Transcript Everything you’ve always wanted to know about your undergraduate psychology degree and more! SOAR Summer 2015

Everything you’ve always wanted to
know about your undergraduate
psychology degree and more!
SOAR Summer 2015
Welcome to the Psychology
Department!
We are Popular! We have more
students than space available…what
does that mean for you?
Pre-reqs! Students must meet pre-reqs to
declare the major, & transfers must meet
extra requirements
Our students: Over 1300 OF THEM!
• Majors
• Minor
• Pre-Majors (less than 60 units only)
Who’s Who
• Dr. Whitney
Department Chair
• Dr. Chiappe
Assistant Chair
Who’s Who
• Amy Jennings
• Lisa Maxfield
• Misty Sawatzky
• PRO Supervisors
•Office Staff: Sheri-Lyn,
Marilyn, Debi, & Sheri
in PSY 100 (Department Office)
Psychology Building
Floor
 Psy 100 Main Office
st
1
Forms, add/drop, withdraw
2nd Floor
 Psy 206 PRO Psych Resource Office
Grad School/Career info, PSY 301, Syllabi
 3rd Floor
 Psy 314 PSSC
Psych Student Study Center
Psychology Contact Info
Psy 100 Main Office
562-985-5001
Psy 206 Psychology Resource Office
562-985-5680 email: [email protected]
Psych Student Study Center
(walk into room Psy 314 during the semester)
ATLAS
562-985-7804
PSA & Psi Chi
[email protected]
PRO:
Psychology Resource Office
Room PSY 206
• PRO Guides – Students, just like you, trained to
help you!
• Questions, concerns, help with resources
• Student Resource Room (PSY 301, course syllabi)
• Graduate School Resource Room
• Career Resource Room
• Handouts
• Videos
• And more!
PRO:
PALS – a mentoring program!
• Mentoring program for undergraduate students
interested in psychology
• Matched by interest area
• Grad school & career advice
• Help finding resources
• Advice, support, meeting people
• And more!
Getting Involved
Student Orgs:
PSA & Psi Chi
Meet together –
everyone is
welcome!
• PSA – open to all
• Psi Chi – GPA Psych 3.4, Overall 3.0
• HFSA- human factors
• IOSA – I/O psychology
• PRO Guides – working with our students
for the department
Volunteer Opportunities
Psych Related:
• PSY 499 – Research
• PSY 405 – Fieldwork
• 406 – PRO guides
• CRR (inside PRO)
• Psych Day – Community Fair 2016
On Campus:
• SLD
• ASI
Research Opportunities
How do I find Research Opportunities?
• PRO resources
• Psy Honors Program
• PSA/Psi Chi Meetings
• Signs in Department Office
• Take courses with same professors
• Check website or handbook for
faculty research interests
• Ask around
Research Opportunities
What would I do?
Most often:
• data collection
• data encoding
• data analysis
• literature reviews
• animal care
• computer data entry
• interviewing
• running subjects
• running statistical programs
CSULB BUILD Program
• A research training program for
undergraduate students who plan to
pursue graduate education in
biomedical and/or behavioral sciences.
• Training will be offered at Lower Division,
Upper Division, and Post-baccalaureate
levels, and in two tracks, Biomedical
Sciences and Behavioral Sciences.
http://web.csulb.edu/programs/build
CSULB BUILD Program
• Financial support
▫ Monthly stipend or salary AND/OR Tuition support (if eligible)
• Advising & academic support
▫ Individual academic and research training plan
▫ Priority registration for all courses
▫ BUILD research curriculum
▫ Multi-tiered mentoring
• Research training and support
▫ Faculty-mentored research training in laboratory or field
▫ Research and professional development through Learning
Community Seminar
▫ Summer research training every year, including an internship
at a research-intensive university before last year
▫ Research supplies
▫ Conference travel support
Your Future
• Job after your BA?
Resumes, interviews, job
searches…where to start?
• Graduate School?
MSW, MFT, MSIO, PhD, PsyD,
MD…. what does it all mean???
PSY 301
Helps with all that & more!
•Must take 301 your 1st year in the
Major (take as soon as you can!)
•Team taught! Any section works! All
sections merged into one big class
•Orientations during 1st & 2nd week
•Class on BB
•Workshops & office hours on Campus
Your Degree from
CSULB!
Bachelors of Arts in
Psychology
• Psych Major Checksheet
• Ethnic Studies/General
Supporting Fields
• Need total of 120 units to
graduate in Psychology at CSULB
• 53/54 units out of the 120 are
Psychology units
Major Requirements
•Lower Division:
PSY 100, 210, and 220*
*Required to be in major*
PSY 241 – Psychobiology
•Core Courses:
st
PSY 301 *1 year in major*
Major Requirements
•Group 1 Courses:
Two Courses (6 units) from list
*beware of OR courses*
•Group 2 Courses:
Two Courses (6 units) from list
•Group 3 Courses:
Two Courses (6 units) from list
NOT from same subgroup
Major Requirements
•400 Level Courses:
Any two 400 level PSY courses
*No 499, limited 1 activity course*
•Psychology Electives:
Two additional UD PSY Courses
•Supporting Fields:
1 ES course from list
1 UD course from approved
departments (on ES list)
Tips for New Transfers
•Take Intro Stats (PSY 210) or
Research Methods (PSY 220)
ASAP (if you haven’t already done so)
•Take Psychobiology (Psy 241)
(if you haven’t already done so)
•Take PSY 301 in your 1st year
(online, team taught, sooner is better!)
•Be careful of PreReqs!
Transfer Course Credits
Course credits from Community Colleges:
• We accept only our 4 lower division courses,
General/Intro Psych, Psych Stats, Research
Methods, and Psychobiology/Biopsych from
Community Colleges. Check Assist.org to see
if your courses count!
• We do NOT accept any other psychology
courses from CCs. We cannot accept
abnormal, social, development, etc. from
CCs, because they are all lower division
courses - our CSULB psychology courses are
upper division.
Transfer Course Credits
• Course Credits from Out of State, Private,
or other Four Year schools must be
individually reviewed!
• To get course credits reviewed you
should start by contacting ATLAS to make
an appointment to see an adviser
• Make sure you have documentation of
what your courses covered (syllabus is
best, sometimes the catalog description
will work…)
Where to go for help:
Topic(s)
Advising (Psychology, GE,
Major, Minor in CLA, AAT)
Sample
Question
Who to
see
How to get there
What classes do I
need to take for my
psych major? What
do I need to
graduate?
Am I done with my
GEs?
ATLAS
advisers
In Ph1 room 104
(562) 985-7804
Course Equivalents,
Study Abroad, course
credit from 4 year/out of
state, psych course not
counting
Will this course count
for my psych major?
ATLAS
Make an appointment!
•Bring course description or syllabus
•In Ph1 room 104
•(562) 985-7804
Psychology related questions, about courses,
grad school, jobs,
internships, 301, PALS
What can I do with a
psych degree? How
do I apply for grad
school?
PRO
In room PSY 206
(562) 985-5680
www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/depart
ments/psychology/pro
[email protected]
Need a signature
(add/drop), need a form,
department
approval/stamp
How do I get this
signed? Where do I
find this form or turn
this form in?
PSY Dept.
office in
room PSY
100
In room PSY 100
(562) 985-5001
www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/depart
ments/psychology/
www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/advising
•
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Make apt for advising session
Drop in for quick question
Where to go for help:
Topic(s)
Sample Question
Who to see
How to get there
Graduation filing, forms,
turning in transcripts,
questions about
policies, special
situations, Financial Aid,
hold on account
How/where do I file to
graduate? How do I
drop a class? Where do
I find the forms I need?
Enrollment
services
Brotman Hall – BH 100
(562) 985-5471
www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment
www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment
/forms
Your Future – jobs, grad
school, internships
Which major is right for
you?
What can I do with my
degree?
What can I do after
graduation?
Is there someone I can
talk to about what I
can do after
graduation?
How do I find jobs in my
area?
Career
Development
Center (CDC)
Brotman Hall – BH 250
(562) 985- 4151
www.careers.csulb.edu
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Make an appointment or
drop in
Workshops
Counselors
If you don’t know where to go or what to do – just ask at PRO! In PSY 206!
PRO Contact Information
Different ways to contact us:
 Visit us in Psy 206
 Email: [email protected]
Find our Google Calendar too!
 Website:
www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/depart
ments/psychology/pro
 Call us: 526-985-5680
Find the CSULB Psych Department on:
Psychology Department Website
Download Psych Major
Handbook
Check out the FAQ page!
Big Events
Spring - Psych Day
Fall - Psych Asylum
Find:
•Forms
•Handouts
•Events
•Updates
•Contact Info
•Equivalents
Website
Website
Check for:
•Form
•Handouts
•Events
•Updates
•Contact Info
•Equivalents
Important Websites
www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/psychology/pro
(PRO website)
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/psychology/
(PSY department website)
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/registration/ge_courses/over
view.html (GE Info)
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/advising/
(ATLAS - College of Liberal Arts Advising)
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/dates/index.html
(Key Enrollment Dates/Deadlines)
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/forms/
(Enrollment Forms)
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/current/index.html
(CSULB Catalog)
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html
(Transfer Course Equivalents)
Thank you!
Questions?