These comments are thoughts I generally share with my advisees as they are thinking about the psychology major and deciding what courses to take and when to take them. This is just my view of how to approach the psychology major and not the departmental view. Please take these comments for whatever value they may have for you and not as a statement of departmental policy. People major in psychology for many reasons.
Some people are interested in counseling children or adults.
Some are interested in teaching at the college level and doing research. Some pursue a psychology major as a helpful adjunct to a major in another department, such as education or economics and business. In general, a psychology major is helpful to anyone who will be working with others and who needs to know how people think, feel, and behave in different settings. In general, the course requirements of the psychology major are designed to supplement the liberal arts education offered at the college, and to give students a broad base of understanding of the field. We recommend that students take a broad range of courses both within and outside of psychology.