• Read the section below about introduction to psychology (PSY 100) psychology

• If you’ve already satisfied that requirement, consider registering for a 200-level course that you find interesting

• If you have taken AP PSY in High School AND received a 4 or 5 on the AP Exam, you are eligible to count that for PSY 100 but NOT both (You can not receive college credit for both AP PSY and PSY 100)

• PSY 100 counts as a Mode of Inquiry D (MOID), Scientific Inquiry. AP PSY will NOT count as a MOID

• If PSY 100 has filled up, you can take psychological statistics (PSY 201) which does not require AP PSY or PSY 100

• If you have further questions about PSY 100, please contact: Jill Marshall (jmarsha4@conncoll.edu)

• There are 6 sections of PSY 100 taught every semester

• PSY 100 includes a lecture (2, 75 minute classes per week) and a lab (2 hours per week)

• Core

  • Intro to Psychology (PSY 100) OR AP Psychology with a 4 or 5 on the Exam

  • Psychological Statistics (PSY 201)

  • Research Methods in Psychology (PSY 202)

Sub Discipline Courses (Click Here for Details)

• Students take 6 courses in the following three areas (Clinical and Personality, Social and Health, Mind and Brain).

• At least three courses must be at the 300-level or higher.

• Students are expected to either take two (2) courses in each area, or three (3) courses in one area, two (2) in a second area, and one (1) in a third area. Students can petition to count relevant FYS or Conn courses here or as an elective.
  
  

• 1 Elective (200-400 Level Course in the PSY or Human Development Department)

• 1 Seminar

• Introduction to Psychology OR AP Psychology

• Four (4) Courses at the 200 Level or Above

• At least one (1) must be at the 300 or 400 Level

• PSY 100/AP PSY for most 200 level courses except PSY 201

• PSY 201 is the prerequisite for PSY 202. They cannot be taken during the same semester. 

• Students who register for a course without having the required pre reqs will be asked to drop it