Since its founding in 1939 the department, the list of classes it offers, and the number of faculty it employs have grown considerably. The department now employs 10 faculty members and offers about 25 different courses, as well as a variety of courses during the January Interim. The current staff, facilities, and courses provide an opportunity for students to establish a solid base of knowledge regarding the fundamental concepts of the field, and a chance to explore the various branches of the discipline. The department maintains its own small library in the student lounge, next to the Spoelhof Center office, where a variety of books pertinent to psychological studies can be found. There is a departmental bulletin board in the lounge as well as psychology bulletin boards in the halls near the office on which interesting articles, new book jackets, notices of upcoming events, and information concerning graduate programs and job opportunities are posted.
Students are welcome to use the lounge in between or after classes.
To support and promote research in psychology the department has a wide range of equipment and facilities. These are most often used in conjunction with specific classes, but they can be made available for students pursuing independent studies or guided research projects under the supervision of faculty members. An entire block of rooms has been set aside for research use. One of these rooms contains large one-way mirrors for observation of activities in the adjacent rooms, another is designed especially for laboratory work in perception and cognition. Along an interior corridor are ten small cubicles used for individual testing and interviewing.