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Psychology
Department's Objectives
(1) To teach students the basic principles,
theories, and methods of the field.
(2) To develop students' abilities to speak,
write, and think critically about the discipline's subject matter and to
enable them to become self-learners.
(3) To enable students to apply psychology to
their own lives.
(4) To prepare students for graduate study in
psychology.
(5) To prepare students for immediate
employment in a number of human service careers for which a psychology
background is valuable.
(6) To introduce psychology to non-majors and
to serve other programs on campus (e.g., nursing, education, etc.).
(7) To foster an awareness of how psychology
can be seen as one component of an integrated liberal arts education.
(8) To foster a set of attitudes relating to
a tolerance of ambiguity, an appreciation of individual differences, an
appreciation of complexity in explaining behavior, an appreciation of the
importance of research, and a sensitivity to the nature of and need for
ethical judgment.
Requirements
for a BS degree in Psychology
Culver-Stockton
College offers a B.S. Major in Psychology. Besides "normal
coursework," this requires 36 credit hours in psychology and 3
credit hours hours of Statistics (Mat 205).
Specifically...
Credit
Hours
Course
(3)
Psy 102 - General Psychology
(4)
Psy 312 - Research Methods in
Psychology
(4)
Psy 420 - Advanced Research
Methods in Psychology
(3)
Psy 422 - History and Systems
of Psychology
(1)
Psy 390 - Career Seminar in
Psychology
(9)
Required Electives in Psychology *
(12)
Additional Psychology Electives
(3)
Mat 205
39 Credit Hours
*Regarding the 12 hours of required
electives, this includes:
At least one
course selected from:
(3) Psy
200 - Life-Span Human Development
(3) Psy
215 - Psychology of Personality
At
least one course selected from:
(3) Psy
305 - Introduction to Learning Theories
(3) Psy
320 - Sensation and Perception
(3) Psy
359 - Biological Psychology
(3) Psy
421 - Memory and Cognition
At
least one course selected from:
(3) Psy
314 - Abnormal Psychology
(3) Psy
409 - Principles and Practices of Guidance and Counseling
(3) Psy
412 - Social Psychology
In
addition, you must take the following course:
(3) Mat 205 - Elementary Statistics
Notes: In addition to coursework, students seeking a major in
psychology are required to demonstrate participation in community
service.
Finally, students seeking a major
in psychology are required to perform and present their findings from an
original research project.
The Community Service
Requirement
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT
EFFECTIVE WITH THE FALL INCOMING CLASS OF 2007
Former College Requirement, 2006 catalog:
“Students will be asked to demonstrate their connection to the larger
world by undertaking acts of community service or participating in a
college sponsored mission trip or activity,” (p. 13, Academic Catalog
2006 – 2007.)
College requirement starting with the incoming class of fall 2007/08 as
passed by the faculty Assembly in April 2007 (paraphrased): All
Culver-Stockton College Students are required to perform a minimum of
eight hours of volunteer work per academic year. This does not include
internships.
Requirement for a BS in Psychology from C-SC (Augmented Requirement):
All psychology majors are required to perform 8-hours of community
service per academic year and are encouraged to have been involved in six
or more different community service activities before graduation. The
number of community service activities before graduation for all majors
shall be assessed individually by the student's advisor.
The primary mechanism to perform voluntary acts of community service is
to participate in the community service activities of the Psychology Club
and Psi Chi, which is C-SC's chapter of the National Honor Society in
Psychology.
The
Undergraduate Research Requirement
THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH REQUIREMENT EFFECTIVE
WITH THE FALL INCOMING CLASS OF 2000
All
psychology majors, including those enrolled as pre-occupational
majors, seeking an undergraduate degree in psychology are required
to conduct original research at Culver-Stockton College. The
research must include an APA style paper.
The primary mechanism to
fulfill this requirement is by taking the required Advanced
Research Methods course. Alternately, an approved
independent research project conducted with C-SC faculty
supervision may be used to fulfill the requirement.
Students are highly encouraged to
present their findings at a psychological research conference;
particularly ILLOWA,
and/or publish their research in an appropriate Journal.
Students who are members of Psi Chi may also present their findings
at the annual Midwestern
Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago.,
IL.
Recommendations
and Tips for Planning Your Academic Future
·
If you are planning on graduate
study in psychology, we recommend that you take: Bio 109
(Introduction to Biology) and additional math courses such as Mat 110
(College Algebra).
·
Know when courses are offered. Psychology
course cycling is noted in the college catalog and also appears in
Appendix A. Some courses are offered only once a year or every
other year. It is absolutely necessary, therefore, that you engage in
effective long-range planning in order that you can get the necessary
courses when they are offered. Pay special attention to
upper-level classes such as History and Systems, and classes from the
Experimental Block of the psychology curriculum.
·
Know your catalog and the course
cycling so well that you know them better than your Advisor does.
Ultimately, effective, wise, and accurate course planning is your
responsibility.
·
Read the sample course sequences
that follow the course cycling sheet (see Appendix A). Use them as a
guide for your own planning.
Suggested Course Timing
·
Psy 102 Fall
semester of Freshman year
·
Mat
205 Spring semester of Freshman year or
Fall semester of Sophomore year
·
Psy 312 Fall
semester of Junior year
·
Psy 390 Spring
semester of Junior year
·
Psy 420 Spring
semester of Junior year
·
Psy 422 Fall
semester of Junior or Senior year
·
Core
courses: Freshman year – Sophomore year
Know and adhere to course prerequisites!
We recommend the following optimal sequence when
considering any of the courses listed above (See also appendix B):
1. Psy
215 (Psychology of Personality)
2. Psy 314
(Abnormal Psychology)
3. Psy 409 (Principles and
Practices of Guidance and Counseling)
Psychology
Minor
We offer a minor in psychology and require 18
credit hours of psychology courses, as follows:
Credit
Hours
Course
(3)
Psy 102
(3)
Psy 200 or 215 (select one)
(3)
Psy 305, 320, 359, or 421 (select
one)
(3)
Psy 314,409, or 412 (select one)
(6)
Six hours of electives in psychology, but not Psy
276, 390, 476, and 480.
18 Hours
Notes:
In addition to coursework, students seeking a minor in psychology
are required to demonstrate
participation in community service. | 
