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Psychology Handbook Section Two


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     Index

·         Psychology Department's Objectives

·         Requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology

·         Community Service Requirement

·         Undergraduate Research Requirement

·         Recommendations and Tips for Planning Your Academic Future

·         General Guidelines for Course Timing

·         Psychology Minor

·         Course Descriptions

·         Major Field Test in Psychology

·         Exit Interviews

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.