Psychology, B.S.

Z 2019-2020 Undergraduate Revise Program Request

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  • Type of Program*
  • Modifications (Check all that apply)*
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  • Program Name*
    Psychology, B.S.
    Psychology, B.S.
  • Program ID*
    1989
    1989
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  • Program Code
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  • Program Type*
  • Degree Type*
  • College - School/ Department*
  • Program Description*
    Honoring our roots in Humanistic Psychology, our mission is to provide an undergraduate educational experience that allows our students to gain a working understanding of the field of psychology generally and of human-science approaches to psychology more specifically. This mission includes working closely with students to help them (a) develop a deep understanding of the dominant themes, conflicts, and perspectives within the discipline, as well as the ability to employ, critically evaluate, and shift among various perspectives when required; (b) apply psychological concepts and perspectives to the major domains of life outside the classroom; (c) develop a keen awareness of the ways that culture and history have shaped the discipline and affect its practitioners; (d) gain clarity about their identity, values, aspirations, emotions, strengths, and weaknesses; (e) understand the major career areas in psychology and gain an intimate knowledge of their own inclinations and vocations toward a particular area of work in service of the common good, and (f) strengthen their capacity to read, write, and speak effectively, especially with regard to psychological ideas. Students wishing to major in Psychology must declare before completing 90 hours of academic credit and cannot declare until completing at least 15 hours of academic credit. Students wishing to major in Psychology must have a GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of declaration. The Undergraduate Program seeks to achieve the following outcomes for all majors: Knowledge Base in Psychology--Students will a. articulate and employ the major perspectives of psychology including biological/neuroscientific, behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, humanistic, transpersonal/contemplative, and critical; b. critically evaluate and shift among the major perspectives when required. Communication--Students will a. demonstrate effective writing skills, especially with regard to psychological ideas. Discernment, Vocation, & Mentorship—Students will a. articulate their values, aspirations, emotions, strengths, and weaknesses; b. apply psychological concepts to personal, social, and professional life; c. describe preferred career paths based on their inclinations and vocations toward an area of work in service of the common good.
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  • Status*

  • REVISE the items below as needed.

    **If you are revising one of the following items,  please modify above from what was imported in:

    • Program Name
    • Program Description
  • Program Learning Outcomes
    Knowledge Base in Psychology--Students will a. articulate and employ the major perspectives of psychology including biological/neuroscientific, behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, humanistic, transpersonal/contemplative, and critical; b. critically evaluate and shift among the major perspectives when required. Communication--Students will a. demonstrate effective writing skills, especially with regard to psychological ideas. Discernment, Vocation, & Mentorship—Students will a. articulate their values, aspirations, emotions, strengths, and weaknesses; b. apply psychological concepts to personal, social, and professional life; c. describe preferred career paths based on their inclinations and vocations toward an area of work in service of the common good.
  • Modification Comments
    The modifications do not affect the actual curriculum/courses for the degree, only the catalog description and program learning outcomes.
  • Rationale*
    The Psychology Department recently undertook an extensive review of the mission of all of its programs. As part of this process, the Undergraduate program decided to modify its mission to focus more on a general knowledge base in psychology, working more closely with students, helping students more with career preparation, and having students improve their writing. This new description reflects those new priorities. The department previously had a 2.5 major declaration policy in its catalog description, but in the recent change from the BA to the BS in psychology, this language was inadvertently left out of the catalog and is here being put back in. As per the feedback from several university reviews of our program assessment, the department decided to reduce the number of learning outcomes from its current list of 13 down to the proposed list of 7. We hope this will focus our energies better for program assessment and review of assessment data. These new outcomes also reflect the above-mentioned department mission statement composed in Fall 2018.
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  • Desired Effective Semester*
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    Desired Effective Year*
  • Is the addition/change related to core, honors, or XIDS courses*
  • Is this a School of Nursing Program?*
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  • Program Location*

  • PROGRAM CURRICULUM

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    Step 1

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