Supplemental Concentrations

Supplemental Concentrations in the Major

(links to descriptions of specific concentrations are below)

For a supplemental concentration, 9-10 units of coursework in one of the approved concentrations, in addition to the requirements of the major, are required.

Each concentration must contain no fewer than 4 classes from which a student may choose, and these classes must be offered on a regular basis (i.e., at least once a year, or in the case of advanced seminars, at least one possible seminar yearly).Other course offerings can be added, of course, when appropriate.Up to 2 specific classes in a concentration may be required, allowing for at least one choice option.One of the classes needed to complete the supplemental concentration must be an advanced, 400-level class.(A class from another department might be allowed to be included in the concentration, when deemed essential.)

None of the classes for a concentration may be used to fulfill any other aspect of the major (e.g., if the student completes, say, Cognitive, Psy 360, for the supplemental concentration, then that class would not fulfill the core BBC category), nor can any of the units for the supplemental concentration be used to count for any other major or minor.If 2 classes are in a core area of the Psychology major, however, then that core area will have been satisfied.

A semester of research in an appropriate, approved lab, or a relevant internship or practicum, also is required for the supplemental concentration, but this would be part of the 6 units of such credit that is permitted for the regular major, not part of the 9-10 additional units needed for the supplemental concentration.

Each concentration must have a contact person (a member of the psychology faculty) who meets with interested students and ensures successful and appropriate completion of the concentration, and serves as the liaison with the Undergraduate Committee.A student may pursue only one supplemental concentration.

Recognition of the Supplemental Concentration will appear on the student’s academic record under “Milestones.”