Psychology Th rough its cu rricul u m, use of comm u n i ty resources, and res a rch programs, the Department of Psychology p rovides students with a comprehensive a n d bala nced exposure to psychology as a d i scipline, a science, and a profession . The major p repares students for grad u a te work in psychology or for e m p loyme n t a fter g raduation in a variety of settings. I n a d d i tion the psychology major is p u rsued by some students who p l a n to do graduate work in fie.lds ou tside of psycho logy such s social work, law, bu siness a d m i n istration, or theology. The minor in psychology is designed to be a s u p pl e me n t to a nother major in the l ibera l arts o r to a degree p rogram in a professional school, such as business a d m i n istra t i o n . The Dcparhnent o f Psychology a lso offers a broad range o f cou rses w h ich ca n be i n d i v i d u a l l y selected by a tudent once the Introduction to Psychology course has been comp leted . As a s u p p le m e n t to academic learni ng, the department offers opportun ities for students to have ex perie nce of a field-work nature in a wide variety of settings in the greater acoma a rea, such a ': American Lake Veterans Ho pital, We tern State Hos pital ( i n c l u d i n g the C h i l d Study and Trea tment Center), Rainier State Sc hool (devel opmenta l ly
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disabled), mental hea l th clin ics, special services departments of local school d ist ricts, and so o n . T h e laboratory cla sses offered b y t h e depa rhne n t a re s m a l l i n size w i t h m a x i m u m im portance a ttached to i nd i vid ual ized i nstruction.
FACULTY Nolph, Chair; Adachi, Fiedler, Hansvick, Lejeune, Moritsugu, Severtson. BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR: 32 semester hours, incl uding. 1 0 1 , 243, 340, 460. I n addition, Statistics 231 is required . The
Underg raduate Record Exam is req u i red of a l l graduating m'lJors.
MINOR: 20 semester hours. Statistics 23 .1 mav - be included with departmental con s e n t . 1 1 0 milv not be counted toward the major or minor. Cou rses at the 506 level are p rimari l y for graduate students; however, they may be taken by ad vanced undergraduates who r ece iv e the instructor's consent.