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Information Meeting for U1 students
entering McGill from CEGEPJune, 2011
Welcome! Department of
PsychologyFaculty of Arts
Undergraduate Advising Office
Department of Psychology Room N7/9 - Stewart Biology Building
Sarah Khayutin, M.A.Chief Academic Advisor
Monday to Friday(514) 398-6122 (no messages)
Julia Marussi*Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Monday to Friday(514) 398-6121 (messages)
• Program advising &other academic Qs• Career & graduate
study advising• “HELP!”
* Very valuable resource!
• General inquiries (i.e. about programs,courses, applications,exam reviews, etc.)
Office Hours
Sarah Khayutin - Chief Academic AdvisorAugust & first 2 weeks of semester: Drop-in only
Rest of time: Combination of drop-in and appointmentsHours listed on door of N7/9 and on website:
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/perpg/fac/caadv/caadv.htm Before making a special trip for drop-in advising, it is a good idea to consult site for possible changes.
Julia Marussi – Undergraduate Program Coordinator Monday to Friday
9:00am – 12:30pm2:00pm – 5:00pm- Drop-in only
www.psych.mcgill.ca
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Link will give most up-to-date
office hours
This slideshow will
be posted here!
To help you figure out what courses to take.
Allows you to look up program
info on your own. (Self-help
can sure beat waiting in line!)
Other Advising Resources:
Arts OASIS: Office of Advising & Student Info Services
Dawson Hall, Room 110 (Main Campus)
Your Arts Faculty Advisor: Check your Minerva transcriptGeneral academic info, degree requirements, academic standing, program selection,
credit load, procedures for withdrawal, deadlines, etc.
Associate Dean, Director (Arts): André Costopoulos
HELP designed for newly admitted Arts students!
Tel.: (514) 398-1029 or new link to chat online for assistance Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (from June 1 to August 31, 2011)
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/oasis/
Arts OASISTel.: (514) 398-4210
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/oasis/
First-Year Office Suite 2100, Brown Student Services Building
Info about campus resources and servicesFor students and parents
http://www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/
(514) [email protected]
Workshops (i.e.
study skills)
Other Helpful Resources:
Ressources
pour les
étudiant(e)s
francophones
Student Life at McGill
(i.e. athletics, student
associations)
Monthly
newsletter
E-Mail• Lucky you, you now have a McGill email address!
– It is: [email protected] The McGill address and inbox are given automatically
upon confirmation on Minerva of acceptance to McGill. Notification of this is sent to the email address the student provided upon application.
• Use only this address in all communication with University departments & offices. University employees will send emails only to your McGill address.
• For information on email access set-up, logins and passwords, MINERVA, etc., see http://www.mcgill.ca/it/
Getting a B.A. at McGill:Faculty of Arts Requirements
Getting a B.A. at McGill: Overview
• A B .A. requires 90 credits (assumes you have 30 credits of advanced standing from CEGEP)
• How do you structure those credits?– Multi-track system:
• This enables you to acquire a breadth of knowledge in at least two (and, optionally, three) core disciplines.
• There are several ways (multiple tracks) you are allowed to structure these 90 credits…
– Major concentration: typically centered on one discipline/department
– Minor concentration: coherent sequence of courses in a second discipline. Less comprehensive than a major; requires fewer credits.
Getting a B.A. at McGill: Possible Multi-Track
CombinationsOption C:
Major ConcentrationMinor Concentration 1Minor Concentration 2Electives
Cr36181818
Honours Program (Psych)Minor ConcentrationElectives
601812
Option A: Major ConcentrationMinor ConcentrationElectives
Cr361836
Option B: Major Concentration 1Major Concentration 2Electives
Cr363618
Joint Honours Component 1 36Joint Honours Component 2 36Electives 18
• Major Concentration (PSYC) 36 credits• Minor Concentration (non-PSYC) 18 credits• Elective Courses 36 credits
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TOTAL: 90 credits
Getting a B.A. at McGillOption A, with PSYC major
conc. & 1 minor conc.
“Educational Psychology” is considered PSYC
Getting a B.A. at McGillOption B, with PSYC major
conc. & 2nd major conc.
• Major Concentration 1 (PSYC) 36 credits• Major Concentration 2 (non-PSYC) 36 credits• Elective Courses 18 credits
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TOTAL: 90 credits
• Major Concentration (PSYC) 36 credits• Minor Concentration 1 18 credits• Minor Concentration 2 (non-PSYC) 18 credits• Elective Courses 18 credits
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TOTAL: 90 credits
Getting a B.A. at McGillOption C, PSYC major conc.
& 2 minor conc.
• Major Concentration (PSYC) 36 credits• Minor Conc (Behavioural Science) 18 credits• Minor Concentration 2 (non-PSYC) 18 credits• Elective Courses 18 credits
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TOTAL: 90 credits
Getting a B.A. at McGillOption C, with Specialization
Combination
Why would someone do
this?
Getting a B.A. at McGill: Psychology Department
Requirements
Checklists!Take them, print them, use them, bring them!
Available online (http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/ugrad/ugradm.htm)
as well as in the Psychology Undergrad Advising Office
(N7/9 Stewart Biology Building)
What are the Prerequisites?
Arts students only
– If you need to take any of the prerequisites at McGill, they will be categorized as elective credit.
• Introductory Psychology - PSYC 100– If you have a CEGEP (or university-level)
equivalent, you do not need to take PSYC 100• Examples of equivalent courses (CEGEP titles)
» “Introductory Psychology”» “Experimental Psychology”» “General Psychology”
• Biology - BIOL 111 or BIOL 112 or BIOL 115• Examples of equivalent courses (CEGEP titles)
» “Human Biology 1” (or 2)» “General Biology 1” (or 2)
Major Concentration in PsychologyB.A. or B.A. & Sc. (B.A. & Sc.: Psych is your Science component)
• U1 Required Courses (15 credits)– PSYC 204: Introductory Statistics– PSYC 211: Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience– PSYC 212: Perception– PSYC 213: Cognition– PSYC 215: Social Psychology
• U1 or U2 Required Course (3 credits)– PSYC 305: Statistics for Experimental Design
• Complementary Courses (18 credits)– 3 credits Psychology from List A – 3 credits Psychology from List B – 6 credits in Psychology at 300 level or above– 6 credits in Psychology at 400 level or above
Behavioral Neuroscience
Cognitive
Quantitative Methods
Social
Health
Developmental
Total = 36
credits
StatisticsPSYC majors must complete 2 stats courses:
PSYC 204 & PSYC 305
You are exempted from PSYC 204 if, in CEGEP, you completed with grades of 75%
or higher in both courses:
Quantitative Methods
AND one of
Statistics for Social ScienceAdvanced Quantitative Methods
Introductory StatisticsSocial Statistics
Statistics
Note 2: B.A. students who receive this exemption, will replace PSYC 204 with 3
credits at the 300 level or higher in PSYC, ANTH,
LING, or SOCI.B.A. & Sc. students will replace it with 3 credits at the 300 level or higher in
PSYC.
Note 1: If you do have both, then you may not
take PSYC 204 for credit.
If you receive exemption & if you plan to apply for Honours then you should take PSYC
305 in U1
Minor Concentration in Behavioral Science (offered only to Arts Psychology majors)
• Complementary Courses (18 credits)– 3 credits Psychology from List A
(Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive, & Quantitative Methods)
– 3 credits Psychology from List B (Social, Health, & Developmental Psych)
– 3 credits in Psychology at 400 level or above
– 9 credits in Psychology or Related Areas at the 300 level or above in any of these disciplines:
Total = 18
credits
Why would someone do
this?
Psychology, Anthropology, Linguistics,
or Sociology
Getting a B.A. at McGill:Other Useful Things to
Know
Elective Courses: How to Choose?
• Interest!
• Diversity
• 200 levels in Related Areas (pre-reqs)
• Francophones: There are a few courses offered in French; also courses in English as a second language
• Electives in Faculties other than Arts or Science: B.A. and B.A. & Sc. students can take a MAX of 12 credits in Faculties other than Arts or Science (e.g.: Management, Education)– See Section 28.6.5.3 (for B.A.) and Section 29.5.6.2 (for B.A. & Sc.)
of 2011-2012 Online Undergraduate Calendar for more details
Note: MINERVA is a computer program that was not designed to perform any gate-keeping functions. In other words, MINERVA will
let you do things that conflict with Faculty and/or Departmental regulations and requirements. So: MINERVA will not indicate to you whether you have reached your maximum. You have to
keep track of this yourself. I am here to help, if needed.
Course Load• Normally, 5 courses (15 credits) per semester
• Full-time status means 4 or 5 courses (12 – 15 credits) per semester
• Quebec loans: Minimum of 4 courses (12 credits) per semester– Other government loans: Check with Financial Aid Officer
• McGill Scholarships: Minimum of 27 graded credits per academic year (i.e., Fall & Winter semesters) to be eligible for scholarship and to keep one.
• Psychology Honours program: Minimum of 27 graded credits in the academic year (i.e., Fall & Winter) before you apply.
• You are advised to take 4 courses in your first semester if you: • work over 10 hours per week• are studying in English for the first time• have been out of school for a few years• have family or other commitments that require a
significant amount of your time.
Now, What Do I Register For??
Everyone who intends to do a Psych Major concentration should register for the following required courses in U1:
PSYC 211 (Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience)
PSYC 212 (Perception)
PSYC 213 (Cognition)
PSYC 215 (Social Psychology)
PSYC 204 (Introductory Stats) (unless equivalent already completed)
Recommended in U1 is:
PSYC 305 (Experimental Stats)
The number of prerequisites remaining will impact:
-when you take your stats courses
-the number of electives you take
See next slide for examples
Now, What Do I Register For??
Sample 1 - If no prerequisites completed yet:
Sample 2 – If have completed prereqs, but no stats:
WINTER 2012:PSYC 204: Intro to StatisticsPSYC 211: Intro to Beh. NeurosciPSYC 213: Cognition XXXX ???: Elective or Minor XXXX ???: Elective or Minor
FALL 2011:PSYC 212: PerceptionPSYC 215: Social PsychologyBIOL 115: Essential BiologyPSYC 100: Introductory PsychXXXX ???: Elective or Minor course
WINTER 2012:PSYC 211: Intro to Beh. NeurosciPSYC 213: Cognition PSYC 305: Stats for Experim. DesignXXXX ???: Elective or Minor courseXXXX ???: Elective or Minor course
FALL 2011:PSYC 212: PerceptionPSYC 215: Social PsychologyPSYC 204: Intro to StatisticsXXXX ???: Elective or Minor course XXXX ???: Elective or Minor course
If you have some of the prerequisite or statistics courses done, your schedule would involve a combination of the principles governing those above
*PSYC 305 in
U2
Dates & Deadlines to Know About
• Confirm these dates and others on the following website: http://www.mcgill.ca/importantdates/
• Fall 2011:– First day of class: Thurs, Sept 1– Course Change (& S/U option): Tues, Sept 13– Withdrawal, with fee refund: Tues, Sept 20– Withdrawal, no fee refund: Tues, Oct 18– Last Day of Class: Tues, Dec 6– Exam period: Dec 8 to 22
Dates & Deadlines to Know About
• Winter 2012:– First day of class: Mon, Jan 9– Course Change (& S/U option): Tues,
Jan 24– Withdrawal from multi-term courses Tues, Jan 24
that started in F10 (with refund for W11)
– Withdrawal, with fee refund: Tues, Jan 31– Withdrawal, winter course, no refund Tues, Feb 21– Winter Break Feb 20–Feb 24– Last Day of Class: Mon, April 16– Exam period: April 17-30
Plan of Action:• Online: Declare your major as Psychology (MINERVA)
• Register for the PSYC courses you plan to take for Fall & Winter as soon as possible. After Wednesday, August 24th, you will encounter difficulty registering for them because we will open up remaining spots to non-Psych students.
• Give to advisor (today, or before start of term):1. Completed “Prerequisites to Psychology” sheet (only if you
have done Intro Psych, Biology, &/or Stats equivalents** Please include unofficial CEGEP transcript, with relevant courses highlighted
2. Completed Minerva form (fill in term/subject/course)
How to register?
Minerva
• Minerva shot
Don’t be shy to come visit the advising office. Sarah (and Julia) are there for
your questions.