• Eligibility for the Psychology Major
• Probationary Admission
• Application Form to print out
• Advising 
  

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Procedures for Admission to the Psychology Major

Formal admission is required for all students seeking the BA/BS degree in Psychology. Procedures for admission are described below.

Students apply for admission to the psychology major at the end of their Freshman year. Transfer students apply upon admission to the University. Prior to application for admission to the psychology major, applicants must complete the Psy 201, 202, 301W sequence or its equivalent and achieve Sophomore standing (45 or more credit hours). Students will be admitted to the psychology major who meet the following criteria:

1. a GPA of 2.67 in all psychology courses completed

and

2. a cumulative GPA of 2.50 for all college work.

If you meet the above criteria, please fill out an Application Form and give it to the Psychology Office room 325 of Todd Hall.

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Probationary Admission

Students whose psychology GPA is below 2.67, or whose overall GPA is below 2.5 may petition for probationary admission to the Psychology Major. Probationary admission must be approved by an advisor.
In order to be removed from probation, the student must earn a B or better in three courses taken from the list below, starting with the current quarter. Students can take up to five courses from this list. Students who take the five courses and do not have three grades of B or better will not be allowed to be psychology majors. These students may wish to use their course work in a psychology minor.

Acceptable courses to terminate probationary status
 

Psy 311 Developmental Psychology Psy 334 Social Psychology Psy 349 Introduction to Behavior                 Modification Psy 360 Cognitive Psychology Psy 390 Theories of Learning Psy 415/515 Psychology of Sports Psy 426 History of Psychology Psy 435/535 Theories of Personality Psy 437/537 Advanced Social Psychology Psy 445/545 Organizational Psychology Psy 450/550 Abnormal Psychology Psy 451/551 Biopsychology Psy 463/563  Maladjusted Child

Psy 465/565 Motivation Psy 467 Quantitative Methods Psy 468 Research Methods in Psychology Psy 472/572 Psychological Assessment Psy 480/580 Infancy and Childhood Psy 481/581 Middle and Late Childhood Psy 482/582 Adolescence Psy 483/583 Adulthood and Aging Psy 484/584 Death, Dying and Grief Psy 488/588 Theories of Development Psy 492/592 Psychology of Women

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Academic advising

Temporary advisors will be assigned to students prior to their admission to the degree program. Students may request assignment of a temporary or probationary advisor in the Psychology Office, Todd Hall 325. The major advisor will be assigned upon admission to the program.

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