Psychology B S at UCF Orientation What is

Psychology B. S. at UCF Orientation

• What is Psychology Advising and how is this different from my other advisors at UCF? • Peer Advisors: M-Th 9 am to 4 pm, Fri 9 am to noon • No appointment needed unless semester break • Meet your Peer Advisors • Staff Advisors: Ms. Karen Cox, MA Director of Advising Ms. Erin Grainger, MA Academic Advisor II

Goals for today • 11: 35 am-1 ish • Learn about opportunities and requirements to complete Psychology BS degree • 1 pm-1: 40 ish • Eat lunch at the Student Union • 1: 50 pm • Register for at least 1 class

Getting started at UCF • Health Services: • Still waiting on Immunizations? ? ? Go during lunchtime to take care of • Financial Aid: Loans, scholarships, grants, etc. • Once you have your schedule • Order books • ISBNs found UCF Bookstore website (they price match!) • Textbook funding: ID Card & Short Term Advance • Avoid getting lost! Walk around campus to get a feel for class schedule

• • Some FACTS about UCF Your classes will be larger than you’re used to. A small class for the Psychology Department in Orlando is 74, and can be as large as 450 Each professor runs their class differently. Some have 4 tests, Some have multiple assignments, etc. Grading is different by professor as well. Some professors use +/- and some don’t At UCF is when you get to prepare for your direct future whether it be career or graduate school. You will learn more about your field and about yourself- you will want to take advantage of every opportunity to build your skills and get involved!

What is psychology? • Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Careers in Psychology

Campus Resources (some of them anyway) • UCF Psychology Department Psychology sciences. ucf. edu/psychology • College of Sciences Advising Services (COSAS) • UCF Academic Services- Transfer Credit Request • Academic Calendar calendar. ucf. edu • Student Academic Resource Center (SARC) • Career Services & Experiential Learning • Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) • Office of Pre-Health Pre-Law Advising (PHPL) • Student Accessibility Services (SAS) • UCF Cares

Other Resources • Transient Student: taking classes at another Florida school as a UCF student • use Florida. Shines. org • Preparing for Graduate School: sciences. ucf. edu/psychology/undergraduateadvising/preparing-for-graduate-school/ • GRE: ets. org/GRE • APA: www. apa. org

Getting additional experience while you are in college is MISSION CRITICAL! • If you are currently going to school full time, and working full time, that WON’T WORK at UCF, so you need to start planning NOW! • If you are considering graduate school after your bachelor's degree is finished, your GPA must at least above a 3. 0 and sometimes higher depending on the program you’re interested in, so it is CRITICAL for you to start out your career at UCF with strong grades. • You will need 2 faculty letters of recommendation when you apply to your graduate program, so it’s good to have that in mind when you begin. TA’s, RA’s, officers in student organizations, are the students who will have the strongest letters. If you are trying to work full time, you won’t have time for these extra activities, and your grades may not be where they need to be either.

Get involved! • Student Organizations: • Psychological Society, • Psi Chi Honor Society, • Multicultural Psychological Student Association (MPSA), • Student Professionals for I/O Psych (SPIOP) • Active Minds • Neuroscience Alliance • & More

Gain Relevant Experience: • Research Assistant (need at least 1 year to apply for I/O or doctoral programs), • Teaching Assistant, • Internship, • Volunteer, • Part-time/Full-time work

To earn a Bachelors Degree in Psychology…. • Need to complete a total of 120 credit hours • 48 of those hours need to be upper level (3000 and higher) • 30 of last 39 with UCF only • 21 hours from UCF Psychology • You must earn at least a 2. 0/“C” or higher to count for the psychology major requirements

1. UCF General Education Program (GEP) • Completed if transferring with AA from public college in Florida • If not, COSAS can advise you on the 36 credit hour requirement • UCF Academic Services will evaluate credits transferring to possibly count towards those requirements www. academicservices. ucf. edu/transfer-credit/ 14

2. College Level Foreign Language Graduation Requirement • You must show proficiency in a foreign language at the college level by: • Passing elementary level 2 of a language or higher OR • Passing second level of a test with CLEP or FLP test at the University Testing Center • Languages UCF offers: • Modern Language Dept: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic…. • Other languages: Hebrew and American Sign Language

3. Common Program Prerequisites/ 3. Core Reqs. Basic Level • PSY 2012 General Psychology • Biology: o BSC 2010 C Biology I o or BSC 1005 Principles of Biology • Statistics: o STA 2014 C Principles of Statistics o or STA 2023 General Statistics

4. Psychology B. S. Core Requirements: Advanced Level PSY 3024 PSY 3074 PSY 3204 C PSY 3213 C PSB 3002 PSY 4604 SOP 3004 DEP 2004 EXP 3604 PSY 4049 Psychology: Career Readiness II Statistical Methods in Psychology Research Methods in Psychology Physiological Psychology History and Systems of Psychology Social Psychology Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Capstone 2 hrs 4 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 2 hrs

5. Diversity Electives (choose 1) SOP 3742 SOP 3723 SOP 3724 SOP 3784 Psychology of Women Cross Cultural Psychology of Prejudice Psychology of Diversity 3 hrs

6. Psychology Tracks: Choose a Track • You will have the option to choose a track if you wish • If not, you are welcome to chose the “General” track • Each track requires 5 courses 19

Track 1: Clinical (5 courses needed) Required: CLP 3143 Abnormal Psychology Select 4 of the following courses: APK 3400 Sports Psychology CLP 3004 Behavioral Self Control CLP 3184 Women’s Mental Health CLP 3302 Clinical Psychology CLP 3413 Contemporary Behavior Therapy CLP 4314 Health Psychology CLP 4134 Childhood Psychopathology CLP 4390 Forensic Psychology DEP 3202 Psychology of Exceptional Children DEP 3464 Psychology of Aging EAB 3703 Principles of Behavior Modification EAB 3706 Behavior Modification Part 2 PCO 4203 Interviewing and Counseling PPE 3003 Personality Theory and Research PSB 3441 Psychobiological Aspects of Drugs PSY 3302 Psychological Measurement PSY 4215 C Advanced Research Methods in Psychology SOP 2772 Sexual Behavior SOP 3751 Legal Aspects of Psychology Study, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, & behavioral disorders

Track 2: Industrial/Organizational Psychology (5 courses needed) Required: INP 3004 Industrial Organizational Psychology Select 4 of the following courses: CLP 4314 Health Psychology EXP 3404 Basic Learning Processes Understand EXP 3304 Motivation productivity, INP 3951 Industrial/Organizational Fieldwork management, & INP 4313 Organizational Psychology employee working INP 4380 Psychology of Teamwork styles to improve the PPE 3003 Personality Theory and Research quality of life in the PSY 3302 Psychological Measurement workplace PSY 4215 C Advanced Research Methods in Psychology

Track 3: Human Factors Psychology (5 courses needed) Apply human behavior to design and use of products, systems, tools, & Select 4 of the following courses: environments for EXP 3204 Sensation and Perception comfortable human EXP 4507 Advanced Human Memory and Cognition use Required: EXP 3250 Principles of Human Factors Psychology PSB 4240 Neuropsychology PSY 3630 Psychology of Human-Animal Interaction PSY 4215 C Advanced Research methods in Psychology

Track 4: Neuroscience (5 courses needed) Required: PSB 4240 Neuropsychology (PR: PSB 3002 Physio Psych) Select 4 of the following courses: Understand how EXP 3204 Sensation and Perception brain affects EXP 3304 Motivation cognitive function PSB 3441 Psychobiological Aspects of Drugs and behavior PSB 3842 Sleep and Dreams PSY 4215 C Advanced Research Methods in Psychology

Track 5: Experimental (5 courses needed) Select 5 of the following courses EXP 3304 Motivation Focus on design, EXP 3640 Psychology of Language analysis, and dissemination of EXP 3404 Basic Learning Processes research through EXP 4507 Advanced Human Memory and Cognition experimentation EXP 3204 Sensation and Perception related to behavior PSY 3302 Psychological Measurement PSY 3320 Survey Methods in Psychology PSY 3635 Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology PSY 4215 C Advanced Research Methods in Psychology

Track 6: General (5 courses needed) Select any five (5) courses from those taught by the Psychology department NOTE: The following courses will NOT fulfill this requirement. INP 3141 C Advanced Applied Psychology INP 3951 Industrial/Organizational Field Work PSY 3905 Directed Independent Study PSY 4906 Directed Independent Study PSY 4912 Directed Independent Research

7. Math/Science Electives (2 courses needed if you did not take them at your previous college) ANT 2511 The Human Species CHM 2045 C Chemistry Fundamentals I PCB 3703 C Human Physiology ANT 3541 Bio behavioral Anthropology CHM 2046 Chemistry Fundamentals II PHY 2053 C College Physics I ANT 3550 C Primatology EVR XXXX Any EVR prefix PSC 1121 Physical Science ANT 4516 Human Biological HSA 4702 Health Sciences STA 4102 Computer Diversity Research Methods Processing of Statistical Data ANT 4586 C Human Origins HSC 3147 Introduction to Pharmacology STA 4163 Statistical Methods II BSC 2011 C Biology II MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus STA 4164 Statistical Methods III BSC 4312 C Advanced Marine Biology MCB XXXX Any MCB prefix course ZOO XXXX Any Zoo Prefix course CHM 1020 Concepts in Chemistry PCB 3063 Genetics

Recommended schedules: Summer 2019 (1 -2 courses) Fall 2019 (12 hours if need to be full time/ 4 -5 courses) • DEP 2004 (if not completed already) or Diversity elective • PSY 3024 Career Readiness I • STA 2023 (if not completed already) or SOP 3004 Alternative courses: GEP requirements? , Diversity elective, SOP 3004 Social Psych, Track Required, Track Electives, PSB 3002 Physiological Psych, EXP 3604 Cognitive Psych, science elective, minor/certificate courses? • PSY 3204 C Stat. Methods in Psych • Language 1 (1120, ASL 2140) or if complete/proficient, SOP 3004 Social Psych • Track required or track elective

What’s Next? • LUNCH! Back to the student union (please eat- no hangry students!) • 1: 45 pm: brought back to registration by O-Team member • 1: 50 pm, register! • Get your courses planned out • Ask advisors questions • Go home after finish with registering • contact advising for future questions: Psychadvising@ucf. edu