1. THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER

2. WHAT DEGREES ARE OFFERED? B.A.- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (120 hours) B.S.- Bachelor of Science in Psychology (120 hours)

3. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO DEGREE PLANS?  The Bachelor of Science degree requires more math, science, and or upper level psychology courses, including an advanced Research Methods course.  The Bachelor of Arts degree is a good option for those students who wish to have more flexibility to customize their degree plan with additional general electives.

4. WHAT DOES MY DEGREE PLAN LOOK LIKE? We follow the University core (44 hours) ENGL, MATH, SCI, HUM, ART, POLS, HIST

5. WHAT WILL MY DEGREE PLAN LOOK LIKE? Psychology CORE: Psychology Statistics Research Methods Test and Measurements Abnormal Psychology Physiological Psychology Developmental Psychology Learning and Conditioning Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology

6. You will have the opportunity to choose your psychology electives from an exciting group of courses: Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology Love Relationships Legal Psychology Mental Health Services Personality Theories Psychology of Parenting Field Service in Psychology Advanced Research Methods Psychopharmacology Independent Study WHAT WILL MY DEGREE PLAN LOOK LIKE?

7. GENERAL ELECTIVES:  We encourage students to create a selection of general electives, including those from outside of psychology that will fit their career goals, including any graduate school plans.  Suggested concentrations: Counseling, Forensics, Experimental, Health Sciences

8. FACULTY Our department has a very diverse group of faculty members. Our faculty specialize and conduct research in areas such as: Cognition, Social psychology, Schizophrenia, Relationships, Neuropsychology, Forensic/Legal psychology, Empathy, Anxiety, Generativity and others.

9. FIRST STEPS 1.Apply to UTTyler and indicate that Psychology is your choice of major. Be sure to declare either a BA or a BS degree in Psychology 2.Your first semester here, you will be required to meet with Freshman advising. They will have you begin taking core classes. 3.Take Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1301) within your first year. 4.Towards the end of your first year, make an appointment with your psychology advisor: Laura Lamb 566-7382, llamb@uttyler.edu

10. Dr. Combs Dr. Evans Ms. Lamb Dr. Lee Dr. Livingston Dr. Love Dr. Marmion Dr. Morgan Dr. Sass Dr. Schmitt Dr. Stocks Dr. Zinck Dr. C. Barké Dept. Chair Ms. Linda Speed Admin. Assistant Dr. R. Barké Dr. Ngo