Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007
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Psychology (PSYC)
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Chairperson: Kenneth Fuld
Professor: Victor A. Benassi, Ellen S. Cohn, Peter S. Fernald, Kenneth Fuld, Benjamin Harris, Robert G. Mair, John D. Mayer, Edward J. O'Brien, David B. Pillemer, Rebecca M. Warner, William R. Woodward
Associate Professor: Victoria L. Banyard, Robert C. Drugan, Michelle D. Leichtman, John E. Limber, Carolyn J. Mebert, William Wren Stine, Daniel C. Williams
Assistant Professor: Toni L. Bisconti, J. Pablo Chavajay, Brett M. Gibson, Jill A. McGaughy
Research Assistant Professor: Lisa M. Jones, Kimberly J. Mitchell
Lecturer: Robert P. Eckstein, Mark J. Henn, Richard I. Kushner, Michael A. Mangan, Peter Yarensky
Academic Counselor: Janice Chadwick
The psychology major provides students with a broad education, while
also allowing some specialization. The program exposes students to the
scientific study of behavior and encourages an increased understanding
of the behavior of humans and animals.
Students who wish to declare psychology as a major after enrolling in
the University should consult with the department’s academic counselor
for application procedures and criteria.
Students majoring in psychology must complete 44 credits with a minimum
grade of C- in each course and a 2.00 overall average in all major
requirements. The psychology department does not accept other
departments’ statistics courses toward the psychology major. Students
who have taken a statistics course other than PSYC 402 must pass a
competency exam in order to apply to the major and/or register for PSYC
502. Students with a first major in psychology may not use any
psychology courses to fulfill general education requirements.
Requirements for the Major
A. Three core courses—PSYC 401, 402, and 502.
B. Four breadth (500-level) courses as follows
Group I: two courses from two different tracks
Sensory track: PSYC 511
Cognitive track: PSYC 512 or 513
Behavioral track: PSYC 521
Biological track: PSYC 531
Group II: Two courses from two different tracks
Social/Personality track: PSYC 552 or 553
Abnormal/Counseling track: PSYC 561
History track: PSYC 571
Developmental track: PSYC 581 or 582
C. Four depth (700-level) courses as follows
Two courses from Group I (710-741):
Sensory track: PSYC 710, 741A
Cognitive track: PSYC 712, 713, 741B
Behavioral track: PSYC 722, 741C
Biological track: PSYC 731, 733, 735, 737, 741D
Two courses from Group II (752-793):
Social/Personality track: PSYC 755, 756, 758, 791B, 791C
Abnormal/ Counseling track: PSYC 762, 763, 793, 791D
History track: PSYC 771, 791E
Developmental track: PSYC 780, 783, 785, 791F, 791G
Psychology 702 may be substituted for one Group I or one Group II requirement.
Psychology 705 may be substituted for one Group I or one Group II requirement.
Note: Most offerings have one or more
prerequisite courses. Students (with the help of their advisers) are
expected to select breadth courses that will later enable them to
select depth courses appropriate to their interests and career goals.
Transfer students who elect to major in psychology must complete at
least 24 credits in the program at UNH to qualify for the degree in
psychology. Transfer students must earn a total of 44 approved credits
for completion of the psychology major. The distribution of these
credits will be determined by the department’s academic counselor.
Transfer students should note that courses are allotted only the number
of credits granted by the original institution (after adjustments for
semester-hour equivalents). Thus, students transferring from an
institution at which courses carry less than 4 credits each must make
up for any credit deficit created by acceptance of transfer credits
into the psychology major. Of the four 700-level courses required for
the major, at least three must be taken at UNH.
Specific course selections should be discussed with advisers.
Exceptions to the requirements for the major require a petition to the
department.
Psychology majors planning to go on to graduate study in psychology are
advised to include PSYC 702 and/or 705 among their courses.
The minor in psychology consists of five psychology department courses
(20 credits), including PSYC 401. No more than 4 credits of PSYC 795
may be applied to the minor. A maximum of 12 psychology transfer
credits can be applied to the psychology minor at UNH.
See the department student services assistant for further details on the major or minor in psychology.
Advising System
Students who enter the University as psychology majors are considered
“provisional majors” and are advised in the University Advising Center
until they complete PSYC 401 and 402, at which time they can confirm
their major. “Provisional majors” are accorded all the rights and
privileges of any psychology major. Undergraduate advising in the
department is conducted jointly by the department’s academic counselor
and the full-time faculty. The academic counselor has primary
responsibility for advising confirmed and newly declared freshman and
sophomore psychology majors and is the initial contact for all majors
in a state of transition (readmitted, transfer, newly declared
students, etc.). The academic counselor assists students in all phases
of educational planning and decision making, including preregistration,
long-range academic planning, degree and program requirements, and
career selection and planning. Junior and senior psychology majors are
assigned to a faculty adviser with appropriate consideration for
student preferences. The advising relationship with a faculty member is
designed to encourage refining career and educational decisions.
Undergraduate Awards for Majors
Each year the faculty chooses psychology undergraduates as the
recipients of the following awards: the Herbert A. Carroll Award for an
outstanding senior in psychology, the George M. Haslerud Award for an
outstanding junior in psychology, and the Fuller Foundation Scholarship
for an outstanding junior in psychology with demonstrated interests in
clinical psychology. Psychology majors with at least a 3.20 grade-point
average are eligible for these awards. Faculty nominate students from
the eligibility list and final selection of recipients is made by vote
of the full-time psychology faculty.
Honors Program in Psychology
The Department of Psychology sponsors an honors program for outstanding
students in the major. Students may apply to the honors program in
psychology in their sophomore or junior year.
Eligibility criteria include
1. Overall grade-point average of 3.20 or above and 3.4 in major courses
2. Completion of PSYC 401, 402, and 502 with a grade of B or above in each
Requirements of the program include
1. Three 700-level psychology honors courses or equivalent
2. PSYC 797, Senior Honors Tutorial (fall)
3. PSYC 799, Senior Honors Thesis (spring)
Students interested in applying to the honors program should contact the department’s academic counselor.
Undergraduate Research Conference
The Department of Psychology sponsors the annual George M. Haslerud
Undergraduate Research Conference each spring. Undergraduates are
invited to submit empirical or theoretical papers for presentation at
the conference. Contact the department’s academic counselor for more
information.
