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Major Requirements

  1. Thirty-six credits in Psychology which must include Psychology 121; 201 or 204; 212; 220; 225; 236 or 331; 305; 314.
  2. The Graduate Record Examination Psychology Subject Test is required for the comprehensive evaluation.
  3. The Department recommends that students supplement the major with adjunct courses from Biology, Computer Science, Sociology and Anthropology, Mathematics and Philosophy.
  4. Psychology 310, 390 and 500 are strongly recommended to students considering graduate study in Psychology or Cognitive Science.

Minor Requirements

Twenty-four credits of Psychology.

Four credits from PSY, with the exception of practicum or independent study courses, count towards the Distributive Requirements in the Natural Sciences — Life Sciences.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

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Graduate Profile

Michele Parkhill

Michele Parkhill
Graduation: 2001
Major: Psychology

When Michele Parkhill visited Alma College during her senior year of high school she noticed psychology Professor Gwyneth Beagley playing with a lab rat.

She knew immediately that she would major in psychology.

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