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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 Advanced Examination 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.

Elementary Teaching Minor Requirements

The 24 credits must include PSY 121, 212, and 16 credits chosen from PSY 201, 204, 220, 225, 236, 240, 275, 305, 310, 314, 331, and approved sections of 280.

Secondary Teaching Minor Requirements

The 24-credit Teaching Minor must include Psychology 121, 201 or 204, 212, 220 and 225. Minor requirements must be completed prior to student teaching.

 

Alma College is one of eight Michigan colleges and universities — and one of 270 out of 4,411 colleges and universities in the nation, or 6 percent — to hold membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

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Graduate Profile

James Woolcock
Graduation: 1975
Major: Psychology

At Alma College, James Woolcock not only learned the tools he needed for a 30-year career in psychology but also realized the importance of a liberal arts education.

“In addition to the wonderful staff in the Psychology Department, I owe a good deal of my professional success to two men: Dr. Ron Massanari and Dr. M.J.J. Smith,” the 1975 graduate says. “They taught me to think critically and, most importantly, to write. Those two intellectual skills are the hallmarks of a liberal arts education.”

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