Department of Psychology at Illinois State University
PSY 392 Replaces PSY 320 as Capstone
Option
PSY 392 Senior Seminar replaced PSY 320 History
and Systems of Psychology as the default
capstone course for psychology majors in
all catalog years. As a result, PSY
320 is now a "pick 4" PSY
elective.
PSY 111 Changes
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology is only for
psychology majors and is offered only in the fall
semester. The credit for PSY 111 is now four hours.
New Capstone Experience
PSY 391 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Apprenticeship is a capstone experience. The prerequisite
for PSY 391 is PSY 291 Special Projects: Undergraduate
Teaching (formerly PSY 290.02) for 3 hours.
PSY 291 and 391 must be
with the same faculty member.
IDS 395.03 Replaces PSY 299
In order to graduate with Departmental Honors
in Psychology, Honors students must register
for IDS 395.03 Honors Thesis: Psychology for
3 hours, complete a senior thesis, and present
this thesis at the department's Honors
Colloquium during the spring semester. IDS 395.03
replaces PSY 299 Independent Honor Study for
the departmental honors requirement.
PSY 231 Added as Prerequisite
The prerequisites for the following "pick 4"
elective PSY courses are PSY 110 or 111 and PSY
231:
PSY 360 Learning
PSY 361 Perception
PSY 363 Physiological Psychology
PSY 364 Motivation
PSY 366 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 367 Introduction to Behavioral Psychopharmacology
PSY 368 Human Memory
PSY 369 Psycholinguistics
Limited Enrollment for PSY 215
Enrollment in PSY 215 Educational Psychology is
limited to only Education majors.
PSY 138 Changes
1. The credit for PSY 138 Reasoning in Psychology
Using Statistics is now four hours.
2. The math prerequisite for PSY 138 is MAT 120 Finite
Mathematics or MAT 145 Calculus I.
3. PSY 138 is no longer cross-listed with ECO, GEO, and
POL 138. Students in catalog year 2004-2005 and earlier
can still fulfill this course requirement by taking
ECO, GEO, POL, or PSY 138. However, psychology majors
are strongly encouraged to take PSY 138 to provide the
best preparation for PSY 340 Statistics for the Social Sciences.
Limit on Hours for Out-of-Class Experiences
Psychology majors may not register for more than
15 hours of any combination of the following:
PSY 287, 290, 291, 299, 390,
391, 395, 398, and IDS 395.03. PSY 290 and 291
are limited to only nine hours.
Additional Elective Hour Required
Students who have been admitted to the Major and
who have taken PSY 110 Fundamentals of Psychology
(formerly Explaining Human Behavior) or an equivalent
course are required to complete 10 hours of
PSY elective courses. This additional hour is
due to the increase from 3 to four hours for
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology. This requirement
applies only to students in the 2005-2006 and
2006-2007 Undergraduate
Catalog.