions?