Understanding Psychology Major – Flashcards

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Once you have met the requirements to declare the major you must visit ATLAS to declare the psychology major.
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TRUE
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The psychology major has over 1200 declared psychology majors
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TRUE
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To declare the psychology major you need
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PSY 100, PSY 210, PSY 22 and have a C or better with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above
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Workshops and help for students on Probation and Disqualified student help. Academic advising for undeclared students and other colleges
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The University Center for Undergraduate Advising in the Horn Center room 103
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Academic Advising or Psychology Major, College of Liberal Art's majors & minors, GE, capstones, units, GPAs, class planning, double counting, and CSULB graduation requirements
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ATLAS
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Department specific items, for Psychology: Psychology course equivalents and getting psychology credits for studying abroad
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PRO advisors
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General Psychology related questions, course info, psychology course syllabi, grad school info, jobs, internships, and 301 hep
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PRO room 206
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You can drop by the PRO in room PSY 206 for:
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questions about the psych department resources capstones and GE questions graduate school in psych resources PSY 301 help academic advising course syllabi from psych courses
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If you were looking for opportunities for Research experience where could you look?
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the faculty interests section o he psych major handbook the psych department website in PRO
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When looking for research opportunities you should focus on tunered or tenure-track faculty members
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TRUE
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The College of Liberal Arts Advising Center called ATLAS is in Ph1 room 104 is open Monday-Friday and you can drop in or make an appointment to see them about Psychology major requirements, declaring the psychology major, GE requirements, units, GPAs, or other majors and minors in the College of Liberal Arts. They do all the academic advising for psychology students.
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TRUE
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To graduate from CSULB you need:
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at least 120 total units 3 upper division Capstone courses at least a 2.0 in all four GPAs (overall, CSULB, major and upper division major GPA) to complete all major requirements to complete all lower division GE courses or have your GE certification
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Minors usually require at least ____ units.
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20
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30 units out of your 120 total units needed must be taken in Residency, this means:
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at least 30 out of your 120 units must be taken at CSULB
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You must pass the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) or take a writing course at CSULB before graduating to meet the GWAR writing requirement.
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TRUE
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You must file a request to graduate (found online at the enrollment services website) at least:
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After 90 units and before the enrollment services deadline for graduation terms
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PSY 241- Psychobiology is required for:
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applying to the psychology major taking PSY 331, 332, 333 and all the other group one psychology courses psychology major requirements for graduation psychology minor requirements for graduation applying to the psychology minor
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All departments handle prerequisites differently. In the psychology department you can take a psychology course without the prerequisites.
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CSULB catalog in the Psych Major Handbook on the Psy Major & minor checksheets
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If you register for a psychology course and do not have the prerequisites:
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You can and most likely will be dropped from he class by the instructor once the semester starts You will still have to take the prereqs curse for the psych major or minor You will not be prepared for the course and will fall behind
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If you plan on going to Graduate School in Psychology, you shoud plan on taking: (check all that apply)
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PSY 310 Intermediate Statistics, 411 Experimental Design & analysis, and 412 Multivariate Statistics PSY 314 Assessment and/or 315 Testing 400 level research courses
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At CSULB a grade of D is considered a passing grade. Only the Psychology Department requires you to have a grade of C or better in PSY 100, 210, and 220 for admission to the major.
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TRUE
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The last category of the psychology major requirements requires you to take 2 courses from other departments. One must be from the list of __________ courses. The other must be upper division (300 level or above) from any of the approved departments.
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Ethnic Studies
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You can get a list of the approved ethnic studies courses from: (check all that apply)
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The Psychology Department website The main psychology department office (in PSY 100) Inside the Psychology Major Handbook The University Center for Undergraduate Advising in the Horn Center, room 103.
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All courses take at a Community or Junior College are considered Lower division. Lower division community college courses CANNOT be used for upper division (300 level or above) CSULB courses. You can check Assist.org or in the Psychology Major Handbook for transfer equivalents at CSULB.
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TRUE
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At CSULB you can take PSY 100, 210, and 220 all in the same semester.
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FALSE
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If you are declared as a "pre-major" you will have to declare a "real" major by 60 units or enrollment services will put a hold on your account until you declare a major.
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TRUE
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The Psychology Student association (PSA) and Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society: (check all that apply)
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meet together every other week put on Psych Day look good on vitas and resumes for applying to graduate school and jobs
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Which group of psychology courses are open to Psychology majors only? (Meaning you must be declared as a psychology major to take these courses)
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400 level courses
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Students at CSULB are limited to ____ units of repeating.
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28
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Grade Forgiveness
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16 units
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Total number of units you need to graduate with a psych BA at CSULB
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120 units
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total number of units you are allowed to withdraw from
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18 units
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total number of unis you are allowed to repeat
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28 units
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grade averaging
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12 units
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