1. Psych Advising Fall 2013-Present w/ New Core Curriculum

2. Important Resources Undergraduate Bulletins: http://www.northgeorgia.edu/Catalogs/http://www.northgeorgia.edu/Catalogs/ Undergraduate_Bulletins.aspx Psychology Advising Resources (POS & Checklist): www.northgeorgia.edu/ngpsychwww.northgeorgia.edu/ngpsych Psychology, Sociology & Community Counseling Dept.: http://www.northgeorgia.edu/PsychandSoc/http://www.northgeorgia.edu/PsychandSoc/ General & Important Resources: http://www.northgeorgia.edu/current/http://www.northgeorgia.edu/current/

3. Get the best education you can! Outline: Optimizing our Program over 4 years 120 earned hours and your POS Q & A

4. Research Opportunities Freshman year: Area A MATH & Area D Sciences o Algebra or better if you're ready o BIOL 1107 & 1108 preferred Sophomore year: QM in fall & RM in Spring o PSYC 3070, Quantitative Methods 4 hours o PSYC 3080, Research Methods 4 Hours Junior year: at least one upper level lab o Social, Cognition, Abnormal, or Neuroscience Senior year: a quality project and a conf presentation o Senior Honors thesis or Reading/Research

5. Area A: Essential Skills Area A1: Communication Skills (6 hours) o ENGL 1101 & 1102  Must have a C in each  Complete by 30 hours = first year! Area A2: Quantitative Skills (3 hours) o MATH 1111 or better o Must earn a C to move on to MATH 2400  Our QM (Psyc Stats) class is Algebra based

6. Area B: Institutional Options (7 hrs) GLOBAL Courses (3-4 hours) ANTH 1102, CGLO 1502, COMM 1502, DVRS 1502, ENGL (2111, 2112, 2160, 2030), GEOG (1101, 1102), HIST (1111, 1112, 2860), INED (2902, 2903), PHIL 2200, POLS (1150, 2301, 2401), RELG 2860, SOCI 1160 Foreign Language (3-4 hours) o FARS, FREN, GRMN, KREN, SPAN, RUSS, ARAB, CHIN o LANG 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002

7. Area C: Humanities / Fine Arts (6 Hours) Literature (3 hours) o See bulletin for a list of courses & descriptions o ENGL 2111, 2112, 2121, 2122, 2131, 2132, 2135, 2140, 2150, 2160 Fine Arts / Philosophy (3 hours) o See bulletin for a list of courses & description o ART (1100, 2510, 2520, 2050), MUSC 1100, FILM (1100, 2301, 2302), THEA 2500, PHIL (2010, 2200)

8. Area D: Science, Math, & Technology (11 Hours) 2 lab based Sciences* (8 hours) o BIOL 1107 & 1108 are preferred o CHEM or PHYS is also a good option MATH/CSCI/GISC (3 hours) o MATH (1113, 1450, 2040, 2400, 2460, 2510), CSCI (1250, 1301, 1371), GISC (2011 and 2011L) *If you plan to be a science minor (e.g., Biol - those intro sequences will be a part of your minor and you will need 8 additional hours of lab-based sciences to fulfill Area D.

9. Area E: Social Sciences (9 Hours) US & Georgia History/ Government (3 hours) o HIST 2111 or 2112 or POLS 1101 Behavioral Science (3 hours) o SOCI 1101, ANTH 1101, ECON 2105 Social Science (3 hours) o GEOG (1101, 1102), HIST (1111, 1112, 2111, 2112) POLS (1101, 2301, 2401)

10. AREA F: Appropriate to Psych (18 hrs.) PSYC 1101, Intro to Psychology (prerequisite to all others) PSYC 2103, Human Growth & Development 1000-2000 PSYC Course (3 hours) o PSYC 1002, 1102, 2101 Three electives appropriate to psych at the 1/2000 level (3 hours) o Additional Science, Math, Computer Science or Foreign Language is recommended *PSYC classes must be Cs or better

11. Area G: Major Courses (27 hours) Required Courses: Sophomore year: o PSYC 3070 (4hrs), Quantitative Methods, fall o PSYC 3080 (4hrs), Research Methods, spr Junior year: Take at least one of these with a lab after completing Research Methods (offered as 4hr course on alternate semesters) o PSYC 3150, Social (4Fall/3Spring) o PSYC 3310, Cognition (3Fall/4Spring) o PSYC 3530, Abnormal (4Fall/3Spring) o PSYC 4230, Neuroscience (3Fall/4Spring)  (area D science pre-req & PSYC 1102 pre-req)

12. Area G: Major Courses Required Courses Continued: PSYC 3430, Personality & Individual Differences PSYC 4900, Senior Seminar o capstone: taken last semester (*if last semester is the Summer - take in Spring)

13. Major Electives (12 hours) PSYC 3090: History and Systems of Psych PSYC 3103: Cross-Culture Psychology PSYC 3104: Applied Psychology PSYC 3181: Psychology of Aging PSYC 3301: Child Psychology PYSC 3304: Learning and Motivation PSYC 3306: Health Psychology PSYC 3307: Psychology of Eating

14. Major Electives cont. PSYC 4250: Sensation and Perception –Prerequisite(s): Completion of Area D Science PSYCH 4303: Drugs, Brain, and Behavior PSYC 4650: Group Dynamics PSYC 4669: Organizational Behavior PSYC 4750: Internship in Psychology (Junior Standing) PSYCH 4790: Tests and Measurements *prerequisite: PSYC 3070) PSYC 4840: Counseling/Clinical Theories *prerequisite: PSYC 3530

15. Area G: Major Courses Pick 4 classes from our electives CONTINUED: PSYC 4950 Independent Study o Maybe taken only once for Area G credit o approval of instructor PSYC 4960 Reading & Research o approval of instructor PSYC 4970 Senior Honors Thesis o Approval of instructor & 3.00 GPA o Noted and Titled on Transcript

16. Minor PSYCHOLOGY requires a minor. Minors are specified by each department so check the catalog and get a minor advisor. Most minors require 5 or 6 classes. o usually 1-2 lower level required courses o the rest as 3-4000 level elective courses o some minors have many more requirements o look in the undergraduate catalog for more info!

17. Open Electives You still need 6 hours of coursework to reach 120 hours for your degree! These classes can be any course you get a letter grade for.... i.e. o French 1001 (3 hours) o Badminton (1 hour) o Neuroscience Lab (1 hour) if you took an extra lab course

18. PIN #s Get your PIN for registration (Fall advisement = Spring registration PIN, but Spring advisement = Fall & Summer PINs!). Email these to yourself in case you need to make adjustments later in the year. Your PIN for dropping is a different # and will not be available until after drop/add ends

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