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HANDBOOK FOR UNDERGRADUATE

PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS 2010 – 2011

DDEEPPAARRTTMMEENNTT OOFF PPSSYYCCHHOOLLOOGGYY CHARLES E. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

www.psy.fau.edu

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AT BOCA RATON 777 Glades Road, P.O. Box 3091 Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991

561-297-3360 FAX: 561-297-2160

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AT DAVIE 3200 College Avenue Davie, Florida 33314

954-236-1120 FAX: 954-236-1107

JOHN D. MACARTHUR CAMPUS FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AT JUPITER

5353 Parkside Drive Jupiter, FL 33458

561-799-8500

Rev. 07/10

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Preface 1 About Psychology 2 Introduction to the Department of Psychology 3 Department Personnel 4

Faculty and Areas of Specialization (Ph.D. Degree) 4 Secretarial & Support Staff 7

Fundamental Information 8 Academic Advising 8 Financial Aid 8 Student Registration Procedures 9 How to Register 9 Other Enrollment Issues 9 Enrollment Restrictions—Course Load 10 Deadline for Declaring a Major 10 Repeating Courses: University Forgiveness Policy 11 Freshman Warning and Academic Probation, Suspension, & Dismissal 11 Reinstatement and Readmission 12 Late Withdrawal From a Course 13 Transient Coursework 13 Course Equivalencies 14 Graduation Procedure 14

University’s Right to Award a Degree 15 Statement of Academic Policies 16

Department of Psychology 16 Class Attendance 16 Make-up Examinations 16 Incomplete Work 16 Pass-fail Option 17 Posting of Grades 17 Directed Independent Study 17 Misconduct 18

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 18 Personal Communication Devices 18 Disabilities 18 Honor Code 18 Academic Grievances 19 Academic Petitions 19

Undergraduate Psychology Programs 20 General Information 20 Undergraduate Psychology Course Prerequisites 21 Degree Requirements for the B.A. in Psychology 22

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General Psychology Requirements 22 Laboratory in Psychology Options 22 Psychology Elective Requirements 23 Cognate Area Requirements 23 Biological Sciences 23 Mathematical Sciences 24 Degree Requirements for the B.S. in Psychobiology 25 Core Requirements 25 Concentration Area Requirements 26 Ethology/Comparative Psychology 26 Behavioral Neuroscience 26 Departmental Honors Program 27

Minor in Psychology 27 Degree Requirements for the University 28

Intellectual Foundations Program—Core Curriculum 30 Transfer Students: Transfer of Credits to FAU 30 Students Entering With an AA Degree 30 Students Transferring From a Four-Year Institution 30 Transfer Credits and the Psychology Major 30

Psychology Content Areas Associated with Psychology Electives and Laboratory Courses 31 General Education and Gordon Rule Deficiencies for Transfer Students 32 Gordon Rule Requirements 32 Math and the Psychology Major (B.A. Program) 33 PSY 3234 Experimental Design and Statistical Inference 33 PSY 3502 App. Of Fractals to Psychology (Formerly PSY4930) 33 MAC Prefixed Mathematics Courses 33 Non-MAC Prefixed Mathematics Courses 34 STA 3163L Intermediate Statistics Laboratory 34

How to Choose Electives 35 I Need Help!! Resources for Academic Support/Assistance 36 Career Planning: Therapeutic Helping Professions 37 Comparison of Popular Therapeutic Helping Professions in the United States of America 39 Career Planning: Graduate Degrees 41 Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology and Related Fields 43 Academic Preparation 43 Research and Field Experience 43 Letters of Recommendation 44 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) 44 Schedule for Career Planning and Applying to Graduate School 45 Resources About Graduate Study/Careers in Psychology 46 Web Sites 46

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Books and Other Published Materials 47 Research Facilities 48 Psychology Student Organizations (Psychology Club/U-PSYCH listserv) 49 Notes 50

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The Psychology Student Handbook is intended to serve as a guide to undergraduate students majoring in Psychology or Psychobiology at Florida Atlantic University. To aid the student in selecting courses, we have summarized the current university, college, and departmental requirements, as they apply to the different classifications of students that attend FAU (transfers with an AA degree, transfers without an AA degree, 4-year students, etc). Graduation requirements may vary for these different classifications of students, and may also vary depending upon the student's year of matriculation. Students should pay careful attention to the information that is provided in the University Catalog regarding requirements for both the department major and other graduation requirements to determine which requirements apply to their specific circumstances. While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information contained in this Handbook is accurate and up-to-date, the student should keep in mind that the "final authority" is the University catalog. The student should consult the edition of the catalog that was in force during the term that the student was originally admitted or reinstated to degree-seeking status. Ultimately, each student is charged with the responsibility of knowing about all of the graduation requirements for the baccalaureate degree and ensuring that they have all been satisfied appropriately. If a student has any questions about graduation requirements, requirements for the major, or anything else described in this handbook, the student should make contact with one or more of the following:

The Undergraduate Coordinator for the Department of Psychology, Dr. Jennifer P. Peluso, at (561) 297-3369 or jpeluso@fau.edu

The Department of Psychology office staff at (561) 297-3360

The Student Services Office in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science (see

http://advisortrac.science.fau.edu/AdvisorTrac/default.html)

o Boca Raton: (561) 297-3700

o Davie: (954) 236-1103

Academic Advising and Services in Jupiter at (561) 799-8697 or (561) 799-8698.

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Psychology is a behavioral science involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior of people and animals. Psychologists basically ask the question, "Why do living organisms do the things they do?" They are primarily concerned with the interaction between mental processes and behavior, and the variables that influence these. The American Psychological Association, one professional organization of psychologists, lists 50 individual subdivisions of psychology. The goal within these different subfields of specialization is to advance or to apply the scientific understanding of the mind and behavior. Therefore, psychologists in all these areas need to know how to use the scientific method. Beyond this reliance on the scientific method, however, psychology is a multi-faceted field. Some people have a very limited view of the field of psychology. They think psychologists are primarily involved with the treatment of mental disorders. Indeed, many psychologists work in the therapeutic helping professions (e.g., Clinical Psychology, counseling, therapy) with people having various degrees of difficulty in dealing with their world. However, other specialties in psychology are far removed from counseling. Experimental psychologists attempt to understand the fundamental causes of behavior in humans and animals and are usually found in academic or research positions. They are trained within specific domains within the field of psychology (e.g., Cognitive Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Developmental Psychology, etc.). Industrial and Organizational psychologists try to apply psychological principles in industrial organizations, primarily in selecting and placing employees, training personnel, and generally relieving problems associated with any organization of people. Educational and school psychologists apply psychological principles to improve the teaching-learning process. Social psychologists study how individuals influence each other. Psychometric psychologists develop various types of instruments to measure different aspects of behavior and psychological functioning, including (but not limited to) IQ tests and personality tests. Developmental psychologists study the development of living organisms from the moment of conception until death. Cognitive psychologists study how humans and nonhumans mentally process, store, and use information. Psychobiologists and neuroscientists study the relationships among the brain, physiology, and behavior, while neuropsychologists may apply what is known about these relationships to patients in a clinical setting. Because there are so many facets to psychology (including many more subfields than the ones mentioned above), there are many decisions you will need to make concerning your course of study here at Florida Atlantic University. Therefore, the following information has been provided to assist you in planning your degree program. This document is to be used only as a guide. The University Catalog is

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the final authority on what you need to do in order to graduate from Florida Atlantic University.

* Modified from "A GUIDE FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS AND WOULD-BE MAJORS," Department of Psychology, Southwest Texas State University.

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The Department of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University resides within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. The Psychology faculty are located on the Boca Raton Campus and the satellite campuses in Davie and Jupiter. They have long been recognized for the high quality of the department’s academic programs and for their accomplishments teaching, research, and scholarship. The faculty is committed to excellence in teaching, as well as to the concept of individualized training of research skills. The department provides an intellectually challenging and supportive environment in which students can develop their potential for careers in all areas of psychology. Students can choose one of two majors in the Department of Psychology. They can major in Psychology and earn, at the completion of their university training, the B.A. in Psychology. Or, they can choose to major in Psychobiology; upon completion of this program they are awarded the B.S in Psychobiology. The department also offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Psychology (cognitive, developmental, social/personality, evolutionary, and psychobiology).

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Florida Atlantic University Department of Psychology, Bldg. 12, BS 101

777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991

(561) 297-3360 FAX (561) 297-2160 http://psy.fau.edu

Faculty and Areas of Specialization (Ph.D. Degree) Elan B. Barenholtz, Ph.D. (Rutgers University) Visual perception; visual recognition; statistical learning David F. Bjorklund, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Cognitive development; individual differences in cognition; evolutionary

developmental psychology. Steven L. Bressler, Ph.D. (University of California--Berkeley) Cognitive neuroscience; investigation of cognitive processing through

analysis of the large-scale dynamics of activity in the cerebral cortex. Marissa Greif, Ph.D. (Yale University) Cognitive development; tool use and action planning in infancy and early

childhood; problem solving in infancy and early childhood; categorization; eye-tracking methods for infants and children.

Howard S. Hock, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University) Perception; cooperative interactions in the formation of visual motion

patterns; perceptual stability; adaptation. Erika Hoff, (University of Michigan) (Davie Campus) Language development; the role of input in language acquisition, relations

between phonological and lexical development, socioeconomic status and language development, bilingual development.

Katherine M. Hughes, Ph.D. (Florida Atlantic University) (Jupiter Campus) Behavioral neuroscience; psychopharmacology, drug addiction and

treatment. James J. Jakubow, Ph.D. (City University of New York) (Visiting Instructor)

Behavioral psychology; Pavlovian and operant conditioning, behavioral

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pharmacology, mathematical modeling of behavior, applied behavior analysis, parenting, companion animal psychology

Ingrid B. Johanson, Ph.D. (CUNY) Developmental psychobiology; ontogeny of learning, memory and sensory

function. Nancy Aaron Jones, Ph.D. (University of Maryland) (Jupiter Campus) Infant and child development; psychopathology, psychophysiology, and

social/personality development; physiological and social precursors to the development of depressive disorders.

J. A. Scott Kelso, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin) Self-organization of brain and behavior; cognitive, neural and social

coordination dynamics; structural and functional neuroimaging. Alan W. Kersten, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech) Event memory, aging, language development, categorization. Edward W. Large, Ph.D. (Ohio State University) Dynamics of human perception, action, cognition and the design of

autonomous agents utilizing dynamical principles. Phillip S. Lasiter, Ph.D. (Arizona State University) Neuroanatomical and developmental bases of gustation. Brett Laursen, Ph.D., (University of Minnesota) (Davie Campus) Developmental; close relationships; adolescent adaptation; social

development; interpersonal conflict. David J. Lewkowicz, Ph.D. (City University of New York) Perceptual and cognitive development in human infants and children;

intersensory integration, sequence learning. Larry Liebovitch, Ph.D. (Harvard University) Fractal and nonlinear analysis of molecular, cellular, physiological, and

psychological systems. Thomas C. Monson, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota) Personality and social psychology; trait research; attribution. Andrzej Nowak, Ph.D. (University of Warsaw) Dynamical models of social processes, computer simulation of social and

cognitive processes, cognitive psychology.

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Jennifer P. Peluso, Ph.D. (Emory University) Cognitive psychology; individual differences in cognition, emotion and

memory; individual differences in cognition and personality related to student success

David G. Perry, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin) Social development; sex typing; aggression; moral development. Gary W. Perry, Ph.D. (University of Manchester) Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neural development, growth,

and regeneration. Monica Rosselli, Ph.D. (University of Mexico) (Davie Campus) Neuropsychology; neuropsychological deficits in drug abusers, education

variables in neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychology of Spanish-English bilinguals

Michael Sagristano, Ph.D. (New York University) (Visiting Instructor) Social cognition, attitudes, decision making, financial psychology Todd K. Shackelford, Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin) (Davie Campus) Evolutionary psychology; human sperm competition, conflict between men

and women, sexual coercion, spousal and familial violence and homicide. Robert W. Stackman, Jr., Ph.D. (Rutgers) Behavioral neuroscience; neurobiological substrates of spatial and

nonspatial memory Leslie Terry, Ph.D. (Duke University) (Davie Campus) Developmental psychobiology; animal models and human analysis of drug

abuse; developmental neuropsychology; developmental psychopharmacology.

John C. Touhey, Ph.D. (University of Nevada) Culture and personality; intimate relationships; risk-taking behavior. Betty Tuller, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut) Pattern dynamics of speech production and speech perception, phonological

learning, the neural basis of skill learning, cognition in diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.

Robin R. Vallacher, Ph.D. (Michigan State University)

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Social psychology; dynamical models of social processes, social judgment, goal-directed action, self-concept, social influence.

Robert P. Vertes, Ph.D. (Rockefeller University) Functional organization of the brainstem and its control of forebrain

function; neurophysiology of sleep. Charles W. White, Ph.D. (Stanford University) (Davie Campus) Human visual perception and sensory processes. David L. Wolgin, Ph.D., Chair (Rutgers University) Behavioral Neuroscience; behavioral and neural mechanisms of drug

tolerance and sensitization.

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Boca Raton Campus BS 101, (561) 297-3360

FAX (561) 297-2160

Susan McDonough, Senior Secretary

Sherika Hanna-Emery, Budget Coordinator

Helen Munchow, Secretary

Pedro Villoldo, Coordinator of Research Program/Services

Davie Campus ES 268, (954) 236-1120

FAX (954) 236-1099

Veronica Lindsay Weiss, Senior Secretary

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ACADEMIC ADVISING ALL undergraduate academic advising for BA Psychology and BS Psychobiology students will be handled by the staff of the Student Services Office for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. This advising will address the requirements for the major as well as for the other general graduation requirements that must be completed. Student Services staff for the College are located on the Boca Raton campus in the Science and Engineering Building (SE) in room 234 and on the Davie campus. Advising on the MacArthur campus in Jupiter is conducted by Academic Advising and Services at (561) 799-8697 or (561) 799-8698.The advisors in these offices help students plan and monitor their academic progress toward completing the requirements for their degree programs as well as for general graduation requirements. They also assist students with registration holds, changes of major(s), transfer student orientation and credits, and many other transcript and registration issues. Students can arrange for an advising appointment with the Student Services Office staff for the College of Science by logging into the AdvisorTrac system online at http://advisortrac.science.fau.edu/AdvisorTrac/default.html. Students needing further assistance can contact the office by telephone at 561-297-3700. Psychology department faculty (on all campuses) are available to students for guidance in career choices, graduate training, research opportunities, information about specific sub-disciplines within the field, etc. Undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to seek out a faculty mentor to complement the comprehensive academic planning that is offered via the College of Science's Student Services Office. Most faculty conduct advising by appointment only. The website for the Department of Psychology is found at http://psy.fau.edu; it contains news items as well as a copy of this handbook and information about the graduate programs in psychology.

FINANCIAL AID

All students interested in financial aid of any type should apply through the Office of Financial Aid (SSB 227, 297-3530). This includes applications for scholarships, loans, and college work-study. Minority students are especially encouraged to inquire regarding special scholarships for which they might be eligible.

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At the end of each Spring term, the Psychology Department awards the Susan B. Dewar Memorial Scholarship to an outstanding undergraduate student who is planning to continue the study of psychology at the graduate level. Students at the Davie Campus are eligible for the Elisa M. Pollock Memorial Awards for outstanding psychology students.

STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES How to Register. Prior to consulting with an advisor, the student should carefully study the Schedule of Courses to determine what courses are scheduled for a given term on each campus and at what times. Students can obtain information about prerequisites, co-requisites, and/or other registration controls for a specific course by clicking on the 5-digit CRN for that course in the semester schedule. It is a good idea to review this information for a course before attempting to register for it. The current schedule is continuously updated online and is available via the MyFAU system (you must login using your FAU netID at http://myfau.fau.edu), or by going to the direct link at http://oasis2.fau.edu/ia-bin/ahomepg.htm. The student should also review the Psychology Student Handbook and the University Catalog for degree requirements and course descriptions prior to attending an advising appointment. New students must register during the regular registration period indicated in the Academic Calendar published by the Registrar’s Office. Continuing students can take advantage of advance (or pre-) registration to enroll in courses, or, alternatively, can register during the regular registration period. It is to the student's advantage to register, if at all possible, during pre-registration because some classes may be closed by regular registration. Consult the current university catalog for dates of pre- and regular registration for the upcoming term, or view the current academic calendar online at http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php.

Once a new student has had an initial advising session (with Student Services staff) and received some guidance in course selection, the student can register online via the MyFAU system (http://myfau.fau.edu). In certain situations, students may need to complete their registration in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Student Services Office (S&E 234). Students may also register in person at the Davie, Jupiter and Port St. Lucie campuses.

Continuing students can register in person at the Registrar’s Office or online. Although continuing students are not required to meet with their academic advisors in order to register, it is highly recommended that students periodically meet with their academic advisors to discuss their programs of study and to monitor progress toward graduation. Such meetings can take place at any time during the academic year.

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Other Enrollment Issues. There are times when a student attempting to register online for a particular psychology course cannot enroll in it because of a failure of the system to recognize a prerequisite course. This can happen when a prerequisite has been taken at another institution with a different course number than that used at FAU or other Florida state institutions. When this happens, the student needs to come in to the Psychology Department office in BS 101 with his/her FAU Z# and a complete copy of the current unofficial transcript from the MyFAU system showing courses taken at all institutions of higher education. The transcripts are needed by the office staff to verify that the prerequisites have been completed. Most other

registration errors can be handled this way, too. (Please note that the Psychology Department staff cannot assist students with registration problems for non-psychology courses. In general, students must contact the staff of the department responsible for the course for which they are having registration problems in order to get those problems resolved.) During the first week of classes, there is an add/drop period during which the student may make changes to their semester course schedule. The deadline by which schedule changes can be made is listed in the current academic calendar published by the Registrar’s Office at http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php. Drops and/or withdrawals after this deadline are possible, but courses may be fee

liable, and students may need to file petition paperwork with the Dean’s Office in order to drop or withdraw late from a course. In order to register for Directed Independent Study (PSY 4906, see page 10 in this handbook), students must meet with the faculty member who will be supervising the project and obtain permission. The faculty member will do so either by electronically providing this permission in the registration system for the student, or by signing a copy of the Registration - Drop/Add Request form. The signed form needs to be brought to the department office so that the staff can issue electronic permission on behalf of the faculty member.

ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS—COURSE LOAD

To be considered full-time, a student must be registered for 12 credits in any semester, up to a maximum of 20 credits. During the summer semester, the maximum load is 9 credits each for short terms A and B, and 18 credits for the full-term C. The total of C term enrollment plus twice the A (or B) term enrollment cannot exceed 18 credits. If a student wishes to enroll in more than 20 hours during the Fall or Spring semester, or more than 18 credit hours in the Summer, he or she must obtain permission from the staff in the Student Services Office for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science (S&E 234, 561-297-3700).

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DEADLINE FOR DECLARING A MAJOR Students cannot officially declare a major unless they are in good academic standing and have maintained a satisfactory academic record with an average of “C” or better on all work attempted (2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale). Students who have not chosen a major must declare a major during the semester in which they reach 72 credit hours. If they reach 72 credit hours without having declared a major, students will be prohibited from registering for any more courses until the major is declared. Students may declare a major in Psychology by completing an Application for Undergraduate Change of College/Change of Major form (available online via the Registrar’s Office at http://www.fau.edu/registrar/forms.php#student).This form requires the signature of the Undergraduate Coodinator for the Psychology Department if students are changing to the BA Psychology and/or BS Psychobiology degree program(s). REPEATING COURSES: UNIVERSITY FORGIVENESS POLICY Students may repeat any course completed at Florida Atlantic University provided that the course is still listed in the current catalog of offered coursework. Ordinarily, each attempt at a course is included in the calculation of a student’s grade (all attempts at the same course are averaged together). However, through the University Forgiveness Policy, FAU offers students the opportunity to eliminate from the calculation of the GPA the influence of the grade earned in the first attempt of a course and to merely replace it with the grade earned on a subsequent attempt in the same course. This is an ideal opportunity to improve the GPA for someone who needs to “recover” from earning a failing or unsatisfactory grade in a course. There are caveats to the University Forgiveness Policy, however. For example, in order to apply the Forgiveness Policy to a course, the student must have completed both the original attempt and the subsequent attempt at that course at FAU. If the first attempt was completed at a different institution, the University Forgiveness Policy cannot be applied toward that course. Another constraint on the Forgiveness Policy is that it can only be used up to two times during a student’s study at FAU. A student must request to use the Forgiveness Policy (it is not applied automatically) for each course for which the student desires to use the policy. The student will need to complete the Forgiveness Policy Request form at the Office of the Registrar and submit it prior to or during registration for the term in which the course is to be repeated. Repeated courses may be subject to full tuition and/or

additional fees. Additional information about this policy can be found in the current University Catalog in the section entitled “Academic Policies and

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Regulations,” which is available in hard copy and as a downloadable PDF document at http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/univcatalog/welcome.htm. FRESHMAN WARNING AND ACADEMIC PROBATION, SUSPENSION, & DISMISSAL When a student’s GPA falls below 2.0 in a given semester, academic year, or in cumulative, a student will be notified of the need to improve their academic performance. Depending on how low the GPA has fallen, and for how many semesters, the student may be issued a “warning” in writing. This may take the form of a “Freshman Warning” or a notice of Academic Probation. If the poor performance continues such that the GPA for the next term of attempted coursework is again below 2.0 and the cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, the student may be suspended and/or dismissed from the university. More information regarding Freshman Warning, Academic Probation, Academic Suspension, and Academic Dismissal can be found in the university catalog in the section on “Academic Policies and Regulations” at http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/univcatalog/welcome.htm. It is possible to have one’s academic status reinstated or to be readmitted to the university after a period of suspension or dismissal by submitting a petition to the student’s college. If a student was a declared Psychology major at the time of suspension/dismissal, he or she will need to complete a College of Science Petition Form. This form can be obtained from the web site for the Student Services Office for the College of Science at http://weblog.science.fau.edu/student_services/. The student will also need to write a personal statement explaining what led to the suspension/dismissal and how/why he or she will be more successful upon return to the university. Copies of supporting documentation (if any) should be enclosed with the personal statement. Before the petition packet can be submitted to the Student Services Office of the College of Science (in Science & Engineering room 234, tel. 297-3700), the student must obtain a letter of support for the petition from the Department of Psychology. The support letter must accompany a student’s petition. To obtain a letter of support from the Department of Psychology, the petitioning student will need to complete a departmental request form for a letter (Undergraduate Student Petition Form (Psychology), found on the department’s web site). Then, the student should arrange to meet with Dr. Jennifer Peluso, the Undergraduate Coordinator for the department, to discuss the situation. Copies of the completed College Petition Form and the personal statement with documentation should be turned in to the department at that time. In the case that departmental support for the petition is granted, a letter of support will be provided

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to the student within 48 business hours of the meeting and receipt of a student’s materials. Letters of support, however, are not automatic. Every case will be evaluated individually and letters will be provided at the discretion of the department. Letters will not be provided on a walk-in basis. REINSTATEMENT AND READMISSION Any student who has not been actively enrolled in coursework at FAU for three or more consecutive terms (including Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) will be removed from the Registrar’s roll of current students. At that point, if the student wishes to reenroll at the university, (s)he will need to reapply to the university (including the submission of an application and associated fees, providing current necessary documents, and the like). If the student was in Good Standing when last enrolled, readmission will suffice to allow the student to register for courses. However, if the student was on Academic Warning, Probation, Suspension, or Dismissal, the student will need to submit a petition to be reinstated at FAU (see above). Once the student is reinstated or readmitted to the university, he or she should check to see what the current graduation requirements and academic policies are. Whatever baccalaureate degree requirements are in place at the time the student’s status at the university is restored will be applied to that student regardless of the previous degree requirements that were in place at the time of the student’s original admission to FAU and/or declaration of major. Students are responsible for being aware of the graduation requirements that apply to them. LATE WITHDRAWAL FROM A COURSE A late withdrawal from a course is defined as withdrawing from a course after the deadline for a mid-term withdrawal (published in the current official Academic Calendar of the University, see http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php). To do so, a student must complete the following steps (see additional information and forms online at http://weblog.science.fau.edu/student_services/ ). Psychology and Psychobiology majors are enrolled in the College of Science, so their petitions will be submitted to the Student Services Office for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FIRST: Obtain and complete an Academic Petition and complete a Post Mid-Term Withdrawal/Drop Request Form for EACH class.

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SECOND: Write a 1-page letter explaining your reasons for requesting the withdrawal, and attach any supporting documentation. THIRD: Ask the instructor of each course to complete a Withdrawal/Drop Request Form. The instructor’s name, office address, phone number, and email must be on the form. FOURTH: Each instructor must write a letter (on department letterhead) to the Academic Petitions Committee expressing their opinion on your petition to drop the class. FIFTH: Bring your letter, a Post Mid-Term Withdrawal request form for EACH class you are attempting to drop, instructor letter(s), the completed Academic Petition form (one form), and your documentation to SE 234 SIXTH: Once the College of Science committee representative has signed, you must then secure the signature of the Dean of Student Affairs representative SEVENTH: Turn in all completed, signed forms with documentation to the Registrar’s office. EIGHTH: Continue attending class until you receive a decision from the Petitions Committee; completing these forms does not constitute a withdrawal from class, unless approved by the Academic Petitions Committee. After the committee usually meets, usually every two weeks; you will be notified of the decision. TRANSIENT COURSEWORK Undergraduate psychology students who want to take courses at another institution (while continuing their program of study here at FAU) must receive prior permission from the College of Science before those courses can be applied as transfer credit into their degree programs. To do so, students should first meet with an academic advisor in the Student Services Office for the College of Science to determine the appropriateness of the course(s) they want to take at another institution. Once the advisor OKs the courses, students must complete a Transient Student Form either in paper form or electronic form (available at http://www.facts.org/cgi-bin/eaglec ). The Transient Student Form will be evaluated by the staff in the Student Services Office for the College of Science; students will receive correspondence from that office regarding the approval of the transient coursework. Transient coursework cannot be counted as credit hours completed at FAU, only as transfer credit. Students must be in academic good standing during the semester they

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wish to complete transient coursework. Submission of the Transient Student Form may be necessary for a student to maintain eligibility for financial aid. Transient coursework in the final semester is generally prohibited. Students may petition to be granted a waiver from this rule. Such petitions should explain and document the exceptional or extenuating circumstances that make the transient coursework necessary in that term. Any and all petitions must be submitted to the Student Services Office for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science (see above). COURSE EQUIVALENCIES If a student wishes to request a substitution for a psychology course offered here at FAU, he or she needs to complete a request form for the substitution and submit a syllabus along with that form to the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Department of Psychology (Dr. Jennifer Peluso). If the request is for substituting a non-FAU course (one taken at another institution), the student should submit the Undergraduate Course Equivalent/Substitution Petition Form. If the request is for substituting another FAU course, the student should submit the Undergraduate Student Petition Form (Psychology). Each of these forms can be found on the department’s web site at http://psy.fau.edu . GRADUATION PROCEDURE

Prior to registering for the expected last term, the student should make an appointment with his/her advisor to see if all departmental requirements for graduation will have been completed by the end of that term. Once registration has been completed, and before the deadline to apply for graduation (consult the Academic Calendar at http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php), the student and his/her advisor will complete a Graduation Audit Form. The student must also complete an Application for the Degree form. Students failing to file for graduation before the appropriate deadline for a particular semester can have their graduation delayed by one semester. The filing procedure must be repeated if the student does not graduate in the term expected.

New students should keep a copy of the University Catalog that was in effect at

the time of their admission. The catalog is, in essence, a contract between the student and the University as to what the student must do to earn the Baccalaureate. This means that any changes in degree requirements that occur after a student has been admitted will not apply to that student. If the student discontinues enrollment for more than 1 year, however, the student must reactivate his or her enrollment. The catalog in force at the time a student is reactivated or reinstated will be in force in this situation and any new requirements that have been established since the date of a student’s original matriculation will then apply.

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UNIVERSITY’S RIGHT TO AWARD A DEGREE Florida Atlantic University helps students meet their academic goals by monitoring academic progress toward their degree. If an undergraduate student has completed his or her respective degree requirements, the Academic Dean of the student's program confirms this, and the student is eligible to be awarded the degree, the University reserves the right to award the degree. Once the degree is awarded, the student must be readmitted to Florida Atlantic University in order to enroll in any courses. Students pursuing double majors or dual degrees must formally notify their academic dean of their intent. Undergraduate students pursuing dual degrees in different disciplines must obtain formal approval of their academic dean, following established University procedures for such approvals. Should the University invoke its prerogative to award a degree once a student has completed all stated degree requirements, the student may appeal this decision. If the student can demonstrate that continued enrollment is necessary to achieve his or her academic goals, the appeal may be granted. Reasons such as, but not limited to, desire to continue financial aid, participate in student activities, and access student services do not constitute legitimate reasons for appeal. Any undergraduate student, who wishes to appeal for continued enrollment, thereby postponing graduation, must submit a written request to the student's academic dean no later than ten class days after being notified that the University is invoking its right to award the degree. This appeal will be reviewed by a committee composed of the student's primary academic dean, the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or Graduate Studies, and the University Registrar. The committee must find evidence to support the student's claim of a legitimate academic need in order to grant permission to continue taking courses.

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SSTTAATTEEMMEENNTT OOFF AACCAADDEEMMIICC PPOOLLIICCIIEESS

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Each instructor in the Department enjoys the privileges and responsibilities of academic freedom and therefore has considerable autonomy in determining the procedures and policies for any given class. The guidelines below, however, express the common expectations of the psychology faculty. Please consult your instructor and/or current syllabus for specific course(s) for any additional information or clarification.

Class Attendance. Regular class attendance expresses interest and seriousness of purpose. It is in the student's best interests to attend class regularly. Some faculty may require regular attendance. Make-Up Examinations. Policies regarding the giving of make-up exams vary from instructor to instructor. Generally, you should keep in mind that make-up exams represent an imposition on other students and the instructor. Make-up exams require the instructor's approval and are generally allowed only if there is compelling evidence that the student had good reason to miss the examination. No student should assume that a makeup privilege is automatically available. Requests for a makeup test should be made prior to the date of the examination whenever possible. Incomplete Work. The Department strongly encourages students to complete required exams and assignments for a course on time. Professors will award a grade of Incomplete only in exceptional circumstances. Many of the faculty adopt the policy that an Incomplete will not be given to a student whose completed work in a course is of unsatisfactory (D or lower) quality. Students desiring a grade of Incomplete must discuss their situations with their instructors as soon as possible during the semester. In the rare case that an instructor grants an Incomplete to a student, the instructor will state the specific circumstances under which the outstanding coursework must be completed (including the time frame and list of assignments) on an official university form (the Removal of Incomplete Grade Form). The student will be asked to sign this statement acknowledging the terms and time frame under which the grade of Incomplete will be removed. Incompletes MUST be completed no later than one year after the close of the semester for which the “I” was entered, or the grade will be automatically changed to “F.” IT IS ULTIMATELY THE STUDENT’S OWN RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE ANY OUTSTANDING COURSEWORK AND SUBMIT IT TO THE INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE

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REQUIRED DEADLINE(S) ACCORDING TO THE COURSE SYLLABUS AND THE AGREEMENT(S) DOCUMENTED ON THE REMOVAL OF INCOMPLETE GRADE FORM. Pass-Fail Option. The student may opt, with approval, to receive a grade of Pass (P) or Fail (F) in certain designated courses. The decision to take a course P/F or for a grade must be made prior to the end of the Add/Drop period. The maximum credit available to any student on a pass-fail option is 1 course per term, up to a total of 12 credits. Students on probation may not opt for the pass/fail option. The pass/fail option is not available to a student for a course in his/her

major. Students may not elect the pass/fail option for courses they are using to satisfy the Gordon Rule writing or math requirements. Posting of Grades. In the interest of protecting students' privacy, faculty are forbidden by federal law to post grades or to release information about grades to individuals other than the students. Do not call the psychology office to obtain your grade over the phone; the secretaries and faculty cannot give out grades over the phone. If you have provided a 4 digit "pin number" to the instructor, he/she MAY post your grades by pin number. Posted grades are usually located on the bulletin board around the corner from the Psychology office. You may also look up your semester grades in the MyFAU system online (http://myfau.fau.edu). Directed Independent Study. In a Directed Independent Study (PSY 4906), or DIS, students are offered the opportunity to become involved in ongoing research projects of the faculty. Such work in the laboratory can earn from 1-3 credits, depending upon the amount of time that the student is willing to commit each week. Alternatively, or in addition, a DIS may involve library research and reading on some topic of special interest to the student and faculty member. Directed Independent Study is strongly recommended for students interested in going on to graduate school. It provides valuable experience in the day-to-day conduct of scientific research and/or academic psychology. Students are generally expected to commit three hours per week to the DIS project for each credit hour they register for in a DIS (i.e., a 3 credit hour DIS requires at least 9 hours of work each week). A Directed Independent Study is not a substitute for a course already offered and cannot be used to fill core area requirements for the degree. However, a 3-credit DIS that the instructor certifies in writing to constitute a laboratory experience may be used to meet the Laboratory in Psychology core requirement (the DIS supervisor will sign a memo to the student’s academic advisor that will be placed in the student’s advising records). One 3-credit DIS may also be completed as a psychology elective toward the major (a non-lab DIS is acceptable for this purpose). Any additional credits earned via DIS can count toward the 120 credits required for the baccalaureate degree.

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A list of available research opportunities can be found a the department website at http://psy.fau.edu/undergraduate_programs/#Undergraduate_Resources. Students interested in pursuing a DIS should contact the faculty member with whom they wish to work. Approval from this faculty member must be obtained before enrolling for a DIS. DIS credit is graded on a Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Note: Students should be aware that the Self-Service web registration system handles enrollment in PSY 4906 DIS with a default assignment of one credit hour for the course. If a student wishes to enroll in more than one credit hour in a semester, the student must go back to the registration page in the Self-Service system and change the credit hours from one credit hour to the desired number of credit hours. Misconduct. The Department of Psychology considers scientific misconduct, including such activities as inventing or intentionally misrepresenting data, as interfering with its educational mission, and subject to the same penalties and procedures as other Honor Code violations and academic irregularities. CHARLES E. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Personal Communication Devices.The FAU student handbook includes the following statement in the section on policies and procedures: “In order to enhance and maintain a productive atmosphere for education, personal communication devices such as pagers, beepers, and cellular telephones are to be disabled in class session” (p. 174). Devices may remain on so long as they are in silent/vibration mode, but students are not to use them during class meetings. In extenuating circumstances, a student may leave the classroom to answer/respond to a page or call, but permission from the instructor should be obtained ahead of time. Adherence to this policy is expected. If a class meeting is disrupted by a student’s personal communication device, that individual will be asked to leave the classroom. Please see your course syllabi for additional policies regarding this issue.

Disabilities. Students who believe that they possess disabilities (of any type) for which accommodation is required must inform the instructor at the close of the first week of class meetings. They must indicate the nature of their disability and the sort of reasonable accommodation requested. This information will be kept confidential, however, students will be referred to the Office for Students with Disabilities to receive authorized academic accommodations from the University (official documentation is necessary to complete this process). All disability-related information will remain confidential and will not be released to anyone without the

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student’s written permission. Obviously, if a situation or disability arises during the course of the session for which accommodations become necessary, a student should contact course instructors immediately. All matters will be kept strictly confidential.

Honor Code. Every student enrolled in courses at FAU is expected to have read and understood the Honor Code of Florida Atlantic University and abide by it. Students should consult Florida Administrative Code 6C5-4.001 Honor Code, Academic Irregularities, and Students’ Academic Grievances for more information on the definitions of these occurrences and the outline of appropriate procedures to follow in the event that any of these should occur. This is reprinted in the Student Handbook for the University as well as in the Academic Policies and Regulations section of the University Catalog at http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/univcatalog/welcome.htm. The most up-to-date revisions of the Florida laws in effect at any given time, and the appropriate statute or rule can be consulted at http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter06.pdf.

If, at any time, you have any questions about the Honor Code, what constitutes an academic irregularity, or about something that might be a violation of the Honor Code related to a course, you should contact your instructor. You may do this in any way that is most comfortable for you (e.g., email, telephone, in person). Such correspondence will be kept confidential. Academic Grievances. Students with a grievance against an instructor regarding academic matters should follow the Academic Grievance Procedure given in the FAU Rules under "Academic Irregularities". Briefly, the steps are as follows:

• Discuss the grievance with the instructor.

• If satisfactory resolution is not obtained, the student may request a conference with the instructor and department chair.

• A memorandum of action taken at this conference should be sent to the student in writing by the department chair.

• The student may appeal the action to a college faculty/student council through a written request submitted within 10 days of the departmental conference.

The same procedure applies if an instructor accuses the student of an academic irregularity, with the instructor initiating the action. Academic Petitions. Students who find that a particular academic regulation of the University is causing them undue hardship may appeal to the Academic Petitions Committee. This committee does not concern itself with grievances against instructors (follow procedure outlined above). Petition forms, information about the petitions process, and a listing of relevant resources can be obtained at the Student

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Services Office for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science (SE 238) or at the web site for the Student Services Office at http://www.science.fau.edu/student_services/forms/CollegePetitions.html The student should be aware that petitions are not automatically granted, and that petitions are approved only when the Committee is convinced that a true hardship will exist if it does not take a positive action. Some of the common requests: • Permission to drop/withdraw after the final deadline

• Reinstatement after Suspension/Dismissal

• Waiver of the last 30 upper-division hours in residence policy

• Waiver of the Summer attendance policy for core- curriculum students

• Permission to take a course overload for a semester (over 20 hours spring/fall; over 18 hours for summer)

• Request to change a grade option in the course after registration

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UUNNDDEERRGGRRAADDUUAATTEE PPSSYYCCHHOOLLOOGGYY PPRROOGGRRAAMMSS GENERAL INFORMATION In order to graduate, a student must have a 2.0 grade point average in psychology coursework. This means that if a grade of "D" is earned in a psychology course, it must be balanced by a grade of B or better in another psychology course, so that the overall grade point average in psychology is 2.0. At this time, there is no minimum grade required by the department for coursework toward the psychology major. The student is not required to repeat psychology courses (including required courses) in which a grade of D is earned. A number of courses have specific prerequisites (see page 20). Students are reminded that the completion of the requirements for the B.A. in Psychology or the B.S. in Psychobiology does not, in itself, qualify a student for graduation. A full description of additional baccalaureate requirements can be found in the Degree Requirements section of the current university catalog. It is the “final authority” about what requirements, policies, and procedures apply to an individual student. It is available in hard copy in the university bookstore as well as in electronic form (downloadable in sections as a PDF document) at http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/univcatalog/welcome.htm. In compliance with Policy Guideline 05.02.15 as approved by the Chancellor of the State University System, Florida Board of Governors Office, FAU will provide students access to information about Academic Learning Compacts for each baccalaureate degree program. The Academic Learning Compact for each program identifies (a) content/discipline knowledge and skills, (b) communication skills, and (c) critical thinking skills students in that program are expected to demonstrate prior to graduation and the methods by which students will be assessed on these skills. The Academic Learning Compacts for the B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Psychobiology programs are provided on the department website at http://psy.fau.edu .

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UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY COURSE PREREQUISITES

ALL psychology courses above the 1000-level require PSY 1012 (General Psychology) as a prerequisite (unless otherwise noted below). The following indicate any additional prerequisites beyond PSY1012. Not listed are Special

Topics, Directed Independent Study, and Honors Program courses—these all require Permission.

Course Prerequisite(s) in addition to PSY1012

CBH4024: Comparative Animal Behavior BCS1010 (Biological Principles)

DEP4095: Personality & Social Development DEP3053 (Human Development)

DEP4130: Language Acquisition DEP3053 (Human Development)

DEP4163: Cognitive Development DEP3053 (Human Development)

DEP4797C: Human Development Laboratory DEP3053 (Human Development)

EXP4180: Music Perception and Cognition EXP3505 (Cognition), EXP4120 (Auditory Perception), or permission of instructor

EXP4204: Human Perception EXP3505 (Cognition) or PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

EXP4404: Psychology of Learning PSY3213 (Research Methods)

EXP4934C: Cognition Laboratory EXP3505 (Cognition) May be taken concurrently with PSY1012

PCO4734: Interpersonal Processes PSY3213 (Research Methods) or PSY3234 (Exp. Design & Stat. Infer.)

PSB4006: Biological Bases of Behavior II PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSB4315: Neuropsychology PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSB4324: Human Psychophysiology PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSB4444: Psychopharmacology PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSB4810: Neurobiology of Learning & Memory

PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSB5615: Biological Vision EXP4204 (Human Perception) and Permission of Instructor

PSBL3002: Computer Lab in Psychobiology PSB 3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I)

PSBL4004: Laboratory in Psychobiology Either EXP4404 (Psychology of Learning) or PSB4500 (Developmental Psychobiology) or PSB3002 (Biolog Bases of Behavior I), plus a “B” average (or permission of instructor)

PSY4302: Personality Testing & Meas. PSY3234 (Exp. Design & Stat. Infer.)

PSY 4812: Advanced Evolutionary Psychol. PSY 4810 Evolutionary Psychology

STA3163L: Intermediate Statistics Lab. PSY3234 (Exp. Design & Stat. Infer.)

SYP4002: Current Issues in Social Psychology SOP3004 (Social Psychology) and either PSY3234 (Exp. Design & Stat. Infer.) or PSY3213 (Research Methods)

SYP4010: Individuals in Modern Culture Permission of instructor

SYP4030: Intra- and Intergroup Processes SYG1300 (Introduction to Social Psychology) with a grade of “C” or better (or equivalent with permission of instructor)

SYP4120: Social Cognition SYG1300 (Introduction to Social Psychology) with a

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grade of “C” or better (or equivalent with permission of instructor)

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY Courses taken on any FAU campus may be used toward the psychology degree requirements. Students must satisfy ALL university requirements for a baccalaureate degree (not just those for the major) in order to graduate. The B.A. in Psychology is intended for students interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology (experimental psychology; clinical or counseling psychology; applied psychology). All students are required to complete at least 40 hours in college-level psychology course work. At least 20 of the 40 semester hours must be taken at Florida Atlantic University, and a minimum of 31 semester hours of the 40 hours must be upper-division (3000-4000 level). Up to 9 hours of lower-division psychology course work taken at another institution may be applied to the psychology major upon approval of the department. Students are strongly urged to complete the major requirements in as timely a manner as possible. If the student leaves a required course until the final semester, and the course is then either not offered or is closed, the student's graduation will be delayed.

Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 both in the major and overall in order to graduate. If a student’s GPA falls below 2.0 in the major, or overall, the student cannot graduate until the GPA meets or exceeds this minimum. I. General Psychology Requirements: Nine courses (25 credit hours) are

required of all majors*.

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. DEP 3053 Psychology of Human Development 3 EXP 3505 Cognition 3 PSB 3002 Biological Bases of Behavior I 3 PSY 1012 General Psychology 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. PSY 3213 Research Methods in Psychology 3 PSY 3234 Experimental Design & Statistical Inference 3 SOP 3004 Social Psychology 3 STA 3163L Intermediate Statistics Lab 1 (see below) Laboratory in Psychology 3

Laboratory in Psychology Options:This requirement may be met by: a) Existing laboratory courses: DEP 4797C Human Development Lab; EXP 4934C Cognition Laboratory; PSB 3002L Computer Lab in Psychobiology; PSB 4004L Laboratory in Psychobiology; SOP 4230C Laboratory in Social Behavior; ORb) Special Topics “Research in…” laboratory courses – PSY 4930 Research in (Varied Topics); OR c) Upper-division

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Directed Independent Study laboratory courses (PSY 4906; requires memo from instructor certifying lab experience); ORd) an Honors Thesis (PSY 4970). *For transfer students: If an equivalent lower division course has been taken in place of the above, it may be substituted (with the permission of a psychology advisor) granted that an upper-division psychology elective/lab in that same content area is also completed in the major. Lower-division substitutes for required psychology courses WILL NOT be counted as upper-division courses toward general graduation requirements.

II. Psychology Elective Requirements: A minimum of five additional courses (15 credit hours) are to be selected from the courses offered within the department. These are listed below along with the credit hours assigned to each course.

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. CBH 4024 Compar Animal Behavior 3 CLP 4144 Abnormal Psychology 3 DEP 3134 Childhood Bilingualism 3 DEP 4095 Personality and Social Devel 3 DEP 4115 Infant Development 3 DEP 4130 Language Acquisition 3 DEP 4163 Cognitive Development 3 DEP 4305 Psychology of Adolescence 3 DEP 4797C# Human Development Lab 3 EXP 4120 Auditory Perception 3 EXP 4180 Music Perception & Cognitn 3 EXP 4204 Human Perception 3 EXP 4304 Psychology of Motivation 3 EXP 4404 Psychology of Learning 3 EXP 4525 Human Memory 3 EXP 4620 Psychology of Reading 3 EXP 4640 Psychology of Language 3 EXP 4934C# Cognition Laboratory 3 PCO 4734 Interpersonal Processes 3 PPE 4003 Personality Theories 3 PPE 4700 Experim Studies Personality 3 PSB 3002L# Comptr Lab in Psychobiol 3 PSB 4004L# Laboratory in Psychobiology 3 PSB 4006 Biolog Bases of Behavior II 3 PSB 4240 Neuropsychology 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. PSB 4324 Human Psychophysiology 3 PSB 4444 Psychopharmacology 3 PSB 4504 Developmental Psychobiology 3 PSB 4810 Neurobioy of Learning & Memory 3 PSB 4833 Biopsychology of Language 3 PSB 5117 Biological Vision (graduate-level) 3 PSB 5515 Developmental Neurobiology 3 PSY 1930 Univ Scholars Seminar in Psych 3 PSY 2930 Special Topics in Psychology 3 PSY 3502 Fractals in Psychology 3 PSY 4302 Personality Test and Measurement 3 PSY 4604 History and Systems of Psychology 3 PSY 4810 Evolutionary Psychology 3 PSY 4812 Advanced Evolutionary Psychology 3 PSY 4906#‡ Directed Independent Study 1-3 PSY 4930 Special Topics in Psychology 3 PSY 4932‡‡ Honors Seminar 3 PSY 4970‡‡Honors Thesis 1-3 SOP 3742 Psychology of Women 3 SOP 4230C# Social Behavior Laboratory 3 SYP 4002 Current Issues in Social Psychology 3 SYP 4010 Individual in Modern Culture 3 SYP 4030 Intra- and Inter- Group Processes 3 SYP 4120 Social Cognition 3

#The same course cannot be used to satisfy two different requirements for the major at the same time. A course counted as a Psychology laboratory cannot be counted as a Psychology Elective simultaneously.

‡Maximum of 3 credits of DIS may be counted toward Psychology Elective Requirement.

‡‡Enrollment in Honors Thesis and Honors Seminar is limited to Honors students.

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III. Cognate Area Requirements Before enrolling in the following courses, students should determine whether prerequisites or co-requisites are required by the controlling department. Substitutions for transferred coursework may require formal evaluation by the FAU department controlling the course(s) in question.

Biological Sciences: All students must have six (6) credit hours of Biological Science to be chosen from the following courses. Other BSC or ZOO courses may be substituted only by approval from the Psychology Department: Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. BSC 1010 Biological Principles 3 BSC 1011 Biodiversity 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs.

BSC 2085 Anatomy & Physiology 1 3 BSC 2086 Anatomy & Physiology 2 3

Mathematical Sciences: All students must have six (6) credit hours of Mathematics to be chosen from the following courses:

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. MAC 1105 College Algebra 3 MAC 1114 Trigonometry 3 MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 MAC 1147 Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trig 4-5 MAC 2233 Methods of Calculus 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. MAC 2241, 2242 Life Sci Calculus 1, 2 3 MAC 2281, 2282 Calc for Engineers 1, 2 4 MAC 2311, 2312, 2313 Calc w/Analytic Geom 1, 2, 3 4 PSY 3502 Fractals in Psychology 3

Note that all of the MAC courses may be used to satisfy the Gordon Rule

(Computational Skills) if the student earns a grade of “C” or higher. PSY 3234 Experimental Design & Statistical Inference is a required psychology course, but it also counts as a Gordon Rule (Computational Skills) course. These may also also be used toward the State of Florida’s CLAS requirement. The PSY 3502 Fractals in Psychology course is neither a Gordon Rule course, nor a CLAS-eligible course. See the university catalog for more information.

Laboratories for the cognate courses are NOT required for the major, but students should check with their academic advisors and the controlling departments to determine whether laboratories are needed in order to satisfy (other) departments’ requirements or general graduation requirements.

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S. IN PSYCHOBIOLOGY Courses taken on any FAU campus may be used toward the psychobiology degree requirements. Students must satisfy ALL university requirements for a baccalaureate degree (not just those for the major) in order to graduate. The Psychobiology Degree Program is designed to provide the type of undergraduate preparation necessary for students who are interested in pursuing graduate degrees in psychobiology and behavioral biology, or in pursuing professional degrees in medicine or veterinary medicine. The student elects an emphasis in either Ethology/Comparative Psychology OR Behavioral Neuroscience. Students are strongly urged to complete the major requirements in as timely a manner as possible. If the student leaves a required course until the final semester, and the course is then either not offered or is closed, the student's graduation will be delayed.

Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 both in the major and overall in order to graduate. If a student’s GPA falls below 2.0 in the major, or overall, the student cannot graduate until the GPA meets or exceeds this minimum. I. Core Requirements (57 credit hours required)

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. BCH 3033 Biochemistry I 3 BSC 1010 Biological Principles 3 BSC 101L Biological Principles Lab 1 BSC 1011 Biodiversity 3 BSC 1011L Biodiversity Lab 1 CBH 4024 Comparative Animal Behavior 3 CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 3 CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 Lab 1 CHM 2046 General Chemistry II 3 CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab 1 CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I 3 CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II 3 CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab 2

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. Math through Calculus (MAC 2233, 2241, 2242, 2281, 2282, 2311, 2312, or 2313) 3 PCB 4723 Comparative Animal Physiology 3 PCB 4723L Compar Animal Physiol Lab 1 PHY 2048, 2049† General Physics I and II† 8 OR PHY 2053, 2054† College Physics I and II† 8 PSB 3002 Biolog. Bases of Behav. I 3 PSY 1012 General Psychology 3 PSY 3213 Res. Meth. in Psychology 3 PSY 3234 Experim. Design and Stat. Inf. 3 STA 3163L Intermed. Statistics Lab 1

†This degree program does not require that students take Physics lab courses, however, students who are considering medical school should take the lab sequences. Also, the Physics department may require labs as co-requisites for lecture courses.

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See the next page for additional concentration area requirements.

II. CONCENTRATION AREA REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 12 credit hours taken exclusively within one of the following areas of concentration.

a. Ethology/Comparative Psychology: 12 credit hours must be selected from the following

listCourse Number and Title Cr. Hrs. EXP 4304 Motivation 3 OCB 4043 Marine Biology 2 OCB 4043L Marine Biology Lab 2 PCB 3063 Genetics 4 PCB 4043 Principles of Ecology 4 PCB 4414C Behavioral Ecology 4 PCB 4673 Evolution 3 PSBL 3002 Computer Lab Psychobiol 3 PSBL 4004 Lab in Psychobiology 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs.

PSB 4500 Develop Psychobiology 3

ZOO 2203 Invertebrate Zoology 3 ZOO 2203L Invertebrate Zoology Lab 2 ZOO 4473 Ornithology 2 ZOO 4473L Ornithology Lab 2 ZOO 4516 Exp. Techn. Mar. Anim. Beh. 1 ZOO 4516L Marine Animal Behavior Lab 3 ZOO 4690 Compar. Vertebrate Morph. 3 ZOO 4690L Compar. Vertebr Morph Lab 2

b. Behavioral Neuroscience: 12 credit hours must be selected from the following listCourse Number and Title Cr. Hrs. EXP 4204 Human Perception 3 PCB 3063 Genetics 4 PSBL 3002 Comput Lab in Psychobiology 3 PSBL 4004 Lab in Psychobiology 3 PSB 4006 Biological Bases of Behavior II 3 PSB 4240 Neuropsychology 3

Course Number and Title Cr. Hrs. PSB 4324 Human Psychophysiology 3 PSB 4444 Psychopharmacology 3 PSB 4500 Developmental Psychobiology 3 PSB 4810 Neurobiol. of Learning & Mem 3 PSB 4833 Biopsychology of Language 3 PSB 5515 Developmental Neurobiology 3

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DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAM Qualified students are invited to participate in an Honors Track in the undergraduate psychology major program. Students may apply for and be admitted to the Honors Program after completion of 60 credit hours and prior to the completion of 105 hours. Students must have a grade point average of 3.2 overall and in psychology for all college-level coursework to be admitted to, and be retained in, the program. Students in the Honors Program are strongly encouraged to enroll for a Directed Independent Study as soon as they have identified a faculty member with whom to work. This should be done as early as possible, but no later than the start of the senior year. In addition, students in the Honors Program are expected to register for and participate in the Honors Seminar (PSY 4932) for 3 credit hours. Enrolling in the Honors Thesis (PSY 4970) is optional, normally taken with 1 credit hour one semester and 2 credit hours the next semester to complete a written Honors Thesis/Project. MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY A minor in Psychology is available for students who complete a minimum of 15 credits in psychology, including the following required courses: Course Number Course Title Credit Hours DEP 3054 Psychology of Human Development 3 EXP 3505 Cognition 3 PSB 3002 Biological Bases of Behavior I 3 PSY 1012 General Psychology 3 SOP 3004 Social Psychology 3 At least three of the above courses must be taken at FAU in order to qualify for the minor.

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DDEEGGRREEEE RREEQQUUIIRREEMMEENNTTSS FFOORR TTHHEE UUNNIIVVEERRSSIITTYY All undergraduate majors must complete the following minimum requirements, in addition to those indicated above. These requirements are described in detail in the University Catalog in the section entitled “Degree Requirements.” The most current version of this section of the catalog may be viewed online and downloaded as a PDF document at (http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/09-10_catalog/University_Catalog.htm

1. Earn a minimum of 120 credits in academic courses acceptable toward the degree

(some programs require more than 120 credits.) Attain a minimum 2.0 grade point average in the courses required for a major program at FAU.

2. Earn a minimum of 45 of these 120 credits at the upper division as indicated by the

Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) designations or their equivalents. In some programs, graduate-level courses may be used to satisfy undergraduate requirements; however, no undergraduate will be required to take a graduate-level course as part of a normal degree requirement. At FAU, courses with a number of 3000 or higher are considered to be upper division courses.

3. Apply no more than 60 credits of nontraditional credit toward the degree earned

through Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Correspondence Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), or Military Service Schools, subject to limits for each as stated in the Academic Policies and Regulations section of this catalog. Credits earned in this manner will be considered transfer credits.

4. Earn the last 30 upper-division credits in residence at FAU. In programs requiring

more than 120 credits, at least 25 percent of the total number of credits required for the degree must be earned in residence at FAU.

5. Earn at least 50 percent of all upper-division courses in the major department from

FAU.

6. Fulfill the core curriculum or general education requirements as appropriate to the student’s admission status. For students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later, this requirement is met via the new Intellectual Foundations Program (IFP).

7. Summer Credit Requirement: Earn a minimum of 9 credits by attending one or

more summer terms at either FAU or another state of Florida institution. This requirement applies only to students admitted to FAU as freshmen or as transfer students with fewer than 60 credits. Credits earned and transferred through the Advanced International Certificate in Education (AICE) Program, Advanced Placement (AP) Program, College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Dual

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Enrollment (DE) Program, or International Baccalaureate (IB) Program may be applied toward the 9-credit summer requirement, thereby reducing the student’s summer credit requirement total.

8. Satisfy the Writing Across Curriculum (Gordon Rule) and Gordon Rule

computation requirements (see explanation elsewhere in this section). 9. Complete the College Level Academic Skills requirement (CLAS) (see

http://www.fau.edu/testing/newclas.php ). 10. Fulfill major requirements of the Department of Psychology and the Charles E.

Schmidt College of Science. These include maintaining an overall GPA and a GPA

in the major of at least 2.0 (equivalent to a grade of “C”). 11. Fulfill the foreign language graduation requirement.

12. Submit an Application for Degree form.

Students can arrange for an advising appointment with the Student Services Office staff for the College of Science by logging into the AdvisorTrac system online at http://advisortrac.science.fau.edu/AdvisorTrac/default.html. Students needing further assistance can contact the office by telephone at 561-297-3700.

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INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM—CORE CURRICULUM The Intellectual Foundations Program (IFP), the University’s Core Curriculum for four-year degree programs, is required of all students who enter as freshmen or with fewer than 30 credit hours as of Fall, 2009. It is designed to provide a broad background in the liberal arts and sciences, and to satisfy legislative requirements for competency in writing and mathematics (THE GORDON RULE). A description of the current IFP, and which courses can be used to satisfy the different “foundations” in this program is provided in the university catalog. Students with questions about the IFP should schedule an appointment with a College Student Services advisor by logging into the AdvisorTrac system online at http://advisortrac.science.fau.edu/AdvisorTrac/default.html. Students needing further assistance can contact the office by telephone at 561-297-3700. TRANSFER STUDENTS: TRANSFER OF CREDITS TO FAU The transfer of credits toward the student's program at FAU is complicated by the fact that there are different "classes" of transfer students. Students Entering With An Associates Degree. A student who has earned an Associates degree from a community college in the state of Florida will have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours. While credit hours in excess of 60 hours may also be applicable to the Baccalaureate degree at FAU, at a minimum, 45 of the 120 credits required for the baccalaureate degree must be in upper level (3000-4000) course work. At least 30 hours of this upper-division coursework must be completed here at FAU. Thus, students entering FAU with an AA degree may need to complete a number of upper level elective courses (not necessarily required for their major) in order to graduate. Students Transferring From A Four-Year Institution. Students who enter FAU with credit hours earned at another four-year institution may be permitted to apply all of their credits toward the FAU baccalaureate degree program. However, upper division transfer students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at FAU. The last 30 upper-division credit hours in a baccalaureate degree program must be earned in residence at FAU. Transfer Credits and the Psychology Major. Up to 20 credit hours of psychology coursework taken at another four-year institution may count toward the 40 credits required in psychology. Up to 9 credit hours of lower-division psychology coursework taken at another institution may count toward the 40 credit hours required in psychology. However, the student should keep in mind that 31 of the 40 credits

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required for the degree program must be in upper level (3000-4000) course work. For example, if all 20 credits are lower division credits (1000-2000), the student would still be required to take 31 credits at FAU. Decisions as to which courses transfer to form part of the FAU degree program will be made by the advisor, in consultation with other faculty members when necessary. The student may be asked to provide a syllabus or the name of the text used to assist the advisor in determining whether an outside course fulfills one of the department's core area requirements. Students who have completed an upper-division statistics elsewhere with a grade of C or better may be exempted from the statistics requirement upon approval of the advisor. Courses from 4-year institutions that are not approved toward the psychology major may nevertheless be counted toward the 120 semester hours required to graduate. Students who wish to use psychology coursework taken at another institution as substitutes for FAU psychology courses need to complete and submit an Undergraduate Course Equivalent/Substitution Petition Form found on the department web site. This form must be submitted with syllabi (see the instructions on the form itself.) If a lower-division psychology course is accepted as a substitution for an upper-division required psychology course, the department may, at its discretion, require that the student complete an upper-division psychology laboratory or psychology elective course in that same content area as part of the major degree program. The following table shows which psychology content area is represented by each undergraduate psychology elective and psychology laboratory course currently offered by the Department of Psychology.

PSYCHOLOGY CONTENT AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE AND LABORATORY COURSES

Course # Course Title Cr. Hrs. Psychology Content Area

CBH 4024 Comparative Animal Behavior 3 Psychobiology

CLP 4144 Abnormal Psychology 3 Social

DEP 3134 Childhood Bilingualism 3 Developmental

DEP 4095 Personality and Social Development 3 Developmental, Social

DEP 4115 Infant Development 3 Developmental

DEP 4130 Language Acquisition 3 Cognition, Developmental

DEP 4163 Cognitive Development 3 Cognition, Developmental

DEP 4305 Psychology of Adolescence 3 Developmental

DEP 4797C Human Development Lab 3 Developmental

EXP 4120 Auditory Perception 3 Cognition

EXP 4180 Music Perception and Cognition 3 Cognition

EXP 4204 Human Perception 3 Cognition

EXP 4304 Psychology of Motivation 3 Cognition

EXP 4404 Psychology of Learning 3 Cognition

EXP 4525 Human Memory 3 Cognition

EXP 4620 Psychology of Reading 3 Cognition

EXP 4640 Psychology of Language 3 Cognition

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EXP 4934C Cognition Laboratory 3 Cognition

PCO 4734 Interpersonal Processes 3 Social

PPE 4003 Personality Theories 3 Social

PPE 4700 Experimental Studies of Personality 3 Social

PSB 3002L Computer Lab in Psychobiology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4004L Laboratory in Psychobiology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4006 Biological Bases of Behavior II 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4240 Neuropsychology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4324 Human Psychophysiology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4444 Psychopharmacology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4504 Developmental Psychobiology 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4810 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 3 Psychobiology

PSB 4833 Biopsychology of Language 3 Psychobiology

PSB 5117 Biological Vision (graduate-level) 3 Psychobiology

PSB 5515 Developmental Neurobiology 3 Psychobiology

PSY 1930 Univ Scholars Seminar in Psych 3 N/A

PSY 2930 Special Topics in Psychology 3 N/A

PSY 3502 Fractals in Psychology 3 N/A

PSY 4302 Personality Test and Measurement 3 Social

PSY 4604 History and Systems of Psychology 3 N/A

PSY 4810 Evolutionary Psychology 3 N/A

PSY 4812 Advanced Evolutionary Psychology 3 N/A

PSY 4906 Directed Independent Study 1 to 3 Various Areas Offered

PSY 4930 Special Topics in Psychology 3 Various Areas Offered

PSY 4932 Honors Seminar 3 N/A

PSY 4970 Honors Thesis 1 to 3 Various Areas Offered

SOP 3742 Psychology of Women 3 Social

SOP 4230C Social Behavior Laboratory 3 Social

SYP 4002 Current Issues in Social Psychology 3 Social

SYP 4010 Individual in Modern Culture 3 Social

SYP 4030 Intra- and Inter- Group Processes 3 Social

Reminder: Lower-division substitutes for required psychology courses WILL NOT be counted as upper-division courses toward general graduation requirements There are no restrictions on the number of lower-division courses in mathematics, biological sciences, or foreign language transfer students may count toward their baccalaureate degree program in psychology (assuming that they are deemed to be equivalent to FAU courses that can be counted toward the degree). As a general rule, students cannot take courses at another institution in their final semester (the semester of graduation). Petitions to waive this rule must be submitted to Dr. Ingrid Johanson, Sr. Associate Dean for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. GENERAL EDUCATION AND GORDON RULE DEFICIENCIES FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS

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Students entering with an AA degree from a public Florida community college have automatically fulfilled the university General Education requirements (see below) and the Gordon Rule requirements (see below). All other transfer students MAY have general education or Gordon Rule deficiencies. These deficiencies should be identified on the acceptance letter and/or in initial orientation advising provided by the College of Science Student Services Office. Students entering FAU with general education deficiencies must remedy those deficiencies within the first year of enrollment at FAU. GORDON RULE REQUIREMENTS Students entering college or university study for the first time after October 15, 1982, are required to complete, with grades of C or better, 12 credit hours of Writing (or 24,000 words) and 6 credits hours of Mathematics for admission into the upper division. Students transferring from out-of-state institutions who think they may have completed Gordon Rule equivalent courses with grades of C or better must obtain a letter from the previous institution stating that at least 6,000 words were written in the course (not to include essay examinations). Such letters should be mailed directly to the Registrar's Office at FAU. More information about the Gordon Rule can be obtained from the university catalog. MATH AND THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR (B.A. PROGRAM)

Many students express confusion about the relationship between the mathematics courses that can be used to satisfy the math cognate requirement (6 hours) for the Psychology (B.A.) major and what mathematics courses can be used to satisfy more general graduation requirements (e.g., CLAS alternatives, Gordon Rule for computational skill, etc.). The following is provided to help clarify some of the differences between mathematics courses that a student may consider taking. Additional information can be obtained from the current University Catalog.

PSY 3234 Experimental Design and Statistical Inference (3 cr.)

Is as a requirement for the Psychology Major (no minimum grade required)

FAU courses with STA prefixes cannot be substituted for this course; STA courses taken elsewhere may serve as substitutes (depending on the course content; must be evaluated by department)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Foundations of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (IFP program, for students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later)

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Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Mathematics Requirement for General Education Deficiencies (for students matriculating prior to Fall, 2009)

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher, may be counted as a GORDON RULE course (computational skills)

Can be used to exempt from CLAS, depending on the grade

PSY 3502 App. Of Fractals to Psychology (3 cr., formerly offered as MAT 1932, PSY 4930, or PSY 1502)

May be taken eitheras a PSY elective course or to partially fulfill the mathematics cognate requirements for the Psychology Major (it can only be counted once; it cannot be used as both)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Foundations of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (IFP program, for students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Mathematics Requirement for General Education Deficiencies (for students matriculating prior to Fall, 2009)

Cannot be counted as a GORDON RULE course (computational skills)

Cannot be used to exempt from CLAS

MAC Prefixed Mathematics Courses (3, 4, or 5 cr.) May be used be used to partially fulfill the mathematics cognate

requirements for the Psychology Major (MAC 1105 or higher)

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher,may be used be used toward the satisfaction of the Foundations of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (IFP program, for students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later)

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher,may be used be used toward the satisfaction of the Mathematics Requirement for General Education Deficiencies (for students matriculating prior to Fall, 2009)

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher, may be counted as a GORDON RULE course (computational skills), depending on the course

May be used to exempt from CLAS, depending on the course and the grade

Non-MAC Prefixed Mathematics Courses Cannot be used to partially fulfill the mathematics cognate requirements for

the Psychology Major

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher,may be used be used toward the satisfaction of the Foundations of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (IFP program, for students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later); see list in the university catalog.

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher,may be used be used toward the satisfaction of the Mathematics Requirement for General Education

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Deficiencies (for students matriculating prior to Fall, 2009); see list in the university catalog.

IF passed with grade of “C” or higher, may be counted as a GORDON RULE course (computational skills), depending on the course (see catalog list)

May be used to exempt from CLAS, depending on the course and the grade

STA 3163L Intermediate Statistics Laboratory (1 cr.)

Is as a requirement for the Psychology Major (no minimum grade required)

FAU courses with STA prefixes cannot be substituted for this course; STA courses taken elsewhere may serve as substitutes (depending on the course content; must be evaluated by department)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Foundations of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (IFP program, for students matriculating Fall, 2009 or later)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the Mathematics Requirement for General Education Deficiencies (for students matriculating prior to Fall, 2009)

Cannot be used toward the satisfaction of the GORDON RULE (computational skills)

Cannot be used to exempt from CLAS Students should see the Degree Requirements section of the University Catalog for complete information. Students who wish to arrange for an advising appointment with the Student Services Office staff for the College of Science can do so by logging into the AdvisorTrac system online at http://advisortrac.science.fau.edu/AdvisorTrac/default.html. Students needing further assistance can contact the office by telephone at 561-297-3700.

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HHOOWW TTOO CCHHOOOOSSEE EELLEECCTTIIVVEESS

At the upper division level, much of the student's course work both inside and outside of Psychology is elective. Many students wonder what they "should" take. There is no single answer to that question, but there are some general principles that can guide you.

Take courses that will round our your liberal arts education. Take courses which

are required for a second major that interests you. Even if the requirements for a second major are not completed, the transcript will show substantial course work in the area.

Take courses that are prerequisites for work you may someday want to do at the

graduate level; equip yourself with the knowledge and skills you might need to have. For instance, if you already know that you want to go to graduate school, look at the requirements for the program(s) at several universities that interest you, and use your electives to meet those requirements.

Take courses that simply seem interesting to you. Remember, your college

courses may be your best (and often last) opportunity to expose yourself to an unfamiliar area or discipline. The best preparation for an uncertain future is often a broad liberal arts education.

Take courses that are broadly related to the occupation that you want to pursue.

One way to do this is to look at requirements of majors that are related to the occupation. Examples of this approach:

OCCUPATION Consider courses in : SALES organizational and industrial psychology (offered in Business);

marketing; management; communication arts; commercial art; media; accounting

PSYCHOBIOLOGY psychobiology area course offerings; biology; chemistry; physics;

statistics; computers. Consider the psychobiology track. HUMAN SERVICE personality/social area course offerings; social and

developmental psychology; learning theory; social work; sociology; political science; education; theater art

FORENSICS criminology, criminal justice, psychobiology, personality/social

area course offerings; social and developmental psychology; social work; sociology; political science; chemistry/biochemistry; biological sciences; physics; mathematics

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SCIENCE EDITING English; journalism; statistics; biology; chemistry; physics;

sociology; history; industrial arts Do not be overly constrained by any of these suggestions. Ask yourself what

purpose electives can serve for you, then find electives that suit your goals.

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II NNEEEEDD HHEELLPP!!!! Resources for Academic Support/Assistance

There are many offices and organizations here at FAU that serve the student population. Many of them offer advising and counseling services, tutoring, writing assistance, and other resources to support academic success. Career Development Center(http://www.fau.edu/cdc/Default.htm)

– Workshops/events – Career assessment – Advising – Co-op/Internship resources

Freshman Advising Services (http://www.fau.edu/freshmanadvising/)

– Freshman advising – Online advising for anyone – Academic Survival Tips – Comprehensive Check Lists for Academic Majors

Office of Multicultural Affairs (http://www.fau.edu/ma/)

– Academic Enhancement Program & tutoring – ESOL program – CLAS reviews – Mentoring – Counseling for academic and personal challenges – Book Loan Program

Center for Learning and Student Success (http://www.fau.edu/retention/)

– Learning communities – Tutoring – Supplemental Instruction – Student Success Series – Academic Success Tips – Heritage Park Support Center – University Support Services (links to other tutoring, writing help, career

development, mentoring, academic advising) Heritage Park Support Center (http://www.fau.edu/retention/TEST.php)

– Tutoring – Writing – Advising – Mentoring – Counseling

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Current Student Resources (http://www.fau.edu/current/current.html) Student Athlete Center for Academic Excellence (http://fausports.cstv.com/school-bio/fau-acad-center.html)

– Academic advising for athletes – Tutoring support – Study hall – Personal development

Student Counseling Center (http://www.fau.edu/student/counsel/)

– Individual, couple, family, group counseling, and psychiatric services – Workshops and programs on academic success skills like time management,

stress management, text anxiety – Other programs on improving relationships, conflict resolution, personal

identity, students who are parents – Online links to self-help resources and anonymous screenings

University Center for Excellence in Writing (http://www.fau.edu/UCEW/)

– Workshops on writing issues – Individual conferences with writing consultants – Resource library

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CCAARREEEERR PPLLAANNNNIINNGG:: TTHHEERRAAPPEEUUTTIICC HHEELLPPIINNGG PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNSS As a psychology student, perhaps you are interested in eventually pursuing a career in which you would conduct therapy, counseling, and/or psychological assistance with clients. There are many different therapeutic helping professions that would provide you with the opportunity to pursue such a career. In fact, the array of choices within the therapeutic helping professions can be quite confusing when you first start investigating all of them. Should you pursue Clinical Psychology? Or Social Work? Or Counseling? Or Marriage and Family Therapy? How do you know which one is the right one? A majority of the professions that involve therapy or work as a counselor involve graduate training, licensure, and/or other certification(s) beyond the bachelor’s degree. Not all of these professions, however, include the label “psychologist” or involve additional training/credentialing in a “psychology” field, per se. To figure out which therapeutic helping profession is the right one for you to pursue—and what type(s) of graduate program(s) are the right ones for your aspirations—it would be best for you to consider the following questions:

What type of client population do you want to work with? That is, do you wish to work with individuals with specific clinical psychopathologies, with psychologically disordered individuals in general, or with individuals who are having psychological/social difficulties but who may not necessarily have psychological disorders?

Do you want to be able to professionally diagnose specific psychological disorders as well as conduct therapy?

Do you want to be able to administer publisher-controlled psychological tests and other assessment instruments (e.g., intellectual functioning, developmental assessments, learning disabilities, etc.) and professionally interpret the results for clients?

Do you wish to only work with individuals, or do you wish to have the expertise to also work with couples and/or families?

The following table provides a comparison between some of the most popular therapeutic helping professions in the United States.

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Comparison of Popular Therapeutic Helping Professions in the Unites States of America

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treatment of psychological disorders. http://www.psychology matters.org/glossary.htm#p

Psychiatrist yes no M.D. X X X X X X X American Psychiatric

Association

Clinical Psychology

Involves teaching about, research about or treatment of persons with any of the common mental health disorders. http://www.guidetopsychology.com/cln_cns.htm

Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist

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Counseling Psychology

facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span with a focus on individual, group, and community interventions for emotional, behavioral, vocational, and mental health problems using preventative, development, and remedial approaches, and in

the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychotherapy. http://www.abpp.org/Examiners/ABCoP%20Examination%20Manual%20Final%2009_29

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Counselor, Therapist

yes no M.A. X X X X X X X X American Psychological

Association

Counseling The application of mental health, psychological or human development principles, through cognitive, affective, behavioral or systemic intervention strategies, that address wellness,

personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology http://www.alabamacounseling.org/ppmanual.pdf

Counselor, Therapist

yes no M.A. X X X X X X X X American Counseling Association

Marriage & Family Therapy

Mental health professionals trained to diagnose and treat mental abd emotional disoders. MFT specialize in treating mental disorders in the context of marriage and famiy

relationships. http://www.aamft.org/asp-bin/search_nm.asp?q=marriage +and+family+therapy&Submit=Go&t.

Counselor, Therapist

yes ISC M.A. X X X X X X X X American Association

for Marriage & Family Therapy

School Counseling

A professional member of an educational team who assists students in their personal, social, and academic, and career development aspects of education through services such as

individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom teaching, and provide leadership in educational reform (advocacy); traditionally known as a guidance counselor,

although this term is deemed inaccurate by most professionals today. http://www.allwords.com/word-school+counselor.html

Counselor, Therapist

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Counseling Association

School Psychology

The specialty of school psychology has been characterized as one that collectively provides individual assessment of children who may display cognitive, emotional, social, or behavioral difficulties; develops and implements primary and secondary intervention programs; consults with teachers, parents and other relevant professionals; engages in program development and

evaluation; conducts research; and helps prepare and supervise others. http://www.education.ucsb.edu/jimerson/IISP/Definition.html

Counselor, Therapist

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Social Work

The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38000208.html

Counselor, Therapist

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Licensed registered nurse(RN) who has the ability to apply knowledge, skills, and experience autonomously to complex mental health problems

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deal with relatively healthy people who want to improve their lives in specific ways, such as changing careers, finding a healthy relationship, taking their business to a new level, losing

weight or deepening their self-understanding, for example. They deal with stress management as well as time management, goal setting and other key areas of change to help their clients

lead more balanced lives that better reflect clients’ personal values and priorities. http://stress.about.com/od/stressmanagementglossary/g/LifeCoach.htm

variety, including "therapist," "counselor,"

"advisor," "life coach," etc.

N/A N/A N/A X X International Coach

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N/A -- not regulated ISC -- in some cases

*Dependent upon the specific licensure requirements of the state in which practice is located

**Credentials required are dependent upon the specific requirements of the governing body controlling the academic setting and level at which teaching takes place

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CCAARREEEERR PPLLAANNNNIINNGG:: GGRRAADDUUAATTEE DDEEGGRREEEESS Jobs in the field of Psychology almost always require a Master's degree and may require a doctorate. If you want to work in teaching, research, or counseling/therapy, you should plan to go to graduate school. However, before you rush off to graduate school, you should look very carefully at the kinds of jobs for which a bachelor's degree in psychology prepares you. Among the employment possibilities indirectly related to undergraduate psychology training are: • Drug and alcohol abuse consultant (not professional counseling)

• Probation officer

• Psychological technician in certain research and governmental agencies

• Employment agency counselor

• Personnel worker

• Social worker

• Animal trainer

• Vocational rehabilitation worker

• Behavioral modification or psychological technician in a psychiatric institution

• House parent in an institution

• Educational settings

• Other business contexts

Most large high schools now offer one or two psychology courses (sometimes as Advanced Placement courses). You can be certified to teach high school psychology by taking several education courses and completing student teaching in addition to the psychology major. Students who pursue the psychobiology track may be certified to teach high school science. If you are interested in becoming a high school teacher, investigate the requirements early. The additional courses necessary for teaching certification will either reduce your electives or take an extra semester of university work. Psychology is a valuable pre-professional major for several fields. Psychology majors are working on graduate degrees in MEDICINE, LAW, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, as well as in psychology. Students who plan to major in psychology and hope to go on to medical, dental or veterinary school might

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consider pursuing the Psychobiology track. These students should also contact the Pre-Professional Office prior to their first registration at FAU. If you are interested in working more directly in the field of psychology or in its related helping professions (e.g., counseling, marriage and family therapy), you may want to or need to earn a Master's degree. With a master's degree, you could: • Teach in a community college or a small college

• Work with patients in a mental hospital or a private clinic (initially under the supervision of a PhD or MD; requires state licensure)

• Be a part of a research team in industry or government (under the supervision of a PhD)

• Work in industrial psychology

• Supervise psychological technicians in schools, hospitals, and government agencies

• Work as a school psychologist (may require certification or licensure in the state in which the practice is located)

If you are interested in teaching at the university level, practicing clinical psychology, or planning and conducting research, you will want to earn a doctorate in psychology. Members of the Psychology Department will be pleased to talk with you about advanced graduate training in psychology or in a related field If you are NOT interested in working in a psychology-related job, remember that your bachelor's degree indicates to a potential employer that you are (a) able to learn (b) willing to learn and (c) responsible. Large companies and state and federal agencies will train you after you are hired so long as they have been assured that you are flexible, reasonably intelligent, and responsible. In addition, a degree in psychology indicates you are interested in people--a valuable trait for jobs involving SALES, PERSONNEL WORK, or MANAGEMENT.

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PPRREEPPAARRIINNGG FFOORR GGRRAADDUUAATTEE SSTTUUDDYY IINN PPSSYYCCHHOOLLOOGGYY AANNDD RREELLAATTEEDD

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Competition for acceptance into a graduate program in psychology, especially in clinical psychology, is extremely intense. In fact, it is often more difficult to get into a good clinical PhD program than it is to get into medical school, with some schools accepting less than 2% of their applicants! Graduate programs in other helping professions like mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, and other fields are also becoming increasingly competitive, even at the Masters level. College seniors are often surprised that they are, in the start of their senior year, behind schedule in terms of getting things ready for the graduate school application process. Start preparing to apply for graduate study NOW.

You will be judged on a number of criteria when you apply, including

cumulative grade point average (GPA), undergraduate major GPA, scores on the Graduate Record Examination, general course work, science background, research experience, letters of recommendation, and clinical experience (for the helping professions). If you are interested in pursuing a degree in an area of experimental

psychology, you will want a strong background in science, laboratory courses, statistics, and research. If you are interested in clinical psychology or a counseling-

related field, research is STILL important, but so is some relevant experience in the mental health field. This experience is extremely useful in helping you decide what aspect of psychology you find most rewarding and enjoyable.

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

A strong general background in experimental psychology is the best preparation for graduate study in psychology or counseling. You should also plan on at least 6 semester hours each of math, physical sciences, and biological sciences, according to the APA. For the qualified student, the Honors Program provides an ideal curriculum to prepare for graduate study, though the regular track provides solid preparation as well. The Psychobiology B.S. program is specially designed for individuals who wish to pursue graduate study in psychobiology (animal behavior OR behavioral neuroscience) or neuropsychology. Most graduate schools state that they require a minimum of 3.0 grade point average; however, the actual GPA of accepted applicants is often much higher.

RESEARCH AND FIELD EXPERIENCE

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Research experience can be obtained in our department by volunteering in a faculty member’s research lab or completing one or more Directed Independent Study (PSY 4906) with a faculty member whose research area is of interest to you. If you choose to pursue the Honors Program, you will benefit from the research experience required to complete the Honors Thesis. Clinical field experience can be obtained by working for pay or by volunteering your services to local mental health agencies and hospitals. FAU students have obtained relevant experience by working at Fair Oaks Hospital, Women in Distress, Kids in Distress, Lakes Hospital and other agencies. Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) uses volunteers as well.

Students interested in arranging for credit hours for internships or

cooperative educational experiences can do so by contacting the Career Development Center (a division of Student Affairs): Boca Raton (561) 297-2740; Davie (954) 236-1213; Jupiter (561) 799-8046. Students may alternate semesters of study with full-time paid assignments, or they may arrange part-time assignments. Students may also arrange for internship credit hours (students cannot be paid and receive credit hours for the same hours). Students can also obtain more information at the Center’s website at http://www.fau.edu/cdc/Coop/coop.htm .

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Most graduate schools require at least 3 letters of recommendation. Cultivate your letter writers early. Faculty with whom you have done research (e.g., DIS, Honors Thesis) are the BEST sources of letters, in that they can evaluate you on a number of dimensions of interest to graduate schools (e.g., research ability, maturity, written and oral communications skills, emotional stability, interpersonal relations, etc.). Supervisors from work, volunteer activities, and social organizations are also good resources for letters of recommendation as long as they can provide the appropriate information to support your application to graduate programs. A good letter of recommendation is one that tells the reader something more than what is available on your academic transcript. It should be specific and the writer should be able to comment on his/her personal experience of your work patterns and your intellectual, social, and emotional characteristics.

GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION(GRE)

Plan on taking the GRE no later than October of your senior year (the October preceding the year in which you would like to start graduate school). Prepare for the exam and study as hard as you can (especially review the math skills required for the Quantitative portion). Most programs require a minimum of 1000 on the aptitude exam (combined verbal and quantitative scores); the actual GREs of

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students they accept may be substantially higher (e.g., University of Minnesota minimum is 1000, but the median of accepted students was 1301).

Check on the requirements for the programs that you are interested in. Some

require the Advanced Exam in Psychology or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) in addition to the GRE Aptitude Exam.

You can obtain information about dates/times for GRE administration and

preparation at the web site for FAU’s Testing and Evaluation Center at http://www.fau.edu/testing/GRE.php

SCHEDULE FOR CAREER PLANNING AND APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL:

Junior Year • Work on basic psychology requirements, including statistics, research

methods and science courses. • Become acquainted with faculty members and their research areas. Begin

to work with a faculty member no later than 2nd semester junior year. • Attend departmental colloquia (undergraduates are ALWAYS welcome) • Explore opportunities to join professional organizations. Get active in the

Psychology Club and Psi Chi. • Do fieldwork if you are interested in clinical/ counseling.

Summer Between Junior and Senior Years • Buy study guide for the GRE, MAT, and other tests and begin to study. • Begin to investigate prospective graduate programs. • Continue research/field experience.

Senior Year • Complete all substantive degree requirements, research, and field work by

December so they can be considered with your application. Continue the work, however, in the spring.

• September: write to schools for applications; register to take the GRE; and begin to request letters of recommendation.

• Through application materials, find out about any additional requirements or tests needed by the program of your choice. Make a careful note of the application deadlines for programs you are interested in.

• October: The GRE should be taken at this date (at the latest). It doesn't hurt to take this test twice, if you have the time and money.

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• November: Have a letter (statement) of intent written and ask your faculty advisor to check it for grammar, spelling and content.

• December: Send completed applications to schools well ahead of the deadlines. Request transcripts to be sent from all of the colleges you have attended. If you are applying to an experimental program, and you are interested in working with a particular faculty member in that program, feel free to contact that person.

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RREESSOOUURRCCEESS AABBOOUUTT GGRRAADDUUAATTEE SSTTUUDDYY//CCAARREEEERRSS IINN PPSSYYCCHHOOLLOOGGYY WEB SITES American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: Directory of MFT Training Programs http://www.aamft.org/cgi-shl/TWServer.exe/Run:COALIST American Counseling Association: Choosing a Graduate Program: http://www.counseling.org/students/graduateprograms/TP/home/CT2.aspx American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/students/student3.html American Psychological Association: Scientific Problem Solvers—Careers for the 21st Century http://www.apa.org/students/brochure/ American School Counselor Association: Careers/Goals http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?pl=325&sl=133&contentid=133 American Psychology and Law Society http://www.ap-ls.org/ Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs: Choosing a Career in Counseling http://www.cacrep.org/ Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/ Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page http://www.psywww.com/careers/ PsycLAW: Law and Psychology (maintained by the American Psychological Association) http://www.apa.org/psyclaw/ Rider University’s Handout on Graduate Careers and Careers in Psychology http://www.rider.edu/suler/gradschl.html#APA%20Book Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc.

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http://www.siop.org State of Florida’s licensure requirements for Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/soc_lic_req.html State of Florida’s licensure requirements for Psychology (Florida Board of Psychology): http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/psychology/psy_lic_req.html State of Florida’s licensure requirements for School Psychology (Florida Board of School Psychology): http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/schoolpsych/index.html BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS

American Psychological Association (1994). Getting in: A step by step plan for gaining admission to graduate school in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

American Psychological Association (1983). Graduate study in psychology and

associated fields. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Kardas, E. P. (1999). Psychology resources on the World Wide Web. Pacific Grove, CA:

Books/Cole Publishing Company. Keith-Spiegel, P., & Wiederman, M. W. (2000). The complete guide to graduate school

admission. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers. Mayne, T. J., Norcross, J. C., & Sayette, M. A. (2006) Insider's guide to graduate

programs in clinical and counseling psychology: 2006/2007. New York: Guilford Press.

Sachs, M. L., Burke, K. L., & Gomer, S. (Eds.) (2001). Directory of graduate programs in

applied sport psychology. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, Inc.

Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.) (1997). Career paths in psychology: Where your degree can take you.

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Woods, P. J., & Wilkinson, ,C. S. (Eds.) (1987). Is psychology the major for you? Planning

for your undergraduate years. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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For further information on planning for graduate study and a career in psychology, you can search the FAU Main Library’s holdings. A quick Google search will also reveal a large number of books and other published materials and web sites that will be useful.

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RREESSEEAARRCCHH FFAACCIILLIITTIIEESS

The research laboratories in the Department of Psychology afford students the opportunity to acquire research skills and to learn about the most modern apparatus and methodologies for conducting research in psychology. A scientific computer programmer and an electronics technician are included among the Department of Psychology's research support personnel.

Modern training in psychology is highly dependent upon computer

technology. The heart of the University's computer system is the Academic Computing Center, which the Department of Psychology uses for teaching and research purposes through remote terminals located in its laboratories. The University's computer system provides access to several public data networks that communicate with other universities, public and private agencies, and research centers through the United States and many foreign countries. The Department is also equipped with various kinds of computers and other high-technology devices that serve specialized purposes in its teaching and research programs.

Research in social, personality, and cognitive development is conducted

using the facilities of the A.D. Henderson University School and the Karen E. Slattery Educational Research Center for Child Development (both on FAU’s Boca Raton campus), area elementary schools, and in cooperation with area hospitals. Collaborations are also in place with Kids in Distress in Fort Lauderdale.

The Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences is an interdisciplinary

research center. The current interim director is Dr. Janet Blanks, Professor. The Center has excellent computational and research facilities. It has a staff from various fields, including physics, engineering, computer science, and psychology, as well as technical support personnel. A number of active collaborations exist between the Center and institutions outside the boundaries of FAU.

Studies utilizing animal subjects are conducted at the animal research

facilities, which includes quarantine rooms, surgery, teaching/research labs, and animal colony rooms. A variety of neuroscience techniques are used in these research programs and provide the student with excellent exposure to modern neuroscience and psychobiology.

On the Davie campus, a Science and Education Building houses Psychology

faculty offices, classrooms, and research laboratories. Psychology faculty and teaching and research facilities are also located at the northern campuses in Jupiter and Port St. Lucie (the John D. MacArthur and Treasure Coast campuses, respectively.)

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The department maintains a list of current research opportunities for undergraduates on the department web site. A hard copy of this list is available in the department office, BS 101.

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PPSSYYCCHHOOLLOOGGYY SSTTUUDDEENNTT OORRGGAANNIIZZAATTIIOONNSS

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB The Psychology Club is a student organization dedicated to enhancing the undergraduate experience for students interested in psychology. The club meets during the Fall and Spring semesters. Watch for notices of upcoming meetings that are placed around the departmental offices. U-PSYCH LISTSERV The department maintains a listserv populated with the FAU email addresses of current undergraduate students who are majoring in the BA Psychology or BS Psychobiology degree programs. The listserve membership is updated once annually en masse. If you are not included in the listserv, but would like to be, you can send an email from your FAU email account to majordomo@wise.fau.edu with the word “subscribe” in the subject line and the following as the only text in the body of your email (without the quotation marks): “subscribe upsych-l” This will add your email address to the listserv and you will then automatically begin receiving the emails distributed to that listserv from that date forward.

If you wish to unsubscribe from the listserv, you can send an email from your FAU email account to majordomo@wise.fau.edu with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line and the following as the only text in the body of your email (without the quotation marks): “unsubscribe upsych-l”

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