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As a Transfer Student
Overview
Welcome to Northern Illinois University!
This is a general overview of the course requirements
within the major of Psychology
Please refer to the “Informational Overview” An
Undergraduate Major in Psychology” booklet (red).
Academic Advising Appointments
It is recommended that you make an appointment with
academic advisors within the next couple of weeks and
throughout the school year
Academic advising is available by appointment
During the school year: with any major faculty
During the summer: Assigned academic advisor
Make appointments by going to Rm 400 in the Department of
Psychology and sign-up on the bulletin boards located across the
main office
Academic Advising is also available via email
Email address on Psychology Department Home Page:
[email protected]
Bachelor Degree Required
Credit Hours
BACHELOR DEGREE REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS
Other Courses (~20 hours)
Psychology Major Courses (~40
hours)
General Education Courses (~60
hours)
Degrees in Psychology
B.A.
B.S.
4 semesters of FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
Choice of 3 credit groups –
MATH, CSCI, CHEM, BIO &
PHYS combinations
B.A. and B.S.
40 upper division credit hours
50 hours max in Major count towards 120 credits
B.A. in Psychology
Languages that require 4 semesters
Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin,
Polish, Russian, or Spanish
Languages that require 2 semesters
Arabic, Burmese, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Tagalog,
Thai
4 years of HS language with a “C” or better meets
your requirement
Contact Foreign Languages: (815) 753-1501
B.S. in Psychology
1. Group 1:
MATH 210 and 211
STAT301
1 CSCI course:
CSCI 210, 230, 240 or 250
OR
2. Group 2:
MATH 229 and 230
STAT 350
1 CSCI course:
CSCI 210, 230, 240 OR 250
OR
3. Group 3:
MATH 211
STAT 301
1 lab sequence from the
following:
BIOS 104 and one of:
BIOS 205/BIOS 207
combo, BIOS 213, or BIOS
357
or
CHEM 210/lab 212 &
CHEM 211/lab 213
or
PHYS 210 & 211
Psychology Major
STATS 208 or STAT 301 or STAT 350
Must get a C or better
PSYC 305 (Research Methods)
7 Psychology Electives (21 hours; not including PSYC
102):
2 can be Lower Level: 100-200
5 Upper Level: 300-400
PSYC 219 does NOT count as a psychology elective
Can take all upper level courses
2 Lab Courses
Psychology Transfer Courses
Transfer Courses:
PSYC courses transfer as lower level classes – 102 plus 2
other PSYC classes can be counted toward major – others
come in as graduation credit, but not as PSYC electives
myNIU will translate into specific courses (e.g.
PSYC102) or as PSYC101TR (transfer elective in
psychology)
Psychology Major
Laboratory Courses:
Requires PSYC305 + appropriate elective course
Experimental Psychology: Perception Lab
Experimental Psychology: Conditioning and Learning Lab
Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory Lab
Clinical Psychology Lab
Physiological Psychology Lab
Social & Personality Lab
Industrial-Organizational Lab
Developmental Psychology Lab
These fill-up quickly, so register for them as soon as you can
4 credit hours
E.g., The prerequisites for the Clinical Psychology Lab course
(PSYC 413) are PSYC 305 and either PSYC 315, or PSYC 316, or
PSYC332
The Sequence:
1.
Complete your “Gen Eds” if you don’t have an
associates degree
2.
Complete STAT 208 with a “C” or better (Or Stat
301)
3.
Complete PSYC 305
4.
Complete 2 Laboratory Classes
All the PSYC classes are closed –
What do I do?!!
Create and register for a full schedule
See if you can get on a waiting list for PSYC 305 or lab
courses in the main office
Contact professors in your preferred PSYC classes or
attend first day of class to ask for permission to join
class
DON’T PANIC – there is next semester
Psychology Programs
Special Programs:
PSYC 489: Coop/Internship
Contact the University Career Services Office to get a list of
available options and discuss with advisor
PSYC 485: Independent Study
Choose a faculty member and contact the faculty member
Fill out application if necessary
Obtain permission to register for this course
Especially useful for those interested in graduate training
Psychology Programs
Student Organizations:
SPA (Student Psychological Association)
Open to everyone
PSI CHI
At least 8 credit hours of Psychology at NIU
GPA of 3.0 overall at NIU
GPA of 3.25 in Psychology courses at NIU
Honors Program
Need to make the decision EARLY so that you have enough time
to complete all of the requirements
6 hours in honors psychology courses at upper-division level
Senior year complete a research thesis
Meet with an advisor to discuss requirements
Additional Useful Information:
GPA requirement in PSYC = 2.00
For honors: Overall = 3.00 and PSYC = 3.50
“D” still counts toward graduation – can retake
class to replace grade up to 13 months from end
of semester
PSYC electives = any PSYC course OTHER THAN
102, 219, 305
Can NOT double dip
Any course taken for general education requirements
can not be counted toward psych electives
E.g., PSYC 224 for social sciences gen. ed.
Minor Requirements:
1.
2.
3.
Minor Declaration
PSYC 102
18 credit hours of elective – 12 hours must be 300-400
level (6 PSYC elective courses – 4 must be upper level)