Psychology Degree Requirements 20092010 catalog

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Psychology Degree Requirements2009-2010 catalog

• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Presented by The Psychology Department and the
  Office of Academic Services and Advising

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Why Change the Curriculum?

• The Psychology Faculty developed the new degree
  requirements based on the American Psychological
  Association (APA) guidelines for undergraduate
  psychology majors and the St Marys Conference
  for Undergraduate Studies in Psychology.
• Data and information gathered through the NAU
  psychology departments award-winning assessment
  strategies was also used to inform our new
  curriculum. These changes reflect
• skill development (statistics and research
  methods) and knowledge base development (content
  courses)
• adequate background for upper-division
  coursework and capstone coursework.

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What has changed?

• The new structure of the degree requirements does
  this through foundational courses, breadth
  courses and depth courses.
• These changes include two new required
  lower-division courses (PSY 255 Introduction to
  Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and PSY 260
  - Cognitive Psychology)
• consistent prerequisites including statistics
  (PSY 230) and research methods (PSY 302W),
• and the relevant breadth courses for upper
  division and capstone courses.
• The Psychology faculty are confident that these
  new degree requirements will bolster students
  knowledge of psychological concepts and research,
  fortify their understanding of research
  processes, and strengthen their critical thinking
  skills.

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New Major Requirements
General Psychology Electives to reach 41 units
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Psychology Major Flow

• Psychology Core Courses (11) units)
• PSY 101-Intro to Psychology or PSY 101H
• PSY 230- Intro to Statistics in Psychology
• PSY 302W- PSY Research Methods
• Breadth Psychology Course Requirements
• PSY 240-Developmental Psychology
• PSY 255- Intro to Cognitive and Behavioral
  Neuroscience
• PSY 260- Cognitive Psychology
• One of the following courses
• PSY 227- Intro to Personality OR
• PSY 250- Social Psychology

• Depth Psychology Course Req. 3 or more courses
  from the following
• PSY 320- Principles of Learning
• PSY 326- Group Behavior
• PSY 340-Child and Adolescent Development
• PSY 350-Advanced Cognitive and Behavioral
  Neuroscience
• PSY 355-Sensation and Perception
• PSY 375- Social Psychology of Self and Identity
• PSY 406- Clinical Psychology
• PSY 415- Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 461- Language and Cognition

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Psychology Major Flow

• Capstone Courses (3 units )
• PSY 408C Fieldwork
• PSY 450C Historical Systems of Psychology
• PSY 460C Community Psychology
• PSY 480C Health Psychology
• PSY 486C Advanced Research
• PSY 490C Senior Capstone Topics

• Psychology Electives (6 additional units from any
  Psychology courses not taken for other
  requirements)

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Psychology Minor Requirements

• Minimum of 21 credit hours psychology courses 12
  credit hours must be taken at NAU (may not
  include individualized study courses)
• Required Courses
• PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• PSY 240 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• PSY 250 Social Psychology (3 credits) OR PSY 227
  Personality (3 credits)
• PSY 255 Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral
  Neuroscience (3 credits)
• PSY 260 Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
•  6 additional credit hours in psychology

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New Psychology Courses

• Psychology 255 Intro Cognitive and Behavioral
  Neuroscience
• Psychology 260 Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology 344 Adult Development and Aging
• Psychology 406 Clinical Psychology

• Psychology 326 Group Behavior
• Psychology 461 Language and Cognition

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Psychology Course Changes

• PSY 486C Name Change to Advanced Research
  Pre-Requisites Added (PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 302W)
• PSY 480C Health Psychology Pre-Requisites Added
  (PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 302W, PSY 255 and Junior
  Status) Pre-Requisites deleted (PSY 350)
• PSY 460C Community Psychology Pre-Requisites
  Added (PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 302W and Junior
  Status or higher)
• PSY 320 Psychology of Learning Pre-Requisite
  Added (PSY 260)

• PSY 450C Historical Systems of Psychology
  Pre-Requisites Added (PSY101, PSY 230, PSY 302W
  and Junior Status or Higher)
• PSY 415 Abnormal Psychology Pre-Requisites
  Added (PSY 230, PSY 302W)
• PSY 408C Fieldwork Experience Pre-Requisites
  Added (PSY101, PSY 230, PSY302W) Pre-Requisites
  deleted (admission to major or minor in
  Psychology).
• PSY 355 Sensation and Perception Pre-Requisite
  Added (PSY 255)

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Psychology Course Changes

• PSY 350 Name Change to Advanced Cognitive and
  Behavioral Neuroscience Pre-requisite Added (PSY
  255)
• PSY 340 Child and Adolescent Development
  Pre-Requisites Added (PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 302W,
  PSY 240)
• PSY 375 Social Psychology of Self and Identity
  Course description changed Theory and research
  on the structure and functioning of the self
  and its impact on affect, behavior, and
  cognition. Pre-Requisites Added (PSY 230, PSY
  302W)

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Should I Change Catalogs?

• A students degree requirements are determined by
  the catalog they are
• declared in when they become a student at NAU.
  Students may change to a
• newer catalog to take advantage of changes to
  degree requirements if they
• determine the change is in their best interest.
• If you are a Freshman or Sophomore we strongly
  recommend that you move to the Fall 2009-2010
  after verifying that it will not delay
  graduation.
• If your are a Junior you can select the new
  degree requirements after checking with an
  advisor and exploring the new plan. If you are a
  Senior planning to graduate Spring 2009, Fall
  2009 or Spring 2010 we recommend that you remain
  in your current catalog.
•  When should a student consider a change of
  catalog of their degree requirements?
• If the student want to incorporate the new
  curriculum into their degree plan.
• If the change of catalog will not increase their
  time remaining toward the
• degree.
• If the students minor and or 2nd major will not
  change in the new catalog.
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How do I change catalogs?

•  How can a student figure out whether it would be
  best to change catalogs?
• Meet with a professional academic advisor to go
  over the degree requirements and compare plans
  for all components of your degree.
•  How can a student change to the newer catalog?
• After meeting with an advisor, complete a major
  change request form to submit to the Office of
  Academic Services and Advising. The change of
  catalog will be entered by office staff.

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Summer Psychology CoursesEnroll before April 13th

• Summer Session I 6/1/09 to 6/30/09
• PSY 101 Intro to Psychology online
• PSY 227 Intro to Personality online
• PSY 230 Intro to Statistics in Psy in person
• PSY 240 Developmental Psy online
• PSY 320 Psy of Learning online
• PSY 346 Industrial and Org Psy online
• PSY 381 Psy of Emergency Resp online

• Summer Session II 7/6/09 to 8/4/09
• PSY 101 Intro to Psychology online
• PSY 250 Social Psychology online
• PSY 302W Research Methods in Psy in person
• PSY 340 Child and Adolescent Psy online
• PSY 365 Psy of Stress Mgt online
• PSY 423 Psychophysiology of Drugs and
  Behavior online

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW
PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• The class I was planning to take for the Fall
  2009 semester (my
• senior year) has a new pre-requisite that I
  cannot take, now what?
• Contact the Office of Academic Services and
  Advising or your Psychology Faculty to verify
  your need and assist with a requisite override.
  The Psychology Faculty will have permission
  numbers that will allow you to enroll. (until
  2010)
• Can I take a new Psychology course to use for a
  previous catalog degree
• Requirements?
• Yes any Psychology courses may be taken as
  Psychology department electives.
• Does the change to the degree requirements mean I
  cannot graduate
• until I complete 41 units of Psychology
  requirements?
• No, as long as you remain in your earlier
  catalog for all of your degree requirements and
  are a continuing student at NAU you may earn your
  Psychology degree by completing 36 units.

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More Information

• Visit the Psychology Department Website at
• www.nau.edu/psych/index.html
• Or contact Dr. Laurie Dickson at
  Laurie.Dickson_at_nau.edu
• Or visit the Office of Academic Services and
  Advising
• www.nau.edu/sbs/advising or Email
  sbs.advisor_at_nau.edu
• Or Call 523-6540