GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS: Don't delay your graduation -- make sure you do the following. . .
1. Experimental 1 and II need to be completed by sophomore (preferred) or junior year (latest)
2. Biology 114 (Anatomy and Physiology) is a prerequisite for Physiological Psychology (PSYC 353). And should be completed by Sophomore year (recommended) or by first semester junior year (latest)
3. ALL psychology required courses and core courses need to be completed the semester BEFORE you take Senior Seminar (yes, Including physiological psychology).
4. If you have not taken BIO 114 by the end of your Junior year, you will not be able to take Senior Seminar in your senior year (because you haven't yet completed PYSC 353 by the fall of you senior year.
4. You need a C- or above in all psychology courses : All Fs and Ds must be retaken.
5. Students need to take Math and Science from approved list (see your degree audit or the curriculum control worksheet for appropriate courses)
6. In the Social Science requirements, you may not take more than 1 course from 1 discipline in order for it to count toward your GE requirements for Social Science. For example, many students take social problems and principles of sociology, but only one course counts toward your social science GE. To avoid this problem take 3 courses, each in a different discipline (e.g., one from sociologic, one from political science, one from geography)
Core Psychology Courses (C- or above in all of the Core classes)
General Psychology
Experimental I
Experimental II
History and Systems
Required Psychology Courses (C- or above)
Abnormal OR personality
Learning, Cognition, OR Perception
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Physiological Psychology (remember that BIO 114 is the prerequisite for this
course)
COURSES AND CAREER ADVICE: BEST PRACTICES
1. Take E1 and E2 back-to-back (E1 in fall and E2 in spring)
2. Take BIO 114 (Anatomy and physiology) back to back with Physiological Psychology PSYC 353)
3. Be careful about taking too many lab courses in one semester (BIO 114 and e2, for example). Some students have no problem, others find it very stressful.
4. Start thinking about your career in your freshman and sophomore year. Read the Psychology Student Handbook for ideas.
5. Start Gathering information about your future career Read the Bureau of labor statistics for education, earnings, and education for the job of Psychologist , teacher, and counselor , and human resources worker.
5. Do internship or Independent study to develop the best career options. Dr. Heinzen run the internship program and any professor can do independent study with you.
6. If you aren't doing well in t a course, it is sometime better to drop in than stay i it and receive a bad grade. You can drop a course about 6 weeks into the semester..
7. Take your non-western at the 200 level or above so that it counts for your non-western requirement as well as an upper level elective requirement.