Upon declaring a specific major, Arts and Science majors will be assigned to a faculty advisor in their department for upper-division advising. Advising files for all upper-division students are maintained in the departmental office of the program in which the student is majoring. Although advisors are available to assist students in designing their Plans of Study, students are ultimately responsible for meeting degree requirements. Psychology is a scholarly discipline, a scientific field and a professional activity. Psychology studies behavior, mental and physiological processes.
Psychology faces the challenge of providing understanding both in personal and social arrangements.
Students interested in a major in psychology with a program of study in applied psychology, develop knowledge in human relations, abnormal psychology, psychological testing and clinical psychology. They are encouraged to develop their skills in an internship in a human service agency. Students interested in a major in psychology with an emphasis in academic psychology develop knowledge in physiological psychology, learning, motivation and perception with laboratory training. The academic student acquires research skills and may carry out an independent research project in the senior year. The Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Arts degree prepares one to attend graduate school in an area of applied human service.