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Advisement
- Curriculum Worksheets and Graduation Applications
  - ALL GRADUATING SENIORS WHO ENTERED CSU FALL 2008 OR LATER MUST TAKE EITHER PSYC 4999A OR PSYC 4999B (A ZERO CREDIT HOUR SENIOR EVALUATION SEMINAR). ALSO, ANY STUDENTS WHO ENTERED EARLIER THAN FALL 2008 BUT “SAT OUT” FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TAKE PSYC 4999.
  - As of 6/2011: No more than two grades of D in upper-division courses are allowed. Upper-division courses are all courses other than those of Areas A through F of the core curriculum. 1000- or 2000-level courses used in the upper division are included in this restriction.
- Student Academic Advisement Responsibilities Agreement - Please download, print, sign, and bring to your next advisement appointment (necessary for meetings with a FACULTY advisor only).

Psi Chi (the Psychology Honor Society)
Annual Psychology and Human Services and Undergraduate Research in Psychology Awards
Student Research and other Experiential Opportunities
Employment Outlook for Graduates
Academic Advisory Committee on Psychology
Psychology Speakers

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Psychology and Human Services and Undergraduate Research in Psychology Awards

Selection Criteria

Each year our department selects two students as recipients of the Psychology and Human Services Award (PHS) and the Undergraduate Research in Psychology Award (URA). The PHS award is given to the senior student who best exemplifies academic excellence while demonstrating dedication to the disciplines of psychology and human service while the URA is given to the senior student who has exhibited the curiosity, aptitude, and perseverance necessary for success in research endeavors.

Eligible students for the PHS award must meet the following criteria:

ü An overall (or institutional) GPA of 3.2 or better

ü Senior status (90 semester hours minimum)

ü Psychology and Human Services major

ü Involvement in volunteer and campus activities and/or research activities, including ones appropriate to the major

ü Demonstrated teamwork and supportiveness towards fellow students

ü Nomination by one (or more) departmental faculty members

Eligible students for the URA award must meet the following criteria:

ü An overall (or institutional) GPA of 3.2 or better

ü Senior status (90 semester hours minimum)

ü Psychology and Human Services major

ü Demonstrated excellence in statistics and research methods (combined grade of 3.0)

ü Participation in research opportunities with faculty and/or fellow students (e.g., independent study)

ü Nomination by one (or more) departmental faculty members

Recipients will receive:

o Paid student membership in the American Psychological Association for one year

o One-year subscription to one journal of the recipient’s choice

o Inscribed gift

o Inscription on a perpetual plaque on display in the College of Arts & Sciences