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Year 1 : First Year Take prerequisites and beginning courses; Plan ahead
Ψ Take Introduction to Psychology (PSY 10)*
Ψ Fulfill prerequisites for Statistics: take MATH 6000, (MATH 80), and/or MATH 31, as needed
Ψ Take at least 3 of the following “core” courses:

• Social Psychology (PSY 105)
• Psychology of Personality (PSY 160)
• Developmental Psychology (PSY 310)
• Abnormal Behavior (PSY 1205)
• Neuropsychology (PSY 1525)

Ψ These courses fulfill core requirements and are intermediate in difficulty

*PSY 10 cannot be used to fulfill a General Education Requirement if Psychology is your major

Year 2 : Complete 2 required 4-credit courses; Learn PowerPoint
Ψ Complete Statistics (STAT 200)
Ψ Take additional “core” courses, if needed
Ψ Complete at least 1 “lab” course:

• Experimental Learning (PSY 402) – Fall
• Experimental Child (PSY 330) – Spring
• Experimental Emotion and Motivation (PSY 1228) – Fall/Spring

Ψ Take other intermediate-level courses*, such as:

• Intro to Existentialism
• Human Cognition
• Intro to Biopsychology
• Sensation and Perception
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Intro to Educational Psychology
• Human Factors in Systems Design
• Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
• Philosophy of Psychology
Ψ Learn Microsoft WORD and POWERPOINT: Take CS 85 or a PowerPoint Workshop (offered through the Village)

*Some Psychology courses may be taken as their cross-listed equivalents;

Related fields like sociology, anthropology, communications, biology, philosophy, administration of justice, education, and management complement psychology and may be sampled to provide a minor

Year 3 : Complete Research Methods; Take advanced courses
Ψ Complete Research Methods (PSY 32) – Fall or Spring
Ψ Take advanced courses that build on earlier courses and skills, and that integrate disciplines or sub-areas of psychology, such as:

• Tests and Measurement
• Creative Process
• Drugs and Behavior
• Gender and Mental Health
• Health Psychology
• Child Psychopathology
• Advanced Social Psychology
• Psychological Study of Trauma

Ψ If you have not done so already, learn Microsoft WORD and POWERPOINT: Take CS 85 or a PowerPoint Workshop (offered through the Village)

Ψ You may be ready for pre-professional experiences* – doing independent reading (PSY 1912) or research (PSY 1913), or serving as a teaching assistant (PSY 1972), under faculty supervision

Ψ You may be qualified to become a member of Psi Chi, the national Honor Society for Psychology majors (Opportunities)

Ψ Look ahead to jobs or graduate school (Opportunities)

* Limit pre-professional experiences to 6 credits unless you plan to earn > 120 total credits (limit of 39 credits in one subject per 120 credits);

Use cross-listed courses (e.g., Creative Process as an English course; Philosophy of Psychology as a Philosophy course; Intro to Biopsychology as a Biology course) to keep within the 39 credit limit and fulfill GER requirements using Psychology-relevant courses

Year 4 : Complete Senior Thesis; Prepare for jobs, grad school
Ψ Complete Senior Thesis (PSY 1925) – Fall or Spring
Ψ Continue taking advanced courses
Ψ Gain pre-professional experience, if desired:

• Supervised Field Placement (PSY 1910) – see Dr. Marsh/Ms. Gayle Pamerleau (link to info and application)
• Directed Individual Reading (PSY 1912)
• Directed Individual Research (PSY 1913)
• Teaching of Psychology (PSY 1972)

Ψ You may be qualified to become a member of Psi Chi, the national Honor Society for Psychology majors (Opportunities)
Ψ Prepare for jobs, graduate school (Opportunities)

* Limit pre-professional experiences to 6 credits unless you plan to earn >120
total credits (limit of 39 credits in one subject per 120 credits);

Use cross-listed courses (e.g., Creative Process as an English course; Philosophy of Psychology as a Philosophy course; Intro to Biopsychology as a Biology course to keep within the 39 credit limit and fulfill GER requirements using Psychology-relevant courses