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Joining the Dept.

Getting to know the Psychology Department should be the first step in pursuing your major. You will want to spend time in the science building, Psychology Department, or your advisor's office. Talk to the staff and students who work in the department, as well as the students you meet there, and get to know the whereabouts of various resources.

The Psychology Department office is located in the Science Building, Room D-240. The process for joining the department if you are an incoming freshman or transfer student involves enrolling as a psychology major when you apply for admission. You must also register with the Psychology Department Program Assistant. You will be assigned an advisor, and a file containing transcripts and information from your high school and/or previous college will be created and given to your advisor. If you are changing to or are declaring psychology as your major or minor, you must notify the Psychology Department Program Assistant. At this time you will be assigned to an advisor. If there is a certain faculty member within the Psychology Department that you wish to serve as your advisor, please inform the Academic Department Associate Pat Kleman, at 346-2883 or at psychology@uwsp.edu and let her know of your request.

For a list of department and university course requirements, refer to the University Catalog. Seek additional information from department faculty or your advisor. As a psychology major you should be aware of the structure and specific requirements of your program in order to take full advantage of your scheduling from semester to semester. Also, determine the courses outside the Psychology Department that are required by the degree program. These requirements are in addition to the general core college requirements.

Fundamental to your degree is PSY110-Introduction to Psychology, the prerequisite for all other psychology courses. The goal of this introductory course is to convey elementary concepts and facts of the discipline, introduce the full range of its subject matter, examine its basic paradigms and methods, present its established and new research results, and provide some guidelines for further studies.

There is a variety of requirements and options within the department's course lists. Many of these are not specific courses but areas of concentration in psychology. Our department offers an emphasis in human services. A minor course of study is another option you may consider in addition to your psychology major and/or area of emphasis.

The Psychology Department also offers the opportunity for Independent Study in Psychology (PSY399). A student can work with a professor on directed readings, original experimental or survey research, applied internships (PSY494 & PSY495), or pursue some other project of special interest. Students interested in graduate school or pursuing a career in psychology are strongly encouraged to take part in one or more of the preceding activities.