Clinical experience for teaching undergraduate Counseling course. Courses are assigned by the department chairperson in consultation with the faculty member. Ongoing scholarship that results in public domain, jury reviewed presentations and publications. Service to the department, college and university is expected but the department does not expect service during a faculty member's first year. Other Program components support innovative teaching proposals and attendance off campus at hands-on workshops.
Funding is competitive.
The university has a grants officer to assist with extramural grant proposals. Mentors from the Psychology Department and another college department are assigned to each new faculty member. The department offers a full array of undergraduate courses with approximately 240 majors. It is located in one wing of a large classroom and office building. It has an experimental laboratory, an animal colony and other research space.