Writing Policy

Ahhhh the dreaded Writing Policy!

The Psychology Department has seven learning goals for its majors. Goal # 5 is that students who complete the major will be able to effectively communicate with clear, grammatically-correct writing that conforms to APA style.

As such, there are four aspects (referred to as categories) that we ask you to pay attention to in your writing: Writing Mistakes, Punctuation, Typos, and APA format.

This policy will apply to all graded written papers/essays; it will not apply to in-class writing assignments, to ungraded written assignments, or to written essays that occur as part of exams. It applies equally to majors and non-majors in relevant classes. The details of how this policy will be implemented are described in the PDF below.