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Psychology Major Admission
All students are allowed to declare the Psychology Major, and are permitted to take GPsyc 101 (General Psychology) and GPsyc 160 (Life-span and Human Development) as well as certain other psychology courses. However, to make progress in the major beyond the first few courses, students need to apply and be admitted to the major.
Students who will be completing Gpsyc 101 and/or a prerequisite Mathematics course (Statistics or Calculus) by the end of the Fall Semester are invited to visit the Peer Advising Office (Miller 1106) to sign up to attend one of the following information and application sessions:
- Tuesday, October 7, 5:00 PM
- Thursday, October 16, 2:30 PM
- Monday, October 27, 3:15 PM
- Monday, November 3, 4:00 PM
- Thursday, November 13, 1:00 PM
- Wednesday, November 19, 5:00 PM
- Monday, December 1, 6:00 PM
- Friday, December 5, 3:00 PM
Locations will be available when you sign up. You MUST attend one of these sessions to submit your application for admission. Admission is required to make progress in the Psychology Major.
If you have questions, feel free to contact the Peer Advising Office (568-6214; peeradvise@yahoo.com; Miler 1106), or Colleen Moynihan (568-6114, Miller 1122'; ugpsyc@jmu.edu).
Psychology Major Admission Requirements
If you would like to make progress in the Psychology Major, please complete the courses required for admission to the major as soon as possible. Students must complete Gpsyc 101 and Math 205, 220, 231 or 235 with a C- or better before they can be fully admitted to the Psychology Major. Math 220 (Elementary Statistics) is the recommended math course, but Math 205, 231 or 235 (Calculus) will also satisfy psychology major admission requirements. While not recommended for students who have not yet completed their math prerequisites, COB 191, GISAT 141 and GISAT 151, and Math 011 all are acceptable prerequisite mathematics courses for applicants to the Psychology Major. Equivalent coursework taken at other schools and AP or IB credit will be accepted.
Students who took Math 200-level BEFORE Spring 2006 only need a D in their Math course to be accepted into the major. As long as the student's cumulative GPA is 2.6 or better at the time of application review, they will be accepted into the major. All students who take their Math course during the Spring 2006 semester or after need to earn a C- or better in their 200-level Math course to be accepted into the major.
For more information about declaring the Psychology Majors see http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/ug/psyc_major/declare_psychology.html.
