Department of Psychology at Illinois State University
As of May 1, 2009, the grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 is required for admission to the Major in Psychology for current Illinois State students.
Students who have been admitted to the Major in Psychology and who have taken PSY 110 Fundamentals of Psychology or an equivalent course are required to complete 10 hours of elective PSY courses. This additional hour is due to the increase from three to four hours for PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology. This requirement applies only to students under the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog.
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology is only for Psychology majors and is offered only in the fall semester. The credit for PSY 111 is four hours.
Enrollment in PSY 215 Educational Psychology is limited to only Education majors.
The prerequisites for the following "pick 4" elective PSY courses are PSY 110 or 111 and PSY 231:
PSY 391 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Apprenticeship is a new capstone experience. The prerequisite for PSY 391 is PSY 291 Special Projects: Undergraduate Teaching for three hours. PSY 291 and 391 must be completed with the same faculty member.
In order to graduate with Departmental Honors in Psychology, Honors students must register for IDS 395.03 Honors Thesis: Psychology for three hours, complete a senior thesis, and present their thesis at the department's Honors Colloquium during the fall or spring semester. IDS 395.03 replaces PSY 299 Independent Honor Study for the departmental honors requirement.
Psychology majors may not register for more than 15 hours of any combination of the following courses: PSY 287, 290, 291, 299, 390, 391, 395, 398, and IDS 395.03. PSY 290 and 291 are limited to only nine hours.
Under the 2008-2010 Undergraduate Catalog, the Minor in Psychology Teacher Education is no longer available. Students seeking certification to teach psychology should contact Ms. Raz Steward by e-mail or call 438-5293 for further information.