Handbook of Undergraduate Training in Psychology

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1 Handbook of Undergraduate Training in Psychology Department of Psychological Sciences Psychology Program Case Western Reserve University Mather Memorial Building Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 1

2 Undergraduate Psychology Handbook Table of Contents A. General Information about Psychology Page 3 B. Courses Offered by the Psychology Program Page 4 C. Requirements for the Psychology Major Page 9 D. Requirements for the Psychology Minor Page 10 E. Fulfilling the Capstone Requirement Page 11 F. Special Programs for Psychology Students Page Honors Program 2. Integrated Graduate Studies Program G. Advising within the Psychology Program Page 14 H. Resources for Psychology Students Page Psi Chi I. Printable Forms Page List of CWRU College of Arts and Sciences Requirements 2. List of CWRU Psychology Major Requirements 3. List of CWRU Psychology Minor Requirements CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 2

3 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience - from the functions of the brain to the actions of neurons (e.g., biological psychology, from child development to care for the aged (e.g., developmental psychology). In every conceivable setting from scientific research centers to mental health care services, "the understanding of behavior" is the enterprise of psychologists. The ultimate goal of psychology is to examine and explain the mechanisms that underlie thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Applications of psychology are very diverse. WHY STUDY PSYCHOLOGY? An undergraduate major in psychology offers a student preparation for a wide variety of careers. Many majors find psychology to be an excellent preparation for such service-oriented professions as social work, counseling and guidance, special education, and management. Those who pursue graduate work in one of the many fields of psychology often seek positions in hospital settings, teaching and research positions, or applied human services. In addition, the study of psychology provides knowledge and an understanding of behavior that has applications in other professions as well, including nursing, medicine, law, teaching, business, and public relations. CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Psychology is relevant to many occupations involving interactions with others. Grounded in the liberal arts tradition, psychology prepares students for employment in a variety of areas. Many careers directly related to psychology require education beyond the bachelor's degree and CWRU psychology majors are well prepared for graduate studies in psychology, medicine, law and business. Individuals find work in various psychology sub disciplines including: Industrial Psychologist Clinical Psychologist Educational Psychologist Sports Psychologist Forensic Psychologist Child and Family Psychologist Drug and Alcohol Counselor Teacher/Professor Experimental Psychologist Market Research Analyst Recruitment Consultant Human Resource Manager Corporate Administration Rehabilitation Specialist Career Counselor Correctional Services PSYCHOLOGY AT CWRU For additional information regarding the Program of Psychology including program contact lists, as well as detailed information on faculty interests/laboratories, please visit psychology.case.edu. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 3

4 Undergraduate Courses Offered in the CWRU Psychology Program PSCL General Psychology I - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Jane Buder Shapiro, Dr. Jennifer Butler, Dr. Julie Exline Brief Overview: Methods, research, and theories of psychology. Basic research from such areas as psychophysiology, sensation, perception, development, memory, learning, psychopathology, and social psychology. PSCL General Psychology II - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Jane Buder Shapiro Brief Overview: The application of psychological research in normal problems of adjustment. Topics include: coping with anxiety, romance and marriage, and interpersonal behavior. PSCL Child Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Elizabeth Short Brief Overview: Basic facts and principles of psychological development from the prenatal period through adolescence. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Quantitative Methods in Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: The theory and application of basic methods used in the analysis of psychological data. Not available for credit to students who have completed STAT 201 or ANTH319. PSCL Psychology of Personality - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: The development and organization of personality; theories of personality and methods for assessing the person; problems of personal adjustment. PSCL Social Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Jennifer Butler Brief Overview: Empirical studies of typical human responses to situations. First impressions, attitude change, effects of cash incentives, behavior in emergencies, interpersonal attraction, impression management, crowding, stress, vices. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Health Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: Examines psychological processes that affect physical health. Covers the physiological factors affecting the immune system, chronic physical disorders, pain, compliance with prescribed medical treatments, the effects of stress and coping, the hospital and the health care systems. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 315 PSCL Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: Major syndromes of mental disorders, their principal symptoms, dynamics, etiology, and treatment. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 4

5 PSCL Psychotherapy and Personality Change - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. James Overholser Brief Overview: Three methods of psychotherapy (behavioral, psychoanalytic, and clientcentered) are discussed. The therapy techniques and the manner by which personality change is effected are examined. PREREQUISITE; PSCL 101 PSCL Adolescence - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Elizabeth Short Brief Overview: Psychological perspectives on physical, cognitive, and social development. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL 334C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Children - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Sandra Russ Brief Overview: Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 230 PSCL 335C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Child - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Sandra Russ Brief Overview: Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 230 and Junior or Senior standing. PSCL Developmental Psychopathology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Arin Connell Brief Overview: This course will focus on the interplay of biological, psychological, familial, and social determinants of disorders ranging from autism to delinquency and bulimia. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 230 or PSCL 321. PSCL 350 Behavior Genetics - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Lee Thompson Brief Overview: Examines the impact of both nature and nurture on human behavior. Basic quantitative genetic methodology will be covered. Current family, twin, and adoption studies in the areas of personality, intelligence, alcoholism, criminality, and psychopathology will be reviewed. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Physiological Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Heath Demaree Brief Overview: This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of neural communication and central nervous system structure. Special attention is placed on common neurological illnesses and their psychopharmacological treatments. Neural systems underlying sensory/perceptual, motor, and higher-order cognitive processes are also explored. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Psychology of Learning - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Robert Greene CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 5

6 Brief Overview: The basic methods in the study of learning. The major theories proposed to account for the learning process. Development of the fundamental concepts and principles governing the learning process in both humans and lower animal. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Sensation and Perception - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: The psychological and physiological processes entering into perception. Current research and theory in the light of classical statements of the problems. The role of learning in perceptual functioning. Reading, lectures, demonstrations, and problems. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Cognitive Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Robert Greene Brief Overview: How individuals encode, store, organize, and use information. Pattern recognition, attention, memory, and problem solving. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Adult Development and Aging - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. T.J. McCallum Brief Overview: An overview of concepts and research relating to adult development and aging. The lifespan perspective will be used in examining major developmental paradigms. Personality and cognitive lines of development will be traced across the lifespan. Data from both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies will be analyzed. Both normal and pathological aging will be discussed. Special emphasis will be given to areas of cognitive deterioration in aging. Implications for optimal adult development and again will also be discussed. PSCL Human Intelligence - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Douglas Detterman Brief Overview: Survey of individual differences in human intellect including construction and administration of intelligence tests, theories and models of intelligence, and the role of heredity and environment in intelligence and the development of intelligence. This course will also examine the relationships of cognitive abilities to intelligence and human to artificial intelligence. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL Research Design and Analysis - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Joseph Fagan, Dr. Anastasia Dimitropoulos Brief Overview: Conceptual and methodological issues confronted by the behavioral scientist conducting research. Major experimental designs and statistical procedures. Intuitive understanding of the mathematical operations. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 282 PSCL Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Anastasia Dimitropoulos Brief Overview: Ways in which neurobehavioral development can go awry, the causes of such deviations, and their consequences. The course builds on basic psychological and neuroscience concepts to explore the manner in which developmental disabilities occur, ways of preventing disabilities, and approaches to ameliorating and managing disabling conditions. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 101 &; PSCL 230 CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 6

7 PSCL Psychological Measurement - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Arin Connell Brief Overview: The problems and methods of measuring behavior. Scaling theory, rating, methods, and the theoretical basis of psychological testing. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 282 PSCL Human Sexual Behavior - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Jennifer Butler Brief Overview: Sex is approached as a form of personal and interpersonal behavior. A broad range of theories from social psychology will be used to explain human sexual behavior, and these will be evaluated by using facts and findings from recent research studies. Topics include sexual relationships, gender differences, promiscuity, rape and coercion, finding and choosing sex partners, sexual risk-taking, harassment, sexual identity and orientation, cultural influences and differences, evolution of sexual motivations, prostitution, pornography, and love. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 101 & PSCL 315 PSCL 389 Emotion and Emotion Regulation - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Heath Demaree Brief Overview: This course will focus on academic research associated with emotional processes and emotion regulation. Specifically, we will answer questions like: What are emotions, and why are they important? How are emotions communicated, and how do researchers measure them? How do emotions influence one's thinking ability, and visa-versa? What is emotion regulation? How do people differ in terms of their overall happiness and wellbeing, the degree to which they seek/avoid positive/negative experiences, and how they try to control their emotions? And what brain mechanisms are involved in emotional processing and emotion regulation? This course is also intended to help students read research in a thorough, critical manner, which may have a positive impact on students considering an academic career. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 352 PSCL Seminars in Psychology credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: These seminar based courses cover special subject areas within the broad field of psychology. Topics vary in response to faculty and student interests. Classes usually involve small group discussion. PREREQUISITE: Varies based on content. PSCL Psychology Capstone Research Using Data Archives Typically Taught By: Dr. T.J. McCallum Brief Overview: This course satisfies the capstone requirement. In this course, each student will derive and address a research question by identifying and analyzing archived publically available data. Successful completion of the course will require: training in ethical research involving human participants; a critical review of the literature on a specific area of psychology with the goal of creating a research question; identification of a set of variables in a publically available dataset that can be used to address the research question, a final written research report in a format acceptable for publication in a psychological research journal, and an oral presentation of the research. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 375. Offered only in the spring semester. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 7

8 PSCL Experimental Child Psychology - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Joseph Fagan Brief Overview: The development of behavior from birth to adolescence. Growth of basic processes such as perception, learning, memory, intelligence, and language in the light of current theoretical models. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101. PSCL Capstone Seminar: Current Problems - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Lee Thompson, Dr. Anastasia Dimitropoulos Brief Overview: This course satisfies the capstone requirement. This seminar course will revolve around the identification and critical examination of current problems in society. Insights gained from psychological research will be applied to better understand these problems. Successful completion of the course will require critical analysis of published research, integration of information from different areas of psychology and from different disciplines, an oral presentation, and a final written research report including a literature review. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 375 PSCL Capstone and Honors Program - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Based on student interest, faculty member availability, and match with faculty member. Please contact the faculty member you are interested in working with. Brief Overview: Supervision in carrying out an independent research study in the student's area of interest. Offered every semester. Students majoring in psychology may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement; qualified students may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement AND to graduate with honors in psychology. (See page 11 for more details on Capstone Requirements and page 13 for the Honors Program). PSCL Anxiety and Depression: Symptoms, Etiology, and Treatment 3 credits Typically Taught By: Dr. Amy Przeworski Brief Overview: A research-based and writing-intensive presentation of current knowledge regarding the symptom, etiology, and treatment of anxiety disorders and mood disorders. PSCL Independent Study credits Typically Taught By: Based on student interest and research needs and goals of faculty member. This may take the form of a research assistant position in a faculty member s laboratory. Please contact faculty member(s) you are interested in working with. Brief Overview: Individual study involving specific programs of reading, research, and special projects. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101 PSCL 398C - Child Policy Externship - 3 credits Typically Taught By: Varies by academic year Brief Overview: This course may be used to satisfy the capstone requirement. This course provides students with externships in child policy. These externships give students an opportunity to work directly with professionals who design and implement policies that impact the lives of children and their families. Agencies involved are active in the areas of childcare, education, juvenile justice, and physical and mental health. Students apply for the externship. Selected students are placed in a local child policy agency. An individualized learning plan is CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 8

9 developed in consultation with the Childhood Studies Program faculty, the supervisor in the agency, and the student. This course is a 3 credit hour course and may be taken twice for a total of 6 credit hours. 3 credits are required for fulfillment of the capstone requirement. PREREQUISITE: CHST 301 or consent, permit required. PSCL 375 recommended. Also offered as ANTH 398C and CHST 398C. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 9

10 THE MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY An undergraduate major in Psychology offers a student preparation for a variety of careers. It can provide the basis for service-oriented professions such as social work, counseling, and special education. Students who pursue graduate degrees often work in teaching and research or applied human services. In addition, Psychology provides knowledge and understanding of behavior that can be used in other professions, including medicine, law, and business. For additional information about the Psychology Major, please visit the CWRU psychology website: REQUIREMENTS FOR A PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR Thirty hours of course work must be completed successfully to fulfill department requirements. For a printable form that allows you to track your Psychology Major Course Requirement progress, see page 18. A. Majors must take PSCL 101 (General Psychology) and PSCL 282 (Quantitative Methods in Psychology). B. In addition, three of the following courses are necessary: a. PSCL 315 (Social Psychology) b. PSCL 352 (Physiological Psychology) c. PSCL 353 (Psychology of Learning) d. PSCL 355 (Sensation and Perception) e. PSCL 357 (Cognitive Psychology) f. PSCL 370 (Human Intelligence) g. PSCL 375 (Research Design and Analysis) h. PSCL 382 (Psychological Measurement) i. PSCL 393 (Experimental Child Psychology) C. The remaining 15 credit hours can be completed by enrolling in psychology elective courses*. These courses are to be chosen by the student, in collaboration with his/her advisor. You may also meet with a graduate student advisor for advice on courses (see page 14 for more information). No more than nine hours of practicum courses (PSCL 334, 335, and 336) may be used towards the requirements for the Major in Psychology. Also, up to 6 credits of PSCL 397 (Independent Study) may be used toward the major. *Although not required for the Psychology Major, PSCL 375 (Research Design and Analysis) is a prerequisite for most of the senior capstone courses in psychology. DECLARING A MAJOR If you wish to declare a major in Psychology, please complete the following: A. Obtain a Major Declaration Form in the Office of Undergraduate Studies (Sears 357). B. Complete the form. C. Contact the Chair of the Psychology Program, Dr. Lee Thompson (lee.thompson@case.edu). CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 10

11 D. Dr. Lee Thompson will assign you a faculty advisor from the Program of Psychology. Alternatively, if you have particular interests, you can suggest a specific faculty advisor, who may be assigned to you depending on his/her availability and number of advisees. See the Psychology website (psychology.case.edu) for specific information on faculty interests. THE MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY For additional information about the Psychology Minor, please visit the CWRU Psychology website: REQUIREMENTS FOR A PSYCHOLOGY MINOR Fifteen hours of coursework must be completed to fulfill department requirements. A. Psychology Minors must complete PSCL 101. B. The remaining 12 hours of credits can be fulfilled by completing four other courses in the psychology department. However, practica and Independent Study courses do NOT count toward a Psychology Minor. For a printable form that allows you to track your Psychology Minor Course Requirement progress, see page 19. These courses are to be chosen by the student, in collaboration with his/her advisor. You may also meet with a graduate student advisor for advice on courses. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 11

12 Program of Psychology Capstone Information Capstone Information The successful completion of a major in psychology does NOT require the completion of a senior capstone experience in the Program of Psychology. However, all students are required to complete a senior capstone experience at CWRU for graduation. Psychology majors who wish to fulfill the senior capstone graduation requirement through psychology courses may do so through one of 4 different course options. Note that most psychology students will complete this requirement through either PSCL 391 or PSCL 394. Advanced students who have prior research experience and/or are planning on attending graduate school in psychology or a related field may fulfill the capstone requirement through PSCL 395 or 398C. Please contact your advisor for guidance if you are unsure if these options are right for you. Please see below for descriptions of the capstone course options. PSCL 391 Psychology Capstone Research Using Data Archives In this course, each student will derive and address a research question by identifying and analyzing archived publically available data. Successful completion of the course will require: training in ethical research involving human participants; a critical review of the literature on a specific area of psychology with the goal of creating a research question; identification of a set of variables in a publically available dataset that can be used to address the research question, a final written research report in a format acceptable for publication in a psychological research journal, and an oral presentation of the research. Prereq: PSCL 375. Offered only in the spring semester. PSCL 394 Psychology Capstone Seminar: Special Problems This seminar course will revolve around the identification and critical examination of current problems in society. Insights gained from psychological research will be applied to better understand these problems. Successful completion of the course will require critical analysis of published research, integration of information from different areas of psychology and from different disciplines, an oral presentation, and a final written research report including a literature review. Prereq: PSCL 375. PSCL 395 Psychology Capstone and Honors Program Supervision in carrying out an independent research study in the student's area of interest. Prereq: PSCL 375. Offered every semester. Any student majoring in psychology may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement; qualified students may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement AND to graduate with honors in psychology (see page 13 for detail on the Honors Program in Psychology). CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 12

13 PSCL 398C Child Policy Externship This course provides students with externships in child policy. These externships give students an opportunity to work directly with professionals who design and implement policies that impact the lives of children and their families. Agencies involved are active in the areas of childcare, education, juvenile justice, and physical and mental health. Students apply for the externship. Selected students are placed in a local child policy agency. An individualized learning plan is developed in consultation with the Childhood Studies Program faculty, the supervisor in the agency, and the student. This course is a 3 credit hour course and may be taken twice for a total of 6 credit hours. 3 credits is required for fulfillment of the capstone requirement. Prereq: CHST 301 or consent, permit required. PSCL 375 recommended. Also offered as ANTH 398C and CHST 398C. For more information about capstone experiences in the Program of Psychology, please contact Dr. Lee Thompson, or lee.thompson@case.edu. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 13

14 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS A. Psychology Honors Program: During their junior year, qualified Psychology majors may apply to the department's Honors Program, which leads to a B.A. with Honors in Psychology. The program's purpose is to provide the students with an intensive, supervised research experience in areas of their choice. This is one way to fulfill the senior capstone requirement. The program consists of PSCL 375 and PSCL 395 and begins in Spring Semester of the junior year, when students receive instruction in research design and methodology. This provides the foundation for students to work under close supervision with a department faculty member in the fall of their senior year. At the end of that semester, the research project is written in scholarly form, and presented for consideration of graduation with Honors in Psychology. Junior majors with a minimum of 3.25 average in Psychology and a 3.0 overall GPA may apply. The Honors Program requires a great deal of work, and only students with a serious interest in Behavioral Sciences should apply. An important part of the Honor's program is selection of the faculty advisor. A student should select a faculty advisor with interests as close as possible to the area the student intends to research. As far ahead of time as possible, contact the faculty member to inquire about the possibility of doing an honor's thesis with them. You may either suggest an idea of your own or ask the advisor for a project that you might carry out. In either case, there should be a firm understanding of what will be accomplished (preferably written) before the student registers for the honor's program. B. Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS) Program: The IGS enables qualified undergraduates to complete the academic work for a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Arts degree within four years. It provides particularly good preparation for further graduate work in psychology or related fields such as medicine, social work, special education, sociology, biology, and management. Students accepted into the program must complete at least 27 credit hours of graduate course work during their senior year, plus a Master's thesis or comprehensive exam for a Master of Arts in Psychology degree. The minimum standards for acceptance are: An overall GPA of 3.2, completion of the university's distribution requirements, 9 hours of undergraduate credit, and completion of a Psychology Major with at least a 3.2 grade point average. Students should apply during Spring Semester of their sophomore year, or as early as possible during their junior year. Participation in the IGS does not preclude involvement in the department's Honors Program. For more information, consult the university's General Bulletin or contact Dr. Lee Thompson (lee.thompson@case.edu). CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 14

15 ADVISING IN THE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM A. Faculty Advising Once you declare Psychology as your major or minor, you are assigned an advisor. You and your advisor must meet to review the courses that you are planning to take before you can complete the registration process for the semester. This is to ensure that the courses that you are registering for meet the requirements for your major/minor or general College of Arts and Sciences requirements. Once you have met with your advisor, go to SIS to register for your classes. We also have a Blackboard advising site focused on the undergraduate programs in Psychology and Communication Sciences. B. Graduate Student Advising Graduate students in the Program of Psychology are able to meet with undergraduate students. You will not be assigned a graduate student advisor, but if you have questions or would like to hear a student perspective on aspects of the Psychology Program at CWRU, feel free to contact one of the members of the Psychology Program s Undergraduate Advising Initiative. These graduate students are also able to meet with students to discuss: information about applying to psychology graduate programs, getting involved in psychology research, and other topics. Note that meeting with the graduate student advisors does NOT replace meetings with your primary faculty advisor. You must meet with your primary faculty advisor, whereas meeting with the graduate students is optional. If interested in meeting with a graduate student mentor, please see the following website: CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 15

16 WELCOME TO THE CWRU PSI CHI CHAPTER Psi Chi is a national honor society whose purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. Members participate in fundraisers, socials, community services, and the real world's various psychological arenas. membership in Psi Chi is an earned honor which lasts for life. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their main interests and who meet the minimum qualifications. When you are inducted into Psi Chi, you become eligible to wear a Psi Chi honor cord, medal, keypins, charms, lapel pins, etc. Honor cords are especially popular as they are worn on graduation day to distinguish honors. Web page with more information: To find out more about current Psi Chi events, you can send an to the current advisor or president, as listed on the web page. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 16

17 College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements SAGES (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship) Effective Fall, 2009 SAGES is an innovative undergraduate experience designed to establish foundations for academic inquiry. Students fulfill their College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements with a sequence of specially developed seminars and selected courses. Course credit earned by Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, proficiency examinations, and transfer may be used to satisfy general education requirements. SAGES Program Seminars (13 semester hours) The First Seminar* (4 semester hours, to be taken in the first semester of enrollment) The First Seminar focuses on the development of critical thinking and communication skills through the use of a variety of approaches, media, and perspectives to explore the human mind and the nature of inquiry. This course is designed to strengthen writing and analytical skills while building a foundation in ethics, information literacy, and cultural diversity. Select from: First Seminar: The Life of the Mind (FSCC 100) or First Seminar: Natural World (FSNA 1xx) or First Seminar: Social World (FSSO 1xx) or First Seminar: Symbolic World (FSSY 1xx) Term Course Grade On the basis of test scores and a writing diagnostic, some students will be placed in First Seminars designed to provide additional writing support. Most students in these seminars will continue their First Seminar experience in a second semester. Students for whom English is a second language will continue by enrolling in and completing FSCS 150 First Seminar: Continuing Semester (3 semester hours). Students for whom English is their native language will continue by enrolling in and completing FSCS 160 First Seminar: Continuing Semester (3 semester hours). *Transfer Students only: Transfer students who have completed the English composition/expository writing requirement with a grade of C or higher at the college/university at which they previously matriculated will receive transfer credit for FSCC T100 (3 6 semester hours) and will be required to complete a supplemental 1-semester hour SAGES introductory seminar FSTS 100. University Seminars (6 semester hours, minimum of two seminars, to be completed in the first two years of enrollment as specified below) After completion of the First Seminar, students must complete two University Seminars, with each seminar selected from a different thematic group and from a thematic group different from that of the student s First Seminar. Each University Seminar explores one of three themes, with the content determined according to the interests of the faculty. University Seminars provide continued experience in critical reading, writing, and oral communication as well as information literacy, ethics, and cultural diversity. Select from: University Seminar: Thinking About the Natural World (USNA 2xx) University Seminar: Thinking About the Social World (USSO 2xx) University Seminar: Thinking About the Symbolic World (USSY 2xx) Term Course Grade Term Course Grade Department Seminar (3 semester hours) The Department Seminar includes seminar-based discussion as well as instruction and experience in the kinds of writing characteristic of the Department Seminar s discipline. The Department Seminar may be taken in the department of the student s major or in another department. It is taken after the completion of the University Seminars, ordinarily in the fourth sixth semester of study. NOTE: Students pursuing a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences may not fulfill the department seminar requirement by taking a course that is being used to fulfill an Arts & Humanities, Social Science, or Natural and Mathematical Science breadth requirement. A course that has been designated as a Department Seminar and that also falls into the Global and Cultural Diversity category may be used to fulfill both requirements. Term Course Grade University Composition Requirement Students develop a Writing Portfolio comprising final graded writing assignments from the First Seminar and University Seminars. The Writing Portfolio is submitted for evaluation after completing the final University seminar. Writing competence must be established in order to fulfill the University s English Composition requirement for graduation. Writing Portfolio Term Grade Physical Education (Must total 2 full semesters at zero credits): Students choose from half-semester and fullsemester course offerings to be completed in the first year. Term Course Grade Term Course Grade Term Course Grade Term Course Grade CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 17

18 College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements SAGES (continued) Breadth Requirements (18 semester hours minimum of six 3 or 4-semester hour courses) NOTE: Two courses used to fulfill requirements for the major also may be used to fulfill the breadth requirements. Arts and Humanities (6 8 semester hours) Two 3 or 4-semester hour Arts and Humanities courses Select from: Arabic (ARAB), Art History (ARTH), Art Studio (ARTS), Chinese (CHIN), Classics (CLSC), Dance (DANC), English (ENGL), French (FRCH), German (GRMN), Greek (GREK), Hebrew (HBRW), History (HSTY), Italian (ITAL), Japanese (JAPN), Latin (LATN), Music - General (MUGN), Music - History (MUHI), Music - Theory (MUTH), Philosophy (PHIL), Portuguese (PORT), Religion (RLGN), Russian (RUSN), Spanish (SPAN), Theater (THTR), World Literature (WLIT) Term Course Grade Term Course Grade Natural and Mathematical Sciences (6-8 semester hours) Two 3 or 4-semester hour Natural and Mathematical Science courses Select from: Astronomy (ASTR), Biochemistry (BIOC), Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Geology (GEOL), Mathematics (MATH), Nutrition (NTRN), Physics (PHYS), Statistics (STAT) Term Course Grade Term Course Social Sciences (6 semester hours) Two 3-semester hour Social Science courses Select from: Anthropology (ANTH), Communication Sciences (COSI), Economics (ECON), Political Science (POSC), Psychology (PSCL), Sociology (SOCI) Term Course Grade Term Course Quantitative Reasoning (3 4 semester hours) Each student must complete at least one 3 or 4-semester hour course identified as a mathematical reasoning course. Such a course may also be used to fulfill a major or minor requirement, and/or one of the breadth requirements. Select from: ANTH 319, ENGR 131, MATH 121, 123, 125, 150, PHIL 201, PSCL 282, STAT 201 Term Course Grade Global and Cultural Diversity (3 4 semester hours) Each student must complete at least one 3 or 4-semester hour course identified as a global and cultural diversity course. Such a course may also be used to fulfill a major requirement and/or one of the breadth requirements. Select from: ANTH 314, 322, 352, 353, 356, 357, 388, ANTH/ARTH 240, ANTH/JDST 220, 233, ARTH 104, 203, 290, 293, 302, ASIA/HSTY 133, 134, 284, ASIA/WLIT 235, COSI 260, ECON 375, ENG/HSTY/PHIL/RLGN 270/WGST 201; ENGL/WLIT 363H, 365E, 365N, 365Q, 366G; ETHS 235, 251A, 252B, 394; ETHS/FRCH/WLIT 295, 338; ETHS/FRCH/WLIT/WGST 335; ETHS/HSTY 173, 252A, 260, 262, 287, 336; ETHS 253A/HSTY 135, ETHS 253B/HSTY 136; ETHS/PHIL 316; ETHS/POSC 369; ETHS/RLGN 222, 251, 259,; ETHS 338/RLGN/WGST 339; ETHS/SPAN/WLIT 385; ETHS/WGST 301, 352; FRCH 375; FRCH/WLIT 308; HSTY 113, 258, 260, 261, 262, 268, 282, 285, 287, 346, 387; JAPN/WLIT 225; JDST 201, 228; JDST 150/RLGN 233; JDST/RLGN 280; MUED 305 MUHI 310, 311; PHIL 356; PHIL/RLGN 221; POSC 362, 364, 366, 370C, 370K, 374, 377, 379; RLGN 190, 204, 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 223, 226, 238, 254, 260, 283, 303, 312; SASS 375; SOCI 302, 326; SPAN 315, 317, 339, 342, 343, 356; WGST 326, 355; any 200 or 300-level course in Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese or Russian. Term Course Grade SAGES Senior Capstone (3 6 semester hours) The Senior Capstone assimilates the knowledge and skills gained throughout the educational process. Students engage in a unique one or two semester experience designed in consultation with a faculty member. Each Capstone Experience must include key elements: a) Demonstration of critical thinking and writing skills; b) Regular oversight by the Capstone advisor; c) Periodic reporting of progress; d) Oral reports including a final public presentation at the Senior Capstone Fair, a conference, a performance, a public lecture, a teaching presentation, or other, as approved by the department of capstone origin. Courses meeting this requirement include the designation Approved SAGES Capstone in their course descriptions. Some majors include and specify a senior capstone. Please review the specific requirements of your major(s) in your Handbook for Undergraduate Students. SAGES Senior Capstone Term Course Grade CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 18

19 CWRU Psychology Major Requirements 30 Credits A. Two Required Courses (6 Credits) Semester Grade Credits PSCL 101 PSCL 282 Total Credits B. Three of the Following Courses (9 Credits) Semester Grade Credits PSCL 315 Social Psychology (3 credits) PSCL 352 Physiological Psychology (3 credits) PSCL 353 Psychology of Learning (3 credits) PSCL 357 Cognitive Psychology (3 credits) PSCL 370 Human Intelligence (3 credits) PSCL 375 Research Design and Analysis (3 credits) PSCL 382 Psychological Measurement (3 credits) PSCL 393 Experimental Child Psychology (3 credits) Total Credits C. Psychology Department Electives (15 Credits)* Semester Grade Credits Note: No more than 9 hours of practicum courses can be used to satisfy the Psychology Major PSCL PSCL PSCL PSCL PSCL Total Credits *Remember that PSCL 375 (Research Design and Analysis) is a prerequisite for most of the capstone courses in Psychology, although it is not required for the major. Note: This sheet is intended as a guide for determining your progress through the Psychology Major. Please consult with your Faculty Advisor as well as the Undergraduate Studies Office to ensure that you fulfill the proper Department Requirements. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 19

20 CWRU Psychology Minor Requirements 15 Total Credits A. Required Courses (3 Credits) Semester Grade Credits PSCL 101 Total Credits B. Psychology Department Electives (12 Credits) Semester Grade Credits Note: Practica and Independent Study options are available but do NOT satisfy the Psychology Minor Requirements. Total Credits Note: This sheet is intended as a guide for determining your progress through the Psychology Major. Please consult with your Faculty Advisor as well as the Undergraduate Studies Office to ensure that you fulfill the proper Department Requirements. CWRU Undergraduate Psychology Handbook 20