Applying for the Major

A student may submit an application for the major at any time after completion of PSYC 101. Acceptance is given if the student has earned at least a 2.00 GPA in all psychology courses completed at the time of the application. The application is submitted to the department chairperson.

All members of the psychology faculty serve as advisors to majors. The student may select any faculty member as her or his advisor, subject to limitations in the total number of advisees each faculty member may accept. For a listing of the responsibilities of the advisor and expectations of the advisee see "Advising."

A student who plans to have a double major should work out a schedule with her or his psychology advisor soon after becoming a psychology major. Since courses in many departments are offered only once a year, it is necessary to plan one's total program well in advance. For example, students seeking teacher certification must take the Research Methods sequence (PSYC 200, and 420, or 430, or 440) before their senior year because they must student teach in their senior year at the same time of day that the methods courses are offered.