Advising
Students who have earned fewer than 60 credit hours MUST be advised in the Advisement Resources Career Center (ARC). The ARC has Advisors who work with Psychology Majors. Once you have earned 60 credit hours, you may come by the main Psychology Office (420 Rogers-Stout Hall) and ask to be assigned a Faculty Advisor. Students may NOT choose their Faculty Advisor. Faculty Advisors are assigned to students by the Department on a rotating basis.
Advisors are trained to help you navigate ETSU and Departmental requirements, but you should take responsibility for preparing to meet with your Advisor (know the classes you have taken, have questions prepared, etc.). BEFORE going to an appointment with a Faculty Advisor, you should download the Pre-Advisement Check Sheet by clicking here and the Course Check Sheet (links to Word documents below) for your particular degree type and Concentration. You should also take responsibility for knowing requirements which are printed in your ETSU Undergraduate Catalog, such as what Intensive courses (see below) you will need. For advisement on Minors, students should contact the Minor Department in question for official information.
Keep up with your progress and make sure you take classes you need and don't take classes you don't need, if you don't want them. Of course, you can always take more Psychology courses than are actually required for your degree, and if you have the time, money, and interest, we would encourage you to take all the Psychology courses you can.
IMPORTANT NOTE! Please be aware that Concentrations are optional. As such, they are Elective. All Concentrations, including the General option, have the same required Core Classes. Concentrations which are non-General (i.e., Child, Clinical, Cognitive, & Neuroscience) are options you can take to get a more in-depth undergraduate educational experience within a particular sub-field of Psychology. Concentrations are essentially GUIDED electives.
There are some courses which are required for particular Concentrations and there are some lists from which you can pick certain courses. Non-General Concentrations also define Minors which are related to the particular sub-field of Psychology represented by the Concentration type. The General Concentration still has the same set of Core Courses, but you pick all electives and you pick your own Minor. Again, while certain courses and Minors are required for particular Concentrations, the Concentrations themselves are Elective options.
With 3 degree types (B.A., B.S., & B.S.S.S.) and 5 Concentrations (Child, Clinical, Cognitive, General, & Neuroscience), there are 15 possible paths for you to take. We are proud to offer such a wide array of unique and innovative Elective educational paths. It is really a matter of figuring out what you want, then figuring out what you need in order to get what you want, and then deciding what option is best for you. Your Advisor will be happy to help you work through making your decision!
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Requires 2nd Year of a Foreign Language |
B.S. Degree Requires a Calculus-Level Math Course |
B.S.S.S Degree Requires Neither Foreign Language nor Calculus. Requires either PHIL 2030 or SPCH 2320 |
MINOR GRADUATION CHECK SHEET
This is the Graduation Sheet with Required Courses Pre-filled Out. This MUST be checked by the Psychology Office (Jan Royston) and approved/signed by the Chair (Dr. Dixon) before it can be turned in to the Graduation Office.
INTENSIVE COURSES
Be aware that you need 4 Writing Intensive (WI) courses. At least 2 WI courses must be within your major or minor, and 2 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. Our Abnormal Psychology Writing Lab (PSYC 4321) counts as 1 in-major WI and our Principles of Psychological Research Lab (PSYC 3201) counts as the other, which takes care of the in-major and the 3000/4000 requirements. You will need at least 2 others and ENGL 1010 and 1020 do NOT count toward satisfying this requirement.
Also, you need to get 2 Oral Intensive (OI) courses, beyond the General Education Core Speech classes needed by everyone (SPCH 1300, 2300, or 2320, if you only take 1 of these, it will not count as an OI; you could take 2 of these and then 1 would count as an OI). At least one (1) OI course must come from within your major or minor, and PHIL 2040 currently satisfies that requirement as it is a required Allied Course of all majors, regardless of Concentration type.
Lastly, you need 1 Using Information Technology Intensive (TI) course and it has to be in a student’s major or minor. This is in addition to the CSCI 1100 course that everyone must have or test out of. Our Principles of Psychological Research Lab (PSYC 3201) satisfies that requirement (as does the elective course PSYC 3344 Computer Methods).
For more info on Intensive Course Requirements, go to:
http://www.etsu.edu/reg/academics/intensivecourses.aspx
Some Minors have particular courses which are Intensives of one type of another, but you need to make sure you have all the Intensives you need. For a list of Courses that satisfy particular Intensive Requirements, go to:
http://www.etsu.edu/reg/documents/List_of_Intensive_Courses.pdf
Be aware that only courses that have a Begin Term listed and NO End Term listed will count currently (an End Term is for courses that no longer count for that particular Intensive type). Be careful to check which columns (WI vs. OI vs. TI) have Begin Terms listed.