Actual Questions and
Answers
Question Answer
12 units per semester constitute a full load and will
allow a student to graduate in eight semesters (four false
years).
In order to graduate, you must have a C or better in
false
all courses required for the major.
A student who has an AA degree from a community
false
college is GE certified
GE certification from a community college satisfies
false
all CSULB GE requirements
The maximum number of units which may be
transferred to CSULB from a community college and 70
applied toward a degree is
Upper division courses at CSULB are those
300
numbered _____ and above.
Before applying to the major you must first false
,complete all lower division psychology courses-- Psy
100, 210 (formerly 110), 241 ( formerly 141), and
220 (formerly 200)--with a C or better.
You must be admitted to the major before you can
enroll in upper-division psychology courses (those false
numbered 300 and above at CSULB.)
Only students with overall GPAs of 2.5 or above will
false
be admitted to the major.
Taking a course to satisfy the upper-division ethnic
studies requirement of the psychology major will
false
automatically satisfy the university human diversity
requirement.
Psychology majors may not use any psychology
false
courses to satisfy GE requirements.
120 units; an average of 15 units
each for 8 semesters, at least a 2.0
To graduate from CSULB with a degree in in all four GPAs (overall, CSULB,
psychology, one needs a total of _______ units for major and upper division major
fall 2001 or later psychology major catalog years. GPA), to complete all major
requirements, 3 upper division
capstones
A misunderstanding which often results in a
psychology student failing to graduate when all of the above
expected is:
A psychology major should apply for graduation: all of the above
,The CSULB Psychology Department curriculum is
a variety of options
designed to prepare students for:
Taken as a group, the faculty members in the
Psychology Department at CSULB have a eclectic(varied)
predominantly ________________ orientation.
students must satisfy lower division
The Psychology Department is impacted. This
psychology prerequisites before
means that:
being admitted into the major
provide the basic understanding to
Psychology course prerequisites: help students get the most from a
course
A psychology student who is dissatisfied with a
course grade may find all but which of the following complaining to the major advisor
helpful?
Statistics is a requirement for psychology majors it helps students to both understand
because: and conduct psychological research
All psychology majors must complete at least two
400-level psychology classes. The 400-level
499 (independent study)
psychology class which cannot be used to satisfy
this requirement is:
Psychology majors are required to take six units of
courses in the social and behavioral science take any approved course on the list
departments with at least one course focussing on a provided by the Psychology
contemporary, US ethnic group. To satisfy this latter Department
requirement a student may:
, A psychology student who finds any course
uncomfortable or demeaning and does not feel able
psychology department mediator
to discuss the issue with the instructor should first
seek the help of the:
The requirement added for students admitted to psyc 301 (psyc as a discipline and
the psychology major in the Fall of 1998 or later is: profession)
The controversy which has consistently and
historically dominated the field of psychology in the importance of applied versus
United States and been a contributor to many other research activities
controversies deals with:
Psychology as a separate discipline is around
120
_____years old.
The number of undergraduate psychology majors in
85,000
the United States who graduate each year is about:
The largest proportion of United States BA
psychology graduates plans to ____ immediately seek full time employment
after graduation.
The minority/special group whose representation in
professional psychology has increased the most in women
recent years is:
Students are motivated to enter the field of
they are interested in wealth
psychology for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Peer advisors are members of Psi Chi who volunteer
false
to provide service to the department.