SchoolofPsychologyAdvisingSessionFor Spring2018

PhaseIRegistrationOct30-Dec15

DropInAdvising(Rm.131JSCOON):MonOct30,9:00-11:00am

SchoolofPsychologyWebsite!www.psych.gatech.edu

Email:ugadvising@psych.gatech.edu1

Introductions

Dr.JennySingletonProfessorandAssociateChair,DirectorofUndergraduateStudies

Dr.FrankDursoProfessorandChairSchoolofPsychology

Introductions

Shebbie MurrayRegistrationCoordinatorRm.134

Dr.ChrisStanzioneLecturer&UGCoursePlanning

ComingJan2018!!NewUndergradAdvisor!!

UpcomingEvents!PsychMajors

• FriNov3,5-7pm:TECRECforSchoolofPsychologyPartyforUndergradsandFaculty!!

• WedNov8,1:00-2:00pm,LunchwithColloquiumSpeaker,Dr.RickThomas,GTPsychology(Talk@3)

• WedDec6th,1:00-2:00pm,LunchwithColloquiumSpeaker,Dr.DavidBlustein,BostonCollege

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SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

TECH REC NIGHT! Friday Nov 3rd, 5-7 pm @ Tech Rec in the Student Center!! A Get-to-Know-You Event for: Psych Faculty/Staff Psych Undergrads (majors & minors) Psych Club members Free!! Food will be provided!! Bowling! Billiards! Fun Games!

IntroductionsDr.JennySingleton,AssociateChair

• Handouts– Today’sSlideswillbepostedonwebsite– Spring2018CoursesFlyer– Spring2018TimeSchedule– PsychologyCourseRequirementsforCatalog2016-2017

– Psychologycourse“flowchart”5

AdmissionsNews!!

• 19newfreshmenandincomingtransferstudents

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TheimportanceofusingDegreeworks tomonitor:

• GTrequirements(seeregistrar’swebpage)• Psyc requirements• GPA(musthave2.0tograduate);SeenewGPAweightingofSTEMclassesforHOPE/ZELL

• ALLpsychologycoursesmustbetakenforaGRADE(notpass/fail);onlyexceptionisfreeelectives

• Accruedcredithours(musthave122tograduate,keepinmind36hourrule)

• SometimesDegreeworks doesn’tapplyalternativecoursesautomatically(e.g.,Learning&MemoryinexchangeforEAB);contactDr.SingletonifyoudetectanyproblemsinDegreeworks

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OLDRequiredPsychologyCoreTypicallyofferedeverysemester(except4031)

• Psyc 1101:GeneralPsychology• Psyc 2015:ResearchMethods• Psyc 2020:Statistics• Psyc 2103:HumanDevelopment• Psyc 2210:SocialPsychology• Psyc 3011:CognitivePsychology• Psyc 3020:Biopsychology• Psyc 3031:Exp AnalysisofBehavior(4hrs,nolongeroffered)

– OrPsyc 4025:Learning&Memory(Fallonly,3hr)+1hr PSYCcredit

• Psyc 3041:Sensation&Perception• Psyc 4031:AppliedExp.PsychwithLab(SPRINGONLY,

requiresPsyc 3011/4011prereq)– orPsyc 4600SeniorThesisI+4601SeniorThesisII

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NEWRequiredPsychologyCore2016-2017Typicallyofferedeverysemester(except4025Falland4031Spring)

• Psyc 1101:GeneralPsychology(3hrs applytoSoc Sci Elec)• Psyc 2015:ResearchMethods(3hrs applytoSoc Sci Elec,1hr tofreeelective)• Psyc 2020:Statistics• CHOOSE2fromGroupA

– Psyc 4011:CognitivePsychology(**Prereq forPSYC4031)– Psyc 4020:Biopsychology– Psyc 4041:Sensation&Perception– Psyc 4025/4803:Learning&Memory(FALLONLY)

• (or3031:Exp AnalysisofBehavior,nolongeroffered)• CHOOSE2fromGroupB

– Psyc 2103:HumanDevelopment– Psyc 2210:SocialPsychology– Psyc 2230:AbnormalPsychology– Psyc 2240:PersonalityTheory

• Psyc 4031:AppliedExp.PsychwithLab(SPRINGONLY,requiresPsyc3011/4011prereq)– orPsyc 4601:SeniorThesisII

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RequiredPSYCElectives(12 15 hours,Corbetter)

• 4 5 PSYCcoursesor12 15 hours– eachcoursemustbeatleast3credits– CoursesnotusedfromGroupAorGroupBcanbeusedforPsyc

Elective• Combinedtotalof3hoursofPsyc 2699or4699maybe

countedasPsyc elective(besuretoSELECTGRADEOPTION,notpass/failforthese3hours)

• Only3hoursof2803or4803canbecountedforPsycelective

• Thefollowingcoursescannot beusedforPsychelective,butcanbeusedforfreeelective:– Psyc 3750,Psyc 3790,Psyc 4790,Psyc 4791,Psyc 4792

• IfyourtwoGroupAchoicesadduptolessthan8hours,thenyoumustmakeupthe2hoursbyaddingtoPsyc Elective(e.g,16or17hrs insteadof15)

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2103* HumDev2210 Soc Psy2230* Abn Psy2240 Pers Psy2005 MultiIdent2130 IntroEdPsy2220 I/OPsy2250 CrossCult2270 Engr Psy2280!! Psy Creativ2699 Research2760 HumLg2803 SpecTop

4020# BioPsy Bio 1520orNeur 2001

4025 Lrng&Mem Psy 2015&Psy 2020

4041 S&P major(4hrs)

major

4010 HumAbil Psy 2020

4050 Hist&Systm

4090* CogNeuro Psy 4011

4100* Beh Pharm Bio1520 &Chem 1310

4260 Psy Aging

4270 Psy Testing Psy 2020

4699 Research

4803* NeuroEthics

And15hrs PsychElectives~5hrs ~10hrs

3012* CogPsy fornonmajors3040* S&P fornonmajors

Choose2fromGroup B(green)Choose2fromGroup A(yellow)

PSYC1101or

AP%

PSYC2015ResMeth(4hrs)$%

PSYC2020Stats(4hrs)%

PSYC4011CogPsyformjr(4hrs)*

PSYC4031Capstone(4hrs)

*or4600+4601Sr ThesisPre-Reqs1101plus

REDItalic=MeetsGTSocialScienceElective$=requiredinCSthread

# =RequiredforNeuroscienceMajor*=electiveoptioninNeuroscienceMajor%=RequiredforNeuroscience:PsychologySpecialization

GTReq:21hrs of3000/4000levelcoursesinMajor,andadd’l 18hrs 3000/4000levelcoursesinoroutofMajorforatotalof39hours

Maxof3hrs 2699/4699CanapplytoPsychElective

CoursesnotselectedforGroupAOrGroupBareeligibleasPsychElective

Springonly

PsychologyMajorscompleteGTCoreRequirements+Bio1510andBio1520

Oct15,2017

Otherthingstokeepinmind…(3000/4000levelCoursesWorksheet)

• Studentsmusttake21totalhoursof3000/4000levelcoursesinthemajor

• Studentsmusttake39totalhoursof3000/4000levelcoursesOVERALL

• Studentscannottakeclassesoffcampus(transfercredit)withinthelast36hoursbeforegraduation

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Optional:ChangeCatalogYear

• CurrentPsychmajorshavetheoptiontochangecatalogyearstothe2016-2017requirements,orstaywithyouroriginalcatalogrequirements

• UseDegreeworks “Whatif”onlefttabtoexplorewhichoptionworksbestforyou

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Otherimportantinfo• Allpsyc coursesMUSTBETAKENFORALETTERGRADE(notpass/fail)…checkthiswhenyouareregistering.

• GTrule:ONLY9hourstotalcanbetakenaspass/fail(mostlyfreeelective).MostcorerequirementsareLetterGrade(someAreaEareallowedpass/fail)

• ReminderthatsomeGTfoundationalcourseshaveregistrationrestrictions(e.g.,CS1301isrestrictedtoFr/SoinPhaseIregistration)

• Math1501(4hrs)/1502(4hrs)numberingandcoursestructurehaschangedto– Math1551(2hrs)/1552(4hrs)/1553(2hrs)– Degreeworks willautomaticallyrecognizethis– 1501/1502isnolongeroffered!!

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CapstoneRequirement• AppliedExperimentalPsychologywithLab(4hours)PSYC4031– YoumusttakeCogPsych4011(not3012)asaprerequisite forPsyc 4031.4031isofferedinSPRINGtermsonly.

– YoumusthaveInstructorpermissiontotake4011concurrentlywith4031

– Youmustbeasenior

Or• ConductaSeniorThesis(PSYC4601:SeniorThesisII,4hours)underthesupervisionofafacultymember.TypicallytakenafterPSYC4600:SeniorThesisI.MUSTCOMPLETEFORM

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GTCoursesofInterest• Physics2211(Fall)and2212(Spring)forLifeSciences(RestrictedtoBiology,Psych,NEURmajors)– Spring:Physics2212SectionC(CRN29590)• MWF9am(+labC01orC02)• Pre-req MATH1552

• CS1301withonlinelecture(D.Joyner)– CRN29457

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NeuroscienceMajor

• www.cos.gatech.edu/neuroscience• NeurosciencemajorbuildsonmanyexistingGTcoursesalongwithseveralnewNEURcourses(NEUR2001,req Bio1510,PSYC1101)

• Neurosciencemajorscanchoosethe“PsychologyBreadth"

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New:PsychologyExitExam• AcademicEffectiveness(UniversityAccreditation):

– HowdowemeasurewhetheryoulearnedanythingaboutPsychologyaftermeetingalloftherequirementsofthemajor?

– Wearerequiredtoestablishandevaluatestudentlearningoutcomes(beyondgradesyoureceiveincourses);it’salsoagoodideaforustogetfeedback

– GENERALPSYCHOLOGY:GraduatingSeniorsONLY(LateNov/EarlyDec):• CompletetheETSMajorFieldTestforPsychology(notGRE:PsychologyorMCAT),about2hours,nopreparationrequired

– LEARNINGOUTCOMEFOCUS:RESEARCHMETHODS&INTERPRETINGPSYCHOLOGICALDATA(startingFall2017):• trackingstudentperformancebeyondPSYC2015andPSYC2020• FacultywilluseanEvaluationRubricforCapstoneandSr.Thesis• Embeddedquestionswithinfinalexamsof“GroupA”4000-levelcourseswillfocusonResearchMethodsandInterpretingPsychologicaldata

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UndergraduateResearch• LabresearchopportunitieslistedonSchool’swebsiteandbulletinboard• Contactindividualfacultymembertoseeifthereareopeningsfor

undergradresearchassistants;somewillwantamulti-semestercommitment

• IfFr/Soph registerforPSYC2699• IfJr/Sr registerforPSYC4699• LabAdvisorssetthegradingoptionforPass/FailorGrade,sobesuretocheck

• Upto3hours2699/4699cancountforPSYCelective,butyoucantakemorehoursandusethattowardfreeelectives.SETTHECREDITHOURSWHENYOUREGISTER!!

• MustgetFacultysignatureonBlueRegistrationPermittoenroll;turnformintoShebbie Murray,Rm.134

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Otherdetails….• StudyAbroad,InternationalPlan,Internships• B.S.Psych:BusinessOption• Doublemajors• Minors&CertificatesinPSYC– NewHealth&MedicalSciencesMinor@GT

• REMINDER:DropDeadlineisOct28th

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Support….• CenterforAcademicSuccess(success.gatech.edu)inCloughCommons–WalkInhoursMWF11-1,Tu/Th4-6pm– DealingwithAcademicStressWorkshopTuesNov.7,4:15-5:15pm

– Nowhiring1on1tutors• PeerCoaching&OutreachworkshopsfromGTCounselingCenter(counseling.gatech.edu)

• AcademicPetitionProcessforRetroactiveWithdrawal(courseorwholesemester);seeRegistrar’swebsite

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CounselingCenter:LifeSkillsWorkshopscounseling.gatech.edu

• Eachworkshoplastsforapproximatelyonehour.WecurrentlyhavefiveworkshopsforCounselingCenterClients:

• MindoverMood: Thisworkshopwillhelpparticipantsbetterunderstandtherelationshipbetweenthoughts,emotions,andbehaviors.Inaddition,participantswillbeabletoidentifycommonproblematicthoughtpatterns,aswellaslearnconceptsandskillstomodifythethoughtpatternsthatcausenegativemoodsandanxiety.

• ManagingStress: Thisworkshopwillhelpparticipantsdevelopabetterunderstandingofstressandthevariouswaysitinfluencesyourmind,body,andbehaviors.Inaddition,participantswilldiscussspecificstrategiesformanagingstress,aswellasidentifyandpracticemind-bodytechniquesthatarehelpfulindealingwithstressandanxiety.

• TimeManagement&Procrastination: Thisworkshopwillhelpparticipantstoidentifytheimportanceofeffectivetimemanagementskills,aswellascommonobstaclestogoodtimemanagement.Participantswilldevelopadeeperunderstandingofsomeofthecommonfactorscontributingtoprocrastination,aswellasidentifyspecificwaystomanagetheirtimemoreeffectively.

• IntroductiontoMindfulness: Mindfulnesscanbedefinedasmomenttomomentawarenessandaprocessbywhichonedevelopsnewkindsofcontrolandwisdominourlives,basedonourinnercapacitiesforrelaxation,payingattention,awareness,andinsight.Participantswillbeintroducedtoanddevelopagreaterunderstandingofmindfulnessandvariouswaysitcanbebeneficial.Inaddition,participantswillidentifyandpracticeformalandinformalmindfulnessstrategies.

• BetterSleep: Thisworkshopwillhelpparticipantsdevelopabetterunderstandingoftheimportanceofgoodsleep.Inaddition,participantswillbeabletoidentifybehaviorsthatinterferewithsleep,aswellasskillstoimproveone’ssleep. 22

GetInvolved!!• PSYCClub(opentoallPsyc majors &minors)– EveryotherTuesday6:00pm– TECREC(Nov35-7pm);FinalStretchDonuts

• PsiChi(PsychologyHonor’sSocietyforJr/Sr)– ContactDr.AudreyDuarte,sponsor

• Volunteeras“StudentAmbassadors”forSchoolofPsychology– CampusMajorsFair,CampusHealthFair– LunchwithvisitingHSstudentsinterestedinPsychology– Homecoming,FamilyWeekend– Newstudentorientations/AdvisingSessions

• BesureyouarereceivingEmailsfrompsych-ugrad23

Needmoreassistance?• Dr.JennySingleton,AssociateChair• OfficeLocation:Rm.131JSCoon• OfficePh:404-894-2681• Email:ugadvising@psych.gatech.edu• EmailquestionstoDr.Singleton• SignupforanAppointmentwithDr.Singleton(www.gatech.gradesfirst.com)

• Spring2018:NewAcademicAdvisoronboard!• AskShebbie MurrayinRoom134• CheckwithRegistrar’sofficeadvisors

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