Tougaloo college catalog 2013 2015

Tougaloo College paper. These courses are designed for seniors to be familiar with the APA format, get a hands-on- research experience using the SPSS program, and other statistical and research tools needed to assist them with their paper.

College policy does not permit a student to write the Senior Thesis until the English Writing Proficiency Exam has been passed.

GRE Requirement All Graduate schools require the GRE or some standardized test for admission to a graduate program. It is recommended that Psychology majors take the GRE or any other recognized national test such as the LSAT, or PRAXIS during their Junior year and report their scores to the registrar’s office and the psychology department no later than the Fall semester of their senior year.

A. Comprehensive Examination B. Psychology majors are required to take the Major Field Test (ETS) exam in the Spring of the final year, as well as take and pass the Departmental Comprehensive Exit Exam during the Fall of the senior year.

Suggested Course Sequence: Major in Psychology (*Denotes Required Courses) Freshman PSY 111* General Psychology I Fall/Spring 3 PSY 112* General Psychology II Fall/Spring 3 Total Hours 6 Sophomore Abnormal Psychology Fall/Spring 3 PSY 213* SSD 215* Foundations in Statistical Thinking Fall 3 PSY 216* Experimental Psychology Spring 3 PSY 221 Child Psychology Fall 3 PSY 222 Adolescent Psychology Spring 3 Psychology of Adulthood & Old Age Spring 3 PSY 224 Total Hours 15 Junior & Senior Personality Theory Fall (even years only) 3 PSY 321 PSY 322 Organizational Behavior Fall (odd years only) 3 PSY 323 Social Psychology Fall (even years only) 3 PSY 324 Psychology of Women Fall (odd years only) 3 SSD 329* Applied Statistics Spring 3 PSY 331 Psychological Measurement Spring (even years) 3 PSY 332 Sensation and Perception Fall (even years) 3 Page 272